Did you know we are all related?

Question

If you have been doing genealogy for some time, you have likely come to the conclusions in this article.  It does a good job giving the background for Pedigree Collapse.

http://bigthink.com/stephen-johnson/why-youre-probably-related-to-nefertiti-and-confucius

Hey AJ, have you seen this?

Hat tip: Extreme Genes

(see Connectors Project if you enjoyed this story)

Comments

I certainly feel like I'm related to everyone.  It is a rare person on WikiTree who I haven't been able to find a cousin connection to. Especially if they are Quebecois or from the New England Colonies.  Pretty cool!

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Vin Deasel said it so good in the move Fast and Furious.

"There are blood that ain't family, and Family that ain't blood"

Answer 1

At times I try to forget that I'm related to certain members of my family. ;)

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i'll second that.

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That's very funny!

Answer 2

Esven so, I'm still having problems connecting my Taborsky ancestors with my Taborsky cousins in the midwest and their ancestors.  My Uncle Frank Taborsky never completed his research in connecting them with my Czech relatives and ancestors in the Czeck Republic.

Unfortunately, I don't know Czech and probably the records I need are in the Czech Republic.

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David,

Check out the  Czech Roots Project. You can reach out to the project leaders for help.

They are a subproject of the Slavic Roots Project

Also, you might reach out to one of our Language Volunteers who speaks the language.