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The casualties of GDPR

Sites shutting down The mandates of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) take effect in just five days, on May 25, and those who — like The Legal Genealogist — provide information to people around the world including within...

Cousins!

Thanks again to DNA It seems a little odd to The Legal Genealogist not to be looking at the distaff side of DNA results on this Mother’s Day 2018. Especially when I think about cousins, my mother’s side generally comes into play no matter what: she was one...

When you ask…

Testing others’ DNA The Legal Genealogist has said it before and will say it again… and again… and again… The hallmark of ethical genealogy is the utmost respect for the privacy of living people and the disclosure of information about living...

The bull in the DNA china shop

Initial thoughts on the Golden State Killer case The past few days have been tough ones for those genealogists who — like The Legal Genealogist — love the ability to integrate DNA results into family history. It’s been even tougher for those of us...

DNA Day sales for 2018

Save on test kits Next Wednesday, April 25th, is National DNA Day — celebrating two of the most important milestones in the history of human genomic research. And this year, 2018, is the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 65th...

The BC mismatch

Needed: one more data point… Oh! what a tangled web we weave When first we practise to deceive! — Sir Walter Scott, Marmion1 A child was born in 1954 in British Columbia and surrendered for adoption. Fast forward 42 years, and the British Columbia...

Time to paint

Using DNAPainter It used to be that “work” was the big four-letter word in The Legal Genealogist’s vocabulary. It was always getting in the way of doing the things I wanted to do… like genealogy. These days, the more usual big four-letter word is “time.”...

The worth of the test

Ethnicity isn’t everything The email was all in capital letters, maybe for emphasis or maybe just because it was easier to leave the caps lock key on. “MY HUBBY INSISTED I DO THIS,” she wrote, with some heat, about the DNA test he wanted her to take. “WHY? 1...

Tomorrow’s deadlines

DNA sales end, GRIP registration begins The Legal Genealogist wouldn’t want you to miss out. Nope, nope, nope. Not on saving money on DNA tests (there are sales that end tomorrow). And not on the great classes at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh...

Love is in the DNA air

… with Valentine’s Day sales About the only good thing to be said for February in the northern hemisphere is that it includes Valentine’s Day. And the best thing about Valentine’s Day anywhere is … DNA sales. Seriously… The Legal...