I was fortunate enough a couple of weeks ago to take a short trip to Ireland (for a genetic genealogy conference, as it happens). While I w...

Time for another reach into U,K. and Irish history for a look at our (possible) past ancestors! As many of you are aware, the main goal of...

This article, the last in our three-part series on DNA research into Vance Groups 1 and 2, focuses on what is known so far about Vance Group...

Hey, so it’s been awhile.   Life and work intruded.   But our genealogy hasn’t changed, and our knowledge especially of our ancient gen...

This is the first in a three-part series on recent DNA analysis of Vance Groups 1 and 2 .  While this series will be interesting primarily f...

The study of gravestone epitaphs is a fascinating offshoot of genealogy, and many of our ancestors have left us some humorous or reflective ...

Detail from Blaeu's 1645 map of the Luxembourg area, showing the town of Vance and its bridge over the Semois River In the hill...

I'd like to throw some caution out there about what DNA tells us about the Irish Vances.  Over the past few months I've seen several...

I recently came across a reference to the 1827 Carson-Vance duel in western North Carolina (see below) and it got me wondering how ma...