genealogy

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Genealogy through genetics:

To the delight of genealogy buffs like me, scientists recently announced in the journal Nature that they can trace European ancestry to within 192 miles by analyzing tiny inherited markers in DNA. That means someday we’ll need look no further than our own genes to locate our motherlands.

[via Instapundit]

I’ve been hearing about the new FamilySearch as it has been gradually rolled out by temple districts but was never familiar enough to understand the changes. Hieing to Kolob gives a nice and simple intro for family history novices like me.

New familysearch is set up like a wiki, and you can combine the names which have been duplicated, find people who will share information, and share your own research. If someone has submitted information you disagree with, there is a place to dispute their findings.

It sounds like a vast improvement and it’s exciting that it will finally be accessible for everyone, including Mac users.

PAF is dead! LDS Tech: Official statement on the future of Personal Ancestral File (PAF)

FamilySearch has been developing a web-based genealogy system that will allow the general public to create, search, manage, and share their family histories completely online. This online system will also replace TempleReady, a software program used exclusively by Latter-day Saints to prepare records for temple ordinances. The first phase of the new system (referred to as New.FamilySearch) is being rolled out to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Once the system is complete, it will be available for free to the general public and in multiple languages.

Now Mac users can finally do their family history at home.