Twofer

In the latest episode of The DNA Thread, I feel like throwing up.

Last week, I was entering all kinds of DNA data into a program called GenomeMate Pro and I noticed a lot of matches that matched both my mom and my sister, but none of the known, tested cousins.… Read the rest

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Bumper boats

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Calin’s first driving lesson

Seekonk Grand Prix on a hot summer day.

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Otters in the Ten Mile River

I’ve seen a pretty decent variety of animals in this little trickle of a river over the past six years, but this was a first. Three otters swimming near the foot bridge behind the library. #Attleboro

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For /f – Loop through text | Windows CMD | SS64.com

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Start, Run, cmd: Ping a range of IPs

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A good day

Not the worst of Saturdays, even though it is Sunday for the rest of the world. Started off by having “boy time” with Calin. We went to Home Depot for a 12″ framing square and then spent an hour browsing. Highlight had to have been playing Go Fish with imaginary cards while seated at a patio set larger than our entire backyard.… Read the rest

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Tom Hunter

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A visit to Glasnevin Cemetery

A few days after visiting all the places my Hannon clan lived, it was time to meet them at their final address: Glasnevin Cemetery.

Last year, I was fortunate enough to have a photo request picked up by an amazing volunteer at Find-A-Grave.… Read the rest

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Walking the path of my ancestors

I am recently back from a trip to Dublin, in which I took part in the Centenary celebrations of the 1916 Easter Rising. I will cover that in a different post. For this post, I am more concerned with sharing my experience in tracing my Hanno/an ancestors.… Read the rest

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