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GenTales tells the stories of ancestors and family trees in the context of history and heritage.
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How To Use AI to Explain DNA Matching
How To Use AI to Explain DNA Matching
I used Google Gemini to explain the results I got from Ancestry
Paul van Gool
Jan 23
Chasing Down My Ancestors on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Chasing Down My Ancestors on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Uncovering the forgotten lives left behind by class divisions
Jacqueline Jannotta
Jan 22
Ambrotypes and Civil War Soldiers
Ambrotypes and Civil War Soldiers
Family photos resurface and beg for attention
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jan 9
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An Unexpected Genealogic Find
An Unexpected Genealogic Find
Finding family members on a junkyard sale
Paul van Gool
Jan 7
How My Ancestor Saved a Life but Lost a Fortune
How My Ancestor Saved a Life but Lost a Fortune
Want to unlock hidden family secrets? Talk to your older relatives today!
Dora O'Connell
Jan 1
Need an alibi for murder? Plant some melons.
Need an alibi for murder? Plant some melons.
Need an alibi for murder? Plant some melons now. Only in Alabama could this work… (Family History/Genealogy/Unsolved Crime, 1865)
Janelle Molony, M.S.L.
Dec 30, 2024
A Look Back at GenTales in 2024
A Look Back at GenTales in 2024
Each year that passes, we add more writers and more stories. 2024 was no exception.
Alicia M Prater, PhD
Dec 29, 2024
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Jacqueline Jannotta
Nov 29, 2024
GENEALOGY WITH A PURPOSE
Unspooling the Code, Part II: When Surprise Ethnicities Rewrite the Family…
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jan 8, 2024
The Myth of Pocahontas’ Daughter
A case study in carefully navigating family stories and anecdotal…
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Alicia M Prater, PhD
Jun 8, 2024
Lineage Research
Cousins Marrying Cousins — Pedigree Collapse
A common and often…
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Jacqueline Jannotta
Feb 19, 2024
Who Left a Baby at Our Doorstep?
How a surprise DNA match redefined our family story.
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