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Tips for RootsTech 2025

March 6, 2025 mckell11 2 Comments

We arrived in Salt Lake City this afternoon. It’s my birthplace, so I feel at home here (although I grew…

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Posted in: DNA, Family history Filed under: adopted, adoptee, ancestry, biological family, birth mother, birth parent, DNA, family tree, genealogy, genetic genealogy

AZ Genealogy Day March 29th!

February 27, 2025 mckell11 Leave a comment

Join me from anywhere in the world for the 5th annual Arizona Genealogy Day on Sat. March 29, 2025! I’ll…

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Posted in: DNA, Family history Filed under: ancestry, DNA, family tree, genealogy, genetic genealogy

Tips for using Relatives at RootsTech

February 16, 2024 mckell11 2 Comments

Click here for my free template to organize your Relatives at RootsTech online experience: Just click the blue “Use Template”…

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Posted in: DNA, Family history, Uncategorized Filed under: ancestry, family tree, genealogy

Identifying Malinda Prater’s parents

February 17, 2021 mckell11 4 Comments

RESEARCH REPORT Prepared by Mckell Keeney for siblings and cousins (fellow descendants) RESULTS SUMMARY Malinda Prater, born about 1816 in…

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Posted in: DNA, Family history Filed under: Case study, Research Report

Templates for Search Angels

March 4, 2020 mckell11 Leave a comment

RootsTech Salt Lake City is a wrap! I had a blast and learned so much at various classes. Thanks to…

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Posted in: DNA, Family history Filed under: DNA, genealogy, genetic genealogy, Informed Consent, RootsTech, Search Angel

Welcome to the Family!

March 6, 2019 mckell11 4 Comments

I have 40 first cousins (19 on my dad’s side and 21 on my mom’s side.) Seems like plenty of…

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Posted in: DNA Filed under: adopted, adoptee, ancestry, biological family, biological mother, birth dad, California adoption, DNA, family tree, genealogy, genetic genealogy, unknown parentage

On Extreme Genes radio show!

October 7, 2018 mckell11 Leave a comment

I was honored to be interviewed by Scott Fisher about my Search Angel training for this weekend’s broadcast of Extreme…

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Posted in: DNA Filed under: DNA, Search Angel

DNA Day in the USA!

April 25, 2018 mckell11 Leave a comment

Happy DNA Day! If you have tested at Ancestry.com but you haven’t tested at 23andMe (or you have tested at 23andMe but…

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Posted in: DNA Filed under: ancestry, DNA, genealogy, genetic genealogy

RootsTech first-timer

March 2, 2018 mckell11 4 Comments

It’s my first year at RootsTech, and with around 15,000 genealogists attending, the first day was a bit chaotic for…

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Posted in: DNA Filed under: adopted, adoptee, ancestry, Blaine Bettinger, CeCe Moore, DNA, family tree, genealogy, genetic genealogy, i4GG, misattributed parentage, RootsTech

Topics for DNA Interest Groups

February 20, 2018 mckell11 Leave a comment

Our March 1st East Valley DNA Special Interest Groups will be led by Alyson Johnson (Beginning Group) and by Ken…

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Posted in: DNA, Uncategorized Filed under: ancestry, DNA, family tree, genealogy, genetic genealogy

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