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...

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 was introduced recently to a Facebook group about surname distribution mapping - the use of census and other data to plot the geographi...

Ok, this is a personal challenge I am throwing out as a contest to all readers in honor of the launch of the Vance History Online blog.   Th...