Friday, July 2, 2021

More Lyon County Kentucky Residents (1930's - 1940's)

I thought I'd attempt to post a collage of pictures as a test. I've been posting one picture at a time on one of the Lyon County Facebook pages and I don't want to take up all the oxygen with so many pictures, so we'll see what this looks like.

FamilyTree DNA has come out with an extensive redesign of their site

FamilyTree DNA has come out with a new look, increased filtering and enhanced matching for their site. The following article will need to be read several times to catch all the changes, but be patient with yourself. There's a lot going on. Remember to clear your filters, as they're easy to overlook and that can cause great frustration. The HELP section on the site has also been revamped to help you, but the following blog post by Roberta Estes should be get your started. https://dna-explained.com/2021/07/01/familytreedna-relaunch-new-feature-overview/

Thursday, July 1, 2021

 July 1, 2021

I've been posting quite a few old pictures to the Facebook Group "Lyon County Love Affair - Kentucky Celebration" lately.  I have quite a few pictures, from my grandmother and her sister, that show MANY people who lived in Lyon county.  They're not all relatives, although they might be, as my ancestors have been in Caldwell/Lyon/Trigg for a couple hundred years.  That means that I probably share DNA with most of these people, but haven't researched ALL the people who are not within three generations or so.  It's been a satisfying thing to do.  I wish everyone on the group would do it, as we ALL probably have pictures that contain someone else's ancestors and I know I'd LOVE to see pictures that other people have of MY ancestors.

Here's an example of one I posted:

This is one of my Aunt Iva Cummins (1880-1957).  I used the MyHeritage site (to which I have a subscription, but you can do a certain number of enhancements without a subscription).  Post those pictures folks!!!!!