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MY OWN GENEALOGY( family / genealogy / holmes )
Got my genealogy DNA test results back. I have bits from all over the world:
1% E.Central Africa
1% Native American (Chile)
5% Middle Eastern
91% Europe (Portuguese, Flemish, German, Hungarian, Slovak)
That leaves 2%, which I'm guessing is from the extra-terrestrial branch of the family tr... read more
OUR PORTUGUESE TABLE( family / genealogy / holmes )
My brother Doug talking about Portuguese genealogy on their January 22, 2019 podcast.
In today's episode of Our Portuguese Table, we chat with Doug da Rocha Holmes, one of the Portuguese community's premier... read more
LIONEL ROCHA HOLMES MEMORIAL DNA FUND( family / genealogy / holmes )
In honor of my father and his strong support for DNA testing of the Portuguese people, I am awarding a free DNA test each quarter who is announced in each issue of O Progresso, the newsletter of the Portuguese Historical amp; Cultural Society in Sacramento.
If you would like to be considered for a... read more