My DNA Ethnicity Estimate From MyHeritage

Earlier this week MyHeritage announced their new and improved Ethnicity Estimate.

I decided to check out my results and found them very interesting.

Under the DNA tab, I clicked on the Ethnicity Estimate tab and my Ethnicity Estimate list and corresponding world map appeared.

Here's my Ethnicity Estimate list.

And here's my Ethnicity Estimate map.

When I placed my cursor over a region in my Ethnicity Estimate, the region's color darkened and a box with the Ethnicity Estimate region and percentage appeared.

At the top of the page above the map is a "Play Intro" tab.

When I clicked on it, a separate tab on my computer opened and a video started playing.

The video began like this:

And ended with this:

This cool animated video revealed "who I am" according to my ethnicity estimates. As each region was listed and highlighted on the map, representative music from that region played. It was pretty neat.

When the video ended, this map appeared.

At the bottom of the map is a "Play again" button to view the video again.

Here's another interesting feature. To learn more about a region in your ethnicity estimate, simply click on that region in the map or in the list.

I did that for my Central American region and this is the screen that appeared.

It will be interesting to compare my DNA ethnicity estimates from MyHeritage to my results from Ancestry and Family Tree DNA. I will likely share those comparisons in an upcoming post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jana

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No Genealogy Fab Finds Post This Week

Hello wonderful readers!

Just a quick post to tell you that there will not be a Genealogy Fab Finds post today. I've been dealing with shoulder/upper arm pain this week. I'm not sure yet if it's tendinitis, frozen shoulder, or what. It seems to be feeling better than before, but earlier it was difficult to use the computer mouse.

Hopefully Genealogy Fab Finds will resume next week. Thank you for your patience.

Have a great weekend!

Jana

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Debs and Willis Webster's Vintage Matchbook Collection

During a visit to my mom's house, she brought out this cool bag filled with vintage matchbooks. It belonged to my Grandpa and Grandma, Debs Warren Webster and Willis Quillin Webster.

I talked to my youngest brother and he remembers seeing these matchbooks. In fact, he remembers our Grandpa Webster letting him examine them. I wondered if my grandparents had collected these during their travels. He affirmed that by saying, "They collected each and every one of them from their many travels around the nation."

How cool is that!?

I'm so intrigued by these vintage matchbooks. My grandparents didn't ever smoke, so I don't know why they chose to collect matchbooks during their travels. But I'm glad they did collect them and that they kept them through the years. Not only are they interesting historically, they also give me a glimpse into the lives of my grandparents and where they traveled. My youngest son had a great idea to use these to create a map of where my grandparents traveled.

My plan is to scan these vintage matchbooks and share them here in this blog.

Stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jana

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Jana's Genealogy Fab Finds for May 19, 2017

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. A Fond Farewell by the Ancestry Insider
2. Research Like a Pro, Part 1: What’s Your Question? by Diana Elder, author of Family Locket
3. New! Jewish Geneabloggers List by Emily Garber, author of (going) The Extra Yad
4. Fun Family History Activities for Father’s Day – #FHforChildren Blog Link Up June 2017 AND BYU myFamily History Youth Camp by Nicole Dyer, author of Family Locket
5. Witnesses as clues to relationship by Martin Roe Eidhammer, author of Norwegian Genealogy and then some
6. Skeletons in the Closet by Candice McDonald, author of Finding Your Canadian Story
7. Cousin Jack--Add Being Deported and Deserting to His Story! by Lara Diamond, author of Lara's Jewnealogy
8. Those Darn County Lines! by Diane Anderson, author of This Hoosier's Heritage
9. Playing Favorites: Burton W. Cook by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
10. Slave Name Roll Project: Estate Record of Peter G Evans by Andrea Kelleher, author of How Did I Get Here? My Amazing Genealogy Journey
11. Making Letters Come Alive by Mary Kircher Roddy, author of Searching for Stories
12. Kerry Landed Estate Courts by Kay Caball, author of My Kerry Ancestors
13. HOMES IN WHICH I’VE LIVED by Linda Stufflebean, author of Empty Branches on the Family Tree
14. Reclaim the Records is fighting for genealogists by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History
15. Creating Free, Beautiful Charts on TreeSeek by Amberly, author of TheGenealogyGirl
16. Am I The Only One??? by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie

