Before I begin this post, an important note: Most, if not all content on this blog is CC-BY-SA licensed. This particular post is © Erica J. Baker, All Rights Reserved. I found my Uncle on Facebook. Sounds pretty mundane, run of the mill right? Many of your family members are on Facebook, I’m sure. To [...]

I recently posted this on FriendFeed and thought it would be a good idea to post on my blog as well: For the days leading up to Black History Month, I will do a cursory Family Tree for any African-American folks that ask me. The only caveat? You have to be willing to post your [...]

Update: If you’re a 23andMe member, please consider making Relative Finder more useful by visiting www.23andme.com/user/edit/privacy/ and checking the box next to “I want to make my profile publicly visible in Relative Finder and the Ancestry Finder Lab.” A while back, I told you all I finally spent the money and did the 23andMe thing [...]