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El Dia de los Muertos

Posted on November 1, 2007August 14, 2025 by Justin Durand

Halloween should be the genealogists’ holiday. Our Celtic ancestors believed that on this night, Samhain (pronounced sow-en), the dead walked the earth. It was possible to commune with those who had crossed over, and necessary to appease those of them who might have an idea they could return to the world of the living. Our…

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Soda Pop

Posted on October 27, 2007August 14, 2025 by Justin Durand

The Colorado Rockies aren’t doing so well in the World Series. First time there, maybe last time. Our boys are losing 6-5 as I write. Less humiliating than losing 13-1, as they did in the first game. I tried without luck to get tickets to today’s game. Even losing, I wish I had. The stadium…

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New Certificates

Posted on October 26, 2007August 14, 2025 by Justin Durand

Got my new certificates from Oxford Ancestors. Pretty to look at, but they don’t really change the fact that my results are being revised in part because of sloppy lab work. Take a look:

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Battle of Agincourt

Posted on October 24, 2007August 14, 2025 by Justin Durand

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. I love this day (but don’t tell Laura). On this day in 1415, some 900 stout-hearted Englishmen defeated the flower of French chivalry. On the French side, some 7,000 dead and some 1,500 taken prisoner. On the English side, a mere 100 dead. The numbers are…

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Not a Change, Really

Posted on October 16, 2007August 14, 2025 by Justin Durand

I’ve been poking into the reasons why my 1998 mtDNA test at Oxford Ancestors produced a different result than a 2007 test at FamilyTree DNA. FTDNA is standing by their results. Rebekah Canada on the Genealogy-DNA Mailing List assures me, “These days FTDNA tests for the V SNP in the coding region. If they say…

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