23 and me Archives - Megan Smolenyak https://megansmolenyak.com/tag/23-and-me/ genealogical adventurer & storyteller Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:06:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Genealogy Roundup, December 19 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-december-19/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-december-19/#respond Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:06:27 +0000 https://www.megansmolenyak.com/?p=159878 In this week's Roundup: A father shares what made him decide to take a DNA test and the ensuing story of meeting his children for the first time.

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]]> First I Met My Children, Then My Girlfriend. They’re Related. – It was bound to happen, right?

Photo Credit: Stephen Pougas under Creative Commons license

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]]> https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-december-19/feed/ 0 Genealogy Roundup, June 13 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-june-13/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-june-13/#respond Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:04:26 +0000 http://www.megansmolenyak.com/?p=159200 In this week's Roundup: A tribute to Anthony Bourdain, a touching reunion between mother and son, Howie Mandel's long-lost relatives, and more.

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]]> A Tribute to Anthony Bourdain and His Wild, Vagabond Roots – Anthony Bourdain died in France – the country his grandfather left as a stowaway at 13 to come to America. So tragic. What a wild spirit we all had a chance to witness at play. RIP to a truly one-of-a-kind.

7 Things You Didn’t Know about Prince’s Roots – Wish he were still with us.

Waterloo man reunites with 100-year-old mother

Howie Mandel Reveals His Long-Lost Relatives – I didn’t see the one older fellow immediately, so my first thought was, “Yikes, these must be his kids through sperm donation!” Howie Mandel: “23 and me” taken literally

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