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Month: February 2025

DNA Testing & Sibling Season

Posted on February 15, 2025March 15, 2025 by Melissa Willis

Sibling Season falls in the space between Winter and Spring and is roughly eight weeks long. It is the space between one gifting a DNA test to someone, that person taking and submitting that test, and their results being published to the site.

No matter why the test was given or taken, statistics show that surprises are more common than many of us would like to believe.

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Scottie’s Cause of Death

Posted on February 4, 2025March 15, 2025 by Melissa Willis

Today marks the birth date for my maternal Great Grandpa, Scottie, born in 1883, but today we’re going to talk about his death.

William Oscar AKA Scottie, is still quite an enigma to me and has been hard to find definitive documentation for except for a few tidbits and a very tragic train crash we’ll have to talk about another day.

That being said, I recently found his Death Certificate, and with the help of the internet Hive Mind, I’ve gained deeper insight into Scottie’s cause of death.

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Ghost Chaser | Kin Seeker | NPE Survivor

As the Family Historian and Genetic Genealogist, I find great joy in folding time with the Ancestors in an effort to best honor them while documenting their legacies for future generations. Thanks for coming along on this journey with me!

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