From Roots To Leaves

From Roots To Leaves Cousins, Aunts, Great Aunts - want to know who they are and how you are related to them - I can help you find out.

09/15/2023

Good morning. C’mon out and golf. Our driving range is open again after the rain from Hurricane Lee is gone.

The largest family history I have ever done. This took a lot of work - but so grateful how it turned out.
09/03/2023

The largest family history I have ever done. This took a lot of work - but so grateful how it turned out.

01/25/2023

When watching those Ancestry shows on TV, do you ever wonder who your 7th great grandparent was? Have you ever wanted to prove or disprove family lore? I find it so fascinating to work on trees for each of my clients and see their past just come to life.
I know that knowing my roots has sure helped to understand myself better!
Let me know if you need help researching your tree!

Something powerful about finding our roots! Who are we? Where did we come from? I’m here to help you find out.
01/08/2023

Something powerful about finding our roots! Who are we? Where did we come from? I’m here to help you find out.

Another binder completed
12/07/2022

Another binder completed

12/07/2022

Finishing up with another Family Tree for a client - seeing the pages of history open for them is why I do what I do.

11/03/2021

Imagine DNA as a pack of 52 cards. Everyone has 52 cards, and everyone gets half of these from Mom and half from Dad. That means out of the 52 cards your Mom holds, she’s given you a copy of half of those in her hand. But, this is a shuffled pack. Each time a new baby is born, Mom and Dad both re-shuffle their cards before handing them out.
Your maternal great-great-grandmother, "Mary" had lots of children and multiple grand-children. Amongst her cards she had the Ace of Spades, the Queen of Clubs and the King of Hearts. Through the generations your Mom ended up inheriting the Ace and the Queen. But she did not inherit the King.
Now, when your Mom took her cards, shuffled them and gave you half – you happened to inherit the Ace of Spades. This means you will match with any of Mary’s other descendants that also inherited the Ace of Spades.
When your Mom had your brother she shuffled her cards and gave him half. He got lots of the same cards as you, but he didn’t get the Ace of Spades. Instead, he inherited the Queen of Clubs. Now he has matches with the descendants that inherited this card from Mary. Matches that you don’t have – because you didn’t inherit the Queen.
You have a DNA match descended from Mary that matches both you and your brother. That’s because this match inherited both the Ace of Spades AND the Queen of Clubs.
There are other cousins you’ve identified through paper research but neither you nor your brother are genetically matched to them. That’s because they inherited (for example) the King. A card that did not pass down to your Mom and therefore couldn’t pass down to you.
The random nature of DNA is why asking as many family members as possible to take DNA tests can be so helpful. Imagine if one of Mary’s descendants took a DNA test and had the King. If she shared her DNA matches with you, you’d have a whole new set of Mary’s descendants to explore

My first business expo today…. Let me know how to help you get started
10/21/2021

My first business expo today…. Let me know how to help you get started

So much fun to think about
08/24/2021

So much fun to think about

It is so important to preserve those memories. I can help create your family tree and incorporate those precious memorie...
08/21/2021

It is so important to preserve those memories. I can help create your family tree and incorporate those precious memories to the pages of your branches. Let’s start your journey today.

I can help you find lots of nuts!
08/08/2021

I can help you find lots of nuts!

06/30/2021

Consultation is always free - contact me and let me know how I can help. $18 an hour with monthly invoices… You determine how much you want to find out.

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