Genealogy & Family History Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, December 31, 2015

Genealogy & Family History newsletter

Top new questions this week: DNA Features of Genealogy Software Have any traditional genealogy software programs that people use for recording their genealogy research added any features to support DNA research? I know there are a lot of DNA utility programs out ... software dna   asked by lkessler 4 votes answered by user4537 2 votes How were non-Catholic births/weddings/deaths recorded in Mexico City (about 1926) If two non-Catholics married in 1924 in Mexico City, was it possible to marry outside the Catholic church? Case One: Both were Christian but not Catholic Case Two: Both were not Christian If so, ... 20th-century church-records catholic-church mexico   asked by Grandpa Joe 4 votes How to get birth place in Gramps 4.2.1? I have a script to create a book from the database of Gramps. After an update to Gramps 4.1 (I have now 4.2.1), the place have a hierarchical place structure. How can I retrieve the birth place now ... gramps birthplace   asked by Til Hund 3 votes answered by Doug Blank 4 votes Ways to get baptism records in the USA? How might one go about getting a baptism record for a person born in San Diego in 1973? (The name of at least one family Catholic church is known.) united-states 20th-century baptism-record california   asked by Grandpa Joe 2 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What are Marriage Banns and how can I use them in my research? There are three dates listed on my third great grandfather's 1825 Church of England Parish Register of marriages: Oct 23, Oct 30, and Nov 6 All Saints, Tower Hamlets, London, England Source ... england marriage anglican-church   asked by Lorraine W 16 votes answered by Tom Wetmore 12 votes What is the significance of "shared centiMorgans"? I've had my autosomal DNA tested and the site I've used (FamilyTreeDNA) tells me that I have a "Shared centiMorgan length" of 48.08 with my closest match and the "longest block" is 28.89. FamilyTree ... dna   asked by ColeValleyGirl 8 votes answered by Fortiter 9 votes What type of chart is this? I stumbled upon a family tree here called Chehebar. It is very aesthetic. Is there a name for this type of chart, or is this a pedigree presented differently? family-tree   asked by wonderful world 3 votes answered by vervet 4 votes

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