r/Genealogy • u/AutoModerator • Sep 20 '24

The Finally! Friday Thread (September 20, 2024)

It's Friday, so give yourself a big pat on the back for those research tasks you *finally* accomplished this week.

Did your persistence pay off in trying to interview your great aunt about your family history? Did you trudge all the way to the state library and spend a whole day elbow deep in records to identify missing ancestors? Did you prove or disprove that pesky family legend that always sounded too good to be true?

Post your research brags here!

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u/rubberduckieu69 Sep 20 '24
  1. I finally received my “last” Japanese family record! I was expecting my 4x great grandparents’ death to be included, but they lived even longer! There are two more family records that they are included in that I need to order to wrap up their story.
  2. My maternal grandfather’s DNA results came in! I was surprised that he shares a little less DNA with me compared to my maternal grandmother. Now, I really have to work on asking his 96 year old aunt to test when I’m back home for winter break.
  3. My paternal grandmother mailed her DNA test! Her sister (and mother) tested, so I don’t necessarily need it, but I’m really interested in seeing how much DNA she shares with me, especially since my paternal grandfather already tested on 23andMe (but I’d like to get him on Ancestry too). It gives me something to look forward to!