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...

Another in our continuing updates on the Vance DNA groups; this one is about Vance DNA Group 8. If you remember this group it includes the...

For those of you who follow the DNA testing, the last blog update we had on Vance DNA Group 2 was this post from November 2015. Vance DNA...

This is really a US-based point and about general genealogy rather than just the Vances.  But I think the charting methods I describe below ...

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...