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WARNING! Be cautious using ChatGPT for genealogy research
https://youtu.be/Njxpxpbmjx4 I love technology and I’m always up for trying new things. Last month, I used ChatGPT — a site I have used many times since its launch — in an attempt to do some creative genealogy research. The results are nothing short of a bad trip by Alice into Wonderland. Seriously! Crazy stuff! There…
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Heirs of John Holmes to James Creamer
I’ve referenced this deed previously on this site, but I realized I’ve never transcribed it. This relates to the John HOLMES family of Beaufort County, Craven County and…
GET MORE from Ancestry DNA & FamilyTree DNA – TOOLS to use for Solving Genetic Genealogy Problems 🧬
I was invited to give a presentation to the Craven County Genealogical Society about how to get more out of your Ancestry DNA, FamilyTreeDNA or any DNA results…
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Using DNA to solve a mystery: Who was Nancy Catherine Watson, the third wife of Eli J. Cox?
In March 2014, I wrote a lengthy post about the mystery of my 3rd great-grandmother Nancy Catherine WATSON, the last wife of…
Genetic Genealogy Basics: Ethnicity Reports, Autosomal DNA, mtDNA, Y-DNA and DNA site comparisons 🌳
A lot of people have all kinds of questions about DNA tests and family tree research. Genetic genealogy has exploded over the…
NC GENEALOGY TREASURE TROVE 100% FREE at FamilySearch – Learn to search the UNINDEXED CATALOG
The best free genealogy resource online is FamilySearch.org, and in particular, their free online catalog. A lot of people get intimidated by…
True Stories from Colonial North Carolina
I was recently asked by Wake County Public Libraries to give a virtual Zoom presentation on fascinating but little known facts about…
NC Tax Lists at NC Digital Collections
It’s always a good idea to look at original records yourself. More than once, I’ve seen a transcription that gets a name…
1779 Craven County Tax List
Below is a transcription of names found on the 1779 Tax List. These original scans can be found here at the NC…
The Muddle that is John Vendrick, Sr.
The Reverend Joshua Kocherthal baptized John Vendrick in New York on 25 Aug 1710 (The Book of Names: Especially Relating to the…
