#Genealogy #Wikitree #Toleration #NewNetherland #Jamestowne #FTDNA #ColonialVirginia #GEDMATCH
I’m a hobby genealogist living in Atlanta, Georgia, with over 50 years of experience. You can see some of my interests in the list/link above & below
[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Oosterhoudt-24]
[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Oosterhout_Name_Study]
[https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/oosterhoutetaliasurnames]
I can definitely foresee a time when genetic genealogy becomes very confusing…
It seems you can’t plant a tulip bulb in the UK without discovering some hoard…
Via Euronews: Very rare sword find leads to discovery of extensive Roman-era settlement in England https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/07/04/very-rare-sword-find-leads-to-discovery-of-extensive-roman-era-settlement-in-england
A truly interesting article
We have all read stories and seen documentaries about the consequences of sperm donation. This is a horrific side effect of that, one I had not thought about.
Via Euronews: Sperm donation policies in Europe called into question after cancer gene scandal https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/09/sperm-donation-policies-in-europe-called-into-question-after-cancer-gene-scandal
A new study has revealed a group of people who lived at the joint between North and South America 6000 years ago, in what is now Colombia. This group is not genetically connected to either North American nor South American natives. Maybe they went back to Ireland!
https://apnews.com/article/hunter-gatherers-colombia-ancient-dna-dd65182aa1bd08621b7c348145ade272 Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas
#SlaveryRecords This sounds like it will be a great, far more accessible resource!
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/slave-trade-database-moving-to-harvard/
Unaccompanied minors will now have to represent themselves in court. I cannot imagine many things more barbaric, and totally against the intentions of the founding fathers.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2025 Press Contact: Renee Garcia, [email protected], [email protected], 213-634-2186 ImmDef Decries the Trump Administration’s Decision to Abandon Children’s Rights in Immigration Court Implores Congress to Stand Up for Access to Legal Counsel for Kids Los Angeles, CA-- On March 21, 2025, Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef), received a near total termination of its federal contract for legal services under the Unaccompanied Children Program (UCP) from the
#MSNBC #RebeccaKKKutler #RachelMaddow #LawrenceODonnell
#JoyReid #AymanMohjeldin
I had a vision this evening. It involves MSNBC. I hope Rebecca reads it.
https://substack.com/@gcooster/note/c-96494267?r=4vltlk&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
I just had a vision. It’s Thursday evening, 9:59 PM. Rachel says, “Good evening Lawrence.“ He replies, “Good evening Rachel. I think it actually is a good evening. That was a great story you covered tonight. I think we need to talk about it further.Rachel says, “Let’s go to my office and have a cup of coffee right now before we both leave. Goodbye, fans.” Lawrence says, “Goodbye, beloved loyal people. Catch us both, with Joy and Ayman on Bluesky. Good evening, Rebecca.“
#AdoptionFraud My best friend as a child was an adoptee, along with his sister. Neither my friend nor his sister would talk about their feelings regarding their past, but I always thought their parents a bit strange and emotionless, even though they chose to adopt. I cannot imagine discovering that you aren’t aware of a single person who is a biological relation, or of dealing with that brutal reality.
https://apnews.com/article/south-korean-adoptions-investigation-united-states-europe-fa035f2b7b57358f71e0b7cca4c20f85 South Korean adoptees and families rocked by fraud allegations
Peg Reif was among more than 120 who contacted The Associated Press this fall, after a series of stories and a documentary made with Frontline exposed how South Korea created a baby pipeline, designed to ship children abroad as quickly as possible to meet Western demand. The reporting shook adoption communities around the world with details about how agencies competed for babies — pressuring mothers, bribing hospitals, fabricating documents. Most who wrote were adoptees, but some were adoptive parents like Reif, horrified to learn they had supported this system. Reif fretted that her greatest fear might be true: had she adopted and raised a kidnapped child?
