
Repository Visit – part one I am a recent North Carolinian. Just shy of two years ago I relocated to Wilmington, a historic port city. I am still learning to navigate myself to the grocery store, let alone the library. There are numerous fine repositories and libraries, both local and…

Simplified Visualization of DNA Data Just about a year ago at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Records (IGHR) Blaine Bettinger had a student in class who had developed a simple visualization chart to keep herself organized. This student was Lauren McGuire. The chart is ingenious within its own simplicity…
Genetic Genealogy Holdout I am a pretty good time keeper. In fact, I pride myself on being timely. I would even say I am usually ahead of schedule. However, when it comes to genetic genealogy, I confess I am fashionably late to the party. In 2002 I tested my father…

Good morning America, how are you? I was in Pittsburgh all last week attending an intensive session at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). After spending a week totally engrossed in documentation with Dr. Thomas W. Jones, I needed a few days to recuperate. So with the other half…

Welcome! You have found your way to “Talking Stones and Genealogical Ramblings,” the blog of Beneath the Cairn. Here you will find a little bit of this and a little bit of that. From genealogy technique tips to sharing results of family research. This is a place of honest sharing without…