Last week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview on GeneaBloggers.com

• May I Introduce To You . . . Julie Wiesinger

New Blog Discoveries

• Lois Willis – Genealogy and Family History
• Greta's Genealogy Blog

In Case You Missed It….My Contribution to the Blogosphere Last Week

Jana's Place

• An Awesome Mother's Day Surprise

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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Jana's Genealogy Fab Finds for May 12, 2017

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. In search of another Caroline… by fhtess65, author of writing my past
2. Remembering the Babies: Locate Birth and Death Records for Genealogy by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen for The Genealogy Reporter
3. Including Family Traditions by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
4. My Ethnicity Fractions – Based on My Tree AND My DNA Results – How do they compare to my tree? (Updated) by Amberly, author of thegenealogygirl
5. Consider Yourself Invited! Contribute to the Honor Roll Project for memorial Day 2017 by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
6. Mother’s Day Memory Jar for Mother by Vera Marie Badertscher, author of Ancestors in Aprons
7. A Personal Milestone for Me and Cyndi's List by Cyndi Ingle, author of Cyndi's List Blog
8. When the county clerk does you a favor (or not) by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
9. The Golden Rule of Genealogy Volunteerism by Donna Cox Baker, author of The Golden Egg Genealogist
10. Was your ancestor a miner? by Dayna Jacobs, author of On Granny's Trail
11. Researching Your Civilian Conservation Corps Relative by Nancy Loe, author of Sassy Jane Genealogy
12. Photographs in the Archives by Melissa Barker, author of A Genealogist In The Archives
13. Six Years and (Still) Counting by Jacqi Stevens, author of A Family Tapestry
14. I Write Like . . . . - SNGF by Nancy Messier, author of My Ancestors and Me
15. Get Started with Web Indexing by James Tanner, author of Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad...
16. Facebook vs Blogging: The Pros and Cons by Alona, author of Lonetester HQ
17. Tuesday's Tip: Genealogy, Free or Fee--Ask for Help by Marian B. Wood, author of Climbing My Family Tree
18. Down the DNA Rabbit Hole – Collateral Lines by Deborah Sweeney, author of Genealogy Lady
19. DNA Toolbox by Elizabeth Handler, author of From Maine to Kentucky
20. The “Secret” Codes on Death Certificates That Can Tell You How Your Ancestors Died by Melanie Mayo for Family History Daily
21. How Family History Has Changed Me by TheHipsterGenealogist, author of The Hipster Genealogist Blog
22. What Is The Greatest Thing About A Genealogy Conference? by John D. Tew, author of Filiopietism Prism
23. Mothers Who Remember by Nicole Dyer, author of Family Locket

Last week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview on GeneaBloggers.com

• May I Introduce To You . . . Alexis Maurer

New Blog Discoveries

• THESCOTTSISTERS
• Trentino Genealogy | Family History for Trentini Decendants
• The Family Kalamazoo
• Georgia Black Crackers
• MyJennealogy
• Princes, Paupers, Pilgrims & Pioneers: Our Predecessors & Me

In Case You Missed It….My Contribution to the Blogosphere Last Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• How to Add Hashtags in Legacy Family Tree 9

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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How to Add Hashtags in Legacy Family Tree 9

Last Friday I watched the "Discover the new Legacy Family Tree 9" webinar. Geoff Rasmussen demonstrated some of the new features in the Legacy 9 Deluxe Edition. One of the features I really like in this version of Legacy is the Hashtag feature.

Basically, users of Legacy 9 Deluxe can add hashtags to their ancestors and then create lists using the hashtags. For instance, I can add a hashtag for each of my ancestors who lived in Minnesota. Then I can create a list of the people in my database who ever lived in Minnesota. How cool is that!?

