Shawn

Shawn has worked in the education field since 2007. Before that he worked within the finance industry where he maintained client portfolios and the information technology field working with various computers, servers and a wide variety of operating systems. Shawn currently holds dual Master's degrees from Morehead State University in Information Systems and Business Administration, and another from Northern Kentucky University in Health Informatics.

15 articles published

It’s Funny

Blog, Genealogy, Mindset, Ramblins, ThoughtsFebruary 2, 2019424Views 0Likes 0Comments

You know what's really funny? Not funny, haha, but funny as in different, not normal, etc.... having family from your own side not just your in-laws that take notice of you, care about you and even want to know about you. After more than ten years of not having this in my life, it has…

Where I am Looking Now

Ancestry, Blog, DNA, Genealogy, Genetic Testing, Ramblins, ThoughtsJanuary 21, 2019316Views 0Likes 0Comments

It's funny that my whole life I knew part of where I came from and then the rest was pretty much made up lies, stories or just something to make everyone feel better. The great thing about DNA is that it does not lie. Your genetics will tell your story and if enough people care…

Family Trees and Paper Records

Ancestry, Blog, Genealogy, Ramblins, ThoughtsJanuary 9, 2019363Views 0Likes 0Comments

Do you know the best part about genealogy? I'll tell you in a few moments, but first think about this. Before digitization, many of the genealogists went from county to county in order to find records at the courthouse in order to find the correct documentation to prove this or that. Could you imagine doing…

It’s Almost Time…

Education, Ramblins, ThoughtsJanuary 6, 2019336Views 0Likes 0Comments

Time is almost up from our Winter Break... and as always, it was too short. Anticipation of things that were to get done, oh such wonderful thoughts come to mind from back at the end of November... Hopes of those fun things that would be done together, a short trip here or there, a visit…

It’s Official! I’m a Turner!

Ancestry, Autosomal, DNA, Editor's Choice, Family Tree DNA, Genealogy, Genetic Testing, Life & Love, ThoughtsJanuary 5, 2019378Views 0Likes 0Comments

So, my whole life I have never known my grandfathers on either side of my family. In fact, the only people to know who these men are the women who birthed my parents, my grandmothers. They also were very tight-lipped their entire lives and never told a soul that I had run across. All of…

This is the Year

Blog, ThoughtsJanuary 1, 2019324Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today is January 1 and like everyone else it seems, there is an air about the place for change. What changes? Who knows... BUT I can say that things will change, it's the only thing I know for certain! This is the beginning of what I hope to be at the very least a year-long…

Family Surname Projects

DNA, Family Tree DNA, Genealogy, Genetic Testing, TechnologyJune 15, 2016302Views 0Likes 0Comments

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Testing with Family Tree DNA

Family Tree DNA, Genetic TestingJune 15, 2016214Views 0Likes 0Comments

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Testing with Ancestry.com

Ancestry, Genetic TestingJune 15, 2016223Views 0Likes 0Comments

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You Can’t Choose Your Genetic Family!

Featured, GenealogyJune 15, 2016216Views 0Likes 0Comments

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XY Sex Chromosome

DNAJune 15, 2016184Views 0Likes 0Comments

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What are We Afraid Of?

Editor's Choice, GenealogyJune 14, 2016350Views 0Likes 0Comments

Society as a whole seems to be afraid of the truth it seems,and more often than not, especially when it comes to our families. In my journey to find out who my grandfathers are, I have been warned by more than one to be careful as I may not like what I find. I appreciate…

Using DNA to Find Answers!