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South Wales   South Wales was the source of much emigration to America in the 19th Century. The Iron Masters had been exploiting the local iron ore reserves since around 1750 and Britain's Industrial Revolution was fuelled by the later development of76

My LEWIS Genealogy

Greetings to all who have come to this site! My name is Debbie Allen. My maiden name is Lewis and I was also known as Debbie Anderson. This site is only my Direct Genealogical Line with the surname of...

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Annie Savage Sowerby: Neglected English Rose

She lies next to her husband, our tiny English rose, her half of the large granite monument blank thanks to greedy son Ike, who was too busy spending the family fortune to have his mother's details added. ...

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Rules of Thumb For Successful Research

To avoid climbing the wrong branch on your family tree for months or even years, there are a few rules of thumb long-time genealogists follow faithfully for successful research: There's a grain of truth in...

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Oh, No! Nancee Jo, You Cannot Fly, Superman Is Only Make Believe!

Even when I threw the cat into the tub with my mum, I could do no wrong. I got a lot of mileage out of being the first female child in my da's family for sixty-seven years. I had to wear a dress until I was...

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How to Start Your Own Family Tree

The best place to begin your family tree (family history or genealogy) is with yourself. You will need to write down your birth date and place, marriage date and place (if married), and proceed from there. It...

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Was Cleopatra Black Get The Answer

Was Cleopatra black? People have been debating over the ancestry of Cleopatra for years.  Recent bones found, claimed to be Cleopatra’s sister's bones, tell a story.  With the advances in modern...

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Race Relations in America - the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

With the upcoming inauguration of our first ever African American president, I can honestly say that this is one of the few times in my 24 years that I have felt true pride in my country. It's the kind of...

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Good Night, Michael Jackson

                     Good night, Michael Jackson,    When John Lennon of the Beatles fame was killed by a fan some years ago, Time magazine wrote a cover story titled `when the music...

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www.23andme.com Genetic Testing for Health, Disease & Ancestry; DNA Test - 23andMe

Have you ever thought about the source of our human beings or the source of the life? Have you ever noticed your body? Thus, those questions make me think of a story about the great American inventor Edison....

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Genealogy and DNA testing using Mitochondria

The mitochondrial human family tree explained and how to find out which branch of the tree you belong to by dna testing using mitochondria.

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