Since watching Friday's webinar, I've had way too much fun adding hashtags to my ancestors. And I've only just begun. There's no limit to how many hashtags we can create. And that is awesome. Our database can be totally personalized to our needs.

And now, I'll show you how to add hashtags to an ancestor in Legacy 9.

See the hashtag icon that the red arrow is pointing to in the image below? It's grey, which means there are no hashtags for my 2nd great-grandfather, Ole Anthon Christophersen. 

To add hashtags, I clicked on the grey hashtag icon.

This box popped up. As you can see, I already have a list of hashtags that I've created.

Ole was born in Norway, so I checked that box.

To see what other hashtags are on the list, I used scroll bar on the right.

Ole also lived in Minnesota after he immigrated to the United States, so I checked that box.

I then clicked on the "Save" button.

I also added a couple other hashtags that were already on my list: "Immigrant to America," and "Direct Line: Jana's."

Now I'll show you how I added a new hashtag to the list that pertains to Ole. To do that, I clicked on the "Add" button.

The "Add a Hashtag" box appeared. 

After he immigrated to America, Ole lived in Minnesota. I didn't have a "Residence: Norway" hashtag yet, so I added that in this box.

Then I clicked on the "Save" button.

And there it is. The new "Residence: Norway" hashtag has been added to the list. And it was automatically checked for Ole.

I then clicked on the "Save" button.

Now that I added hashtags to Ole in my database, the hashtag icon turned blue. Also, when I hovered my cursor over the blue hashtag icon, all of Ole's hashtags are shown. Pretty cool.

In an upcoming post, I'll show you how to create a Hashtag List using the Hashtag Search feature.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jana

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Jana's Genealogy Fab Finds for May 5, 2017

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. Major Changes At GeneaBloggers.Com by Thomas MacEntee, founder of GeneaBloggers
2. Is Genealogy Blogging Dead? by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the Amy Johnson Crow Blog
3. Typo – Farmlingham not Framlingham! by Simon Last, author of Charnwood Genealogy
4. How They Do It: Pat Richley-Erickson (DearMYRTLE) by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History
5. Family History Storytime – Preschool Books and Lesson Plans by Nicole Dyer, author of Family Locket
6. Daily Life Binders: Organization Meets Genealogy by Devon Noel Lee, author of A Patient Genealogist
7. Granma’s Tapioca Cream by Julie Preston, author of The Keeper of Stories
8. Livestreaming Your Conference Experience-An Opportunity to Be a Part of #NGS2017GEN by Cheri Hudson Passey, author of Carolina Girl Genealogy
9. Favorite Sources: World War I Draft Registration Cards AND Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub by Liane Jensen, author of Genealogy Mom
10. The Archive Lady: Preserving Old Negatives by Melissa Barker for GeneaBloggers
11. Don’t be an online genealogist by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
12. “What is Social History and Why Should a Genealogist Care?” AND Genealogy Alphabet Challenge – “A is for Archives” by Krista, author of The Great Ancestor Dig
13. Just Because They’re Buried There Doesn’t Mean They Died There by Mary Kircher Roddy, author of Searching for Stories
14. Can You Find Family Histories in the Archives? Yes You Can! by Melissa Barker, author of A Genealogist In The Archives
15. The Mercantile: Where Our Ancestors Shopped by Melissa Barker for The Genealogy Reporter
16. Norwegian patronyms by Martin Roe Eidhammer, author of Norwegian Genealogy and then some

Last week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview on GeneaBloggers.com

• May I Introduce To You . . . Genealogy Jen

New Blog Discoveries

• Roots 2 Blossoms
• Geni Journey
• Ancestry in Progress
• Brightly Street
• Mom O' 3 Genealogy
• My Past Life
• Family History
• Genealogy and genealogical
• Germans from Russia Settlement Locations
• The Family Librarian
• This Hoosier's Heritage

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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