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Not Your Grandmother’s Genealogy Hobby

December 11, 2011

The Wall Street Journal, December 11, 2011 With Wikis and Other Forms of Group Research, Family Historians Are Making Surprising Connections Chloe Persing likes to brag about her famous alleged ancestors—French queen Marie Antoinette (10th cousin eight times removed), English author Jane Austen (ninth cousin, seven times removed). She’d rather not dwell on her connection to… Read more