Among all of the special experiences I had at RootsTech 2020, I had the pleasure of running into the folks at YourDNAGuide—a team of DNA experts that helps you knock out those brick walls you encounter on your family history journey—and getting featured on their blog! Click here to check out the article and video […]

While lots of folks wake up in the morning trying to remember the crazy dream from the night before, I wake up with a song in my head. Most mornings without fail, upon awaking, I’m greeted by a random song—not random because I don’t know it, but random because I can’t figure out why this […]

So, I’ve always had this weird obsession with Salt Lake City and I am thrilled to announce that I will finally get to visit! I’ll be speaking at RootsTech in Salt Lake City, UT in February 2020. If you’re a seasoned genealogy buff, you’re probably familiar with RootsTech. For the uninitiated, here’s the scoop: RootsTech […]

No matter how minor or major the episode, everyone can always use a tip to reduce anxiety and here’s one that’s backed by science and works instantly. A new study revealed that listening to Weightless by Marconi Union reduces anxiety by 65%. To see the scient behind the study, click here to read Melanie Curtin’s […]

The latest DNA relative is Theresa. Theresa lives in NY and became interested in her DNA profile when she learned from a doctor that she shared some peculiar blood work results that were more consistent with African Americans even though as far as she knew, she was Caucasian. Once Theresa, who is adopted, received her […]

I had to make a quick post about today’s Google Doodle because there would be no Universal DNA Playlist without the person Google  honored today with their Doodle. “The Google Doodle honors Har Gobind Khorana, who won a Nobel Prize in 1968 for his work on genes and nucleotides, which are the basic structural units […]

When is the last time you walked into a record store? For me, it’s been uhh whiiile. Back in the day I used to go to Sam Goody, CD Source, and my local record stores and spend hours just touching, looking and listening to great music, but since the way we consume music has changed […]

Here’s a brand spanking new DNA relative profile from Neville, a change management professional in DC, great artist and my 5th cousin according to DNA ancestry! Read below to learn more about Neville (pictured below with his fiancé.) TELL ME ABOUT YOU! My name is Neville, I’m 32 years old and reside in the Washington, […]

One of the things I enjoyed most about creating the Universal DNA playlist was collecting the songs. It reminded me of (prepare to listen to me sound really old) back in the day when friends would make each other mixtapes just because. The deliberateness of choosing songs for someone and turning them into a mixtape […]

Kerri-Leigh and I are 5th cousins and her contribution to the DNA playlist was Dave Matthews Band’s “Crash Into Me.” Kerri is pretty bad-ass—and I’m not just saying that because we share DNA, or because I’m obsessed with all things 80s and her look in the picture is so 80s, I’m saying it because she […]