The Deep Family Ancestry of the Robinsons

I have received my results from the National Geographic Genographic Project (Xmas present from Dara) which reveals information about our distant ancestors through DNA analysis on the Y-chromosome for paternal lineage and mitochondrial DNA for maternal lineage. It's amazing science! We now know that both our maternal and paternal ancestors migrated out of Africa into Asia 70,000 years ago. From there, the lines moved differently around Asia, the Near East and - at around 40,000 years ago - they moved into Europe. They interacted with the fading Neanderthal population so that 2.6% of our genes are Neanderthal rather than Homo Sapiens! Perhaps this explains why I like banging rocks together... I have a lot more detailed information available, so I'll bring a copy of the results to our Xmas gathering so you can see where our ancestors wandered over the last 70,000 years. If you're interested, here is the website link: https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/

Xmas get together

Hello all

It's woody. I've not put anything or read anything on the blogg before but it all seems to be about jim & Kate and keeping in touch - pretty much what the holiday over Xmas that was started by jim & Kate is all about. To celebrate their anniversary some 15 years ago, and a family that lives all over the world, we should get together on a cruise in the Caribbean and that's how it's meant to be. For me, i couldn't care less where we go and what dates we go and leave to come home and what date I start back to work, its about being together (Iknow thats not as easy for some, but we can all pull sickies, it is only once every 5 years) Because If we don't get it together, the next time we all see each other will be a funeral ... see u at Christmas ?!
Woody