What DNA can tell us
Every so often, even those of us who work with DNA test results on a regular basis are just astounded, not just by what DNA can do … but even more by what stories it tells.
This week, we got yet another lesson in the value of this amazing resource.
It’s not my story — not my family and not my story to tell — and you need to read it from the viewpoints of the people whose lives it has touched.
One family’s part of this story was written by a young woman named Jess. She is the granddaughter of a man born in New York in 1913. You can read Jess’ part of this story here: “And Who Would’ve Thought… It Figures.”1
The other family’s part of this story was written by a woman named Alice. She is the daughter of another man, also born in New York, also in 1913. You can read Alice’s part of this story here: “Switched at Birth: Unraveling a Century-Old Mystery with DNA.”2
Yeah, that title kind of gives away the ending, I know… but …
Just read these.
Read them both.
You won’t regret a minute of your time.
It’s that amazing a story.
This 21st century tool continues to astound us.
SOURCES
- Jess, “And Who Would’ve Thought… It Figures,” A Strange Kind of Pilgrimage, posted 22 Jan 2015 (https://strangepilgrimage.wordpress.com/ : accessed 28 Feb 2015). ↩
- Alice Plebuch, “Switched at Birth: Unraveling a Century-Old Mystery with DNA,” Your Genetic Genealogist, guest blog posted 27 Feb 2015 (http://www.yourgeneticgenealogist.com/ : accessed 28 Feb 2015). ↩
I had read Jess’ account and I am so glad that Alice has been willing to share her side of the story. It is truly amazing. I think it also goes to prove that you have to be prepared for just about anything when you start researching your family.
Exactly: because the truth will out, no matter what.
Thanks, Judy! We are so happy to finally have conclusive evidence of the baby switch theory, so we could tell Alice’s family’s side of the story. Jess did a wonderful job of storytelling, but I thought our community would also appreciate the viewpoint of someone who has been using using genetic genealogy in an effort to solve her family’s mystery.
It’s an absolutely wonderful story, CeCe! What an amazing tale…
Judy–thanks so much for sharing! What an incredible story!
Amazing, isn’t it? Definitely cool.
I believe that’s the story I heard on the ExtremeGenes podcast. Fascinating! I will have to read the two “sides” to the story, too. Isn’t it amazing what DNA research can uncover? Or any genealogy research?
Yes, Scott wrote about one side. Now you can read both.