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Minnie (Powell) Offenstein (1881-1963)
The wife of my great-grand uncle, was instrumental in stopping a baby buggy ring in Wichita. How brave of her to do this! I love the last...
Julie Tonseth
Apr 10, 20231 min read


Augustin L. Guillory (1808 -1873)
I am starting to dread when I pick an ancestor's name, place and date and search on Newspapers.com to see if anything comes up. This...
Julie Tonseth
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Ancestor Spotlight - E.F. Clarke
Ancestor Spotlight _ Edward Fielding Clarke
Julie Tonseth
Jan 24, 20231 min read


Tonseths in S. Dakota - 1935
I was browsing the collection by name, I noticed that besides my 4 family members, Edna, Waldemar, Richard and Robert Tonseth, there were 11 other people in a different county with the last name of Tonseth! I couldn't resist pulling down all their cards and doing a bit of digging on them. Are they related to me? I know that most everyone with my surname will be, just have to find out how!
Julie Tonseth
Nov 19, 20223 min read


Ancestor Spotlight - Ernest F. Tonseth
We are offering a new product to our customers who are interested in a concise, written story about their ancestor. We will research,...
Julie Tonseth
Nov 11, 20224 min read


New Client Info - how we work together to solve your mystery.
How to hire a genetic genealogist & how I work with new clients.
Julie Tonseth
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Joseph Gregoire Guillory (1712-1786)
Update - this is a fantastic paper written by Nicole Gipson with tons of details about the case and the Guillory family. It is long!...
Julie Tonseth
Jun 1, 20226 min read


The Cousin Conundrum
I work with complicated topics in my research projects that can be difficult to explain. Haplogroups, shared centimorgans (cM) and...
Julie Tonseth
May 16, 20226 min read


X Chromosome use in Genealogy Research
One of the newer focus items in understanding DNA matches is the use of a chromosome browser. This analysis tool can assist in either...
Julie Tonseth
Mar 6, 20223 min read


Questions to ask yourself before you take a DNA test
DNA test results can have unexpected and sometimes unpleasant results. Are you ready for that?
Julie Tonseth
Jun 18, 20212 min read
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