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Genome Mate – A New Tool in my DNA Toolbox

May 31, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

Those of us who have done DNA testing know that two of the biggest challenges are keeping track of all the information and narrowing down that information into smaller buckets that can be analyzed to determine common ancestors.  The analysis tools have gotten a lot better in the last year, but there really hasn’t been […]

Filed Under: DNA, Technology Tagged With: 23andme, Family Tree DNA, Genome Mate

Chromosome Map 1/11/2014

January 11, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

My DNA connections have really been clicking recently and I’ve been wanting to pull all the information together into a chromosome map, like the ones CeCe Moore creates.  I had been tracking everything in a spreadsheet, but that didn’t give me the at-a-glance visual that I wanted.  But now, Kitty Cooper has created a tool […]

Filed Under: DNA Tagged With: Brookshire, Garrett, Hemphill, Patton, Powell, Tilley

Another DNA Match Going Back to Hemphill/Mackie Ancestors

December 9, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Recently, I received a sharing invitation from a 23andMe autosomal DNA match.  I responded in the affirmative and asked the sender for a copy of her gedcom, so that I could try to figure out the genealogical connection.  Instead, she figured it out for us! Cousin M. and I are predicted as 3rd to 4th […]

Filed Under: DNA, Evidence Tagged With: 23andme, Burgin, Family Tree DNA, Hemphill, Mackie

Family Finder DNA Match – Alexander/Davidson

November 19, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

It has been awhile since I’ve done anything with my DNA matches, so I decided to go hunting for low-hanging fruit.  I started by looking for people who match both me and my mom, since that cuts list of potential surnames to sort through in half.  Then I focused my efforts on people who have […]

Filed Under: DNA, Evidence Tagged With: Alexander, Davidson, Family

My First Family Finder DNA Match

October 24, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

While I did an autosomal dna test at 23andMe last year, I recently took advantage of a sale price to have my mother’s dna tested at Family Tree DNA, doing their autosomal test, known as Family Finder.  I also upgraded my own results at FT DNA, in order to compare my results with hers. My […]

Filed Under: DNA, Research Tagged With: 23andme, Family Finder, Family Tree DNA, Hemphill, Mackie, McIntyre, Patton, Pitcairn

23 and Me – My first thoughts

March 24, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

I received my 23 and Me DNA results a few days ago and I wanted to get some of my thoughts on “paper.” First of all,  I didn’t realize when I ordered the kit that it included health as well as genetic results.  I found out about the health component, but wasn’t really interested.  Then, […]

Filed Under: And More, DNA, Research

Weekly Updates for 2010-08-04

August 4, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Great #genealogy resource! Gordon County GA obituaries online. http://ow.ly/2i2Jb # RT @JireneGen: “Write as you have never written before.” The Coming Genealogical Dark Ages. Good #genealogy article. http://su.pr/9MB3yo # RT @vrc84: Doing in #genealogy in GA or surrounding states? Follow the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Sun. column http://tinyurl.com/254zdyv # RT @GenealoGee: A Review of Family Tree DNA’s […]

Filed Under: DNA Tagged With: Census, Georgia, Gordon County GA, Gravestones, Tweets, What's New

Weekly Updates for 2010-06-30

June 30, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

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Reading “Tribe moves to implement DNA testing for new applicants to Cherokee rolls” http://ht.ly/22wlT #genealogy # Created an @footnote page for Samuel Mackie. http://ht.ly/22RgL #genealogy # Reading: Southern California Genealogical Society’s 2010 Jamboree: The Conclusion http://ht.ly/22YEF||good #genealogy conference tips! # Blog post: Using @Evernote for #Genealogy http://ht.ly/22Wwf # Cleaning up problems in my #genealogy database. […]

Filed Under: DNA Tagged With: Conferences, DAR, Evernote, Mackie, Native American, North Carolina, To-Dos, Tweets, West, What's New

Weekly Updates for 2010-02-17

February 17, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

RT @LisaCooke: Had a blast talking with Lisa Kudrow about WDYTYA! Listen to the exclusive interview on Valentine’s Day. Podcast episode 81. # The death certificates I ordered in November FINALLY came yesterday. # Updated old blog post – SNGF – Most Recent Unknown Ancestor – with newly found information. http://ow.ly/176hj # Very nice! RT @InnerCompass: […]

Filed Under: DNA Tagged With: Citations, Civil War, Death Records, GBGames2010, Marriage Records, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tweets, Ward, What's New

Weekly Updates for 2009-11-25

November 25, 2009 Tonia Kendrick

Interesting news. . .DearMYRTLE’s Genealogy Blog: DAR: Online databases now available http://ow.ly/DylA # RT @footnote: Check out our new Native American Collection. Explore unique documents and share Native American heritage. http://bit.ly/sLNEk # Ditto. RT @rjseaver: highlighted the 84th Carnival of Gen., and Jasia, our carnival goddess, in http://tinyurl.com/COG84th Thanks, Jasia! # RT @23andMe: Blog Post- […]

Filed Under: DNA Tagged With: Butler, Carnival of Genealogy, Census, DAR, Death Records, FamilySearch Indexing, Genetic Genealogy, Gravestones, Greenlee, Hemphill, McEntire, Native American, Patterson, Photos, Roberts, Roots Magic, Tweets, What's New, Whitener, WWII

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About Tonia

Hi, I am Tonia Kendrick. Genealogy is my hobby, my passion (those who say obsession would not be accused of crazy-talk). While I had helped my mom with genealogy as a teenager, I first caught the bug myself when computers came into the picture.

Now we are well into the 21st-century and every day brings a new genealogy adventure, whether it is a new record group to explore online or a visit to a cemetery, courthouse, or other repository. It all comes together here. Read more about Tonia's Roots or contact Tonia. Read More…

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