I first read about 23andMe offering a DNA test (v1) in 2007. I was interested in knowing more about my genetics for health reasons but the $999 price tag was way beyond my budget. In Sept. 2008 they dropped their price to $399 and increased the number of genealogical SNPs (v2) that they tested. That was still too pricey, but it got me to thinking about using DNA testing for genealogy research. In May 2009 they dropped the price to $299. Still…
I’ve had an interest in my family tree since my Uncle John gave me the names of all my great-grandparents and told me that my great-grandfather Casper Dreimüller emigrated from Germany in 1872 with his brother Michael and father Peter Anton. His uncles Peter Joseph and Caspar also came to the US around the same time but it’s not clear if their sisters also emigrated to the US. A question that I get asked occasionally be friends is what is the point…
One of the things that I hope to use this site for is to share my genealogical research progress and some tips and techniques that I use. I have some boilerplate answers for common questions that I get asked often. So I’ll update those and post them here for easy reference. This won’t just be a genealogy blog but I haven’t yet decided what else I’ll write about. Here are some posts that I’ll be writing in the near future. What…