The Three Flavors of DNA: Y Chromosome, Autosomal and Mitochondrial Testing
Joe Hart gives a brief tutorial on what DNA testing can and can't do in helping to track down people you're related to. He says that Y Chromosome testing works on the direct male line over centuries. He reports Autosomal [...]
Joe Hart Meets Jimmy Harte, Who Consults with His Cousin Norbert: Enter DNA
With Jimmy Harte Suggesting the new DNA testing for family relationships, Joe Hart discusses it with an American visiting Ballinamore who is using it in researching his own family.
One Billboard in Kilnaleck: The Search for His Great, Great Grandfather Hart Heats Up
Joe Hart returns to the search for his great, great grandfather James Thomas Hart by getting help from a shopkeeper in the town of Kilnaleck in County Cavan.
Ballyglass Townland In County Mayo: Another Early Canavan Home?
Joe consults with a Mr. Delaney at one of the two County Mayo genealogy centers about the fact that while there were once Canavans in Curraghadooey, there are none today.
Canavan Origins Found: Curraghadooey Townlands, Crossboyne Parish, County Mayo
After several years in Ireland looking into the roots of the Hart and Canavan families, Joe Hart head to the genealogy centers in County Mayo.
Move to Ballinamore, County Leitrim In Search of Meehan and McGloin Hart Cousins
After a few years living in the Atlantic Ocean port of Killybegs, Ireland Joe moves inland to Ballinamore in County Leitrim to pursue his Hart ancestors.
From Baby Book to County Cavan, Ireland: Is it Hart or Harte?
First in pursuit of his Hart ancestors, Joe took a clue from a baby book and began some of his research at the Genealogy Center in Cavan, Ireland.
Mary Bowe’s Book The Families as a Canavan Guide
Joe discusses the role Mary Bowe's 1970 book The Families played in his unearthing the details of the Canavan roots in Ireland.
Uncle Jim Hart’s Memoirs: Understanding the Hart & Canavan Ancestors
Joe explains how his uncle Jim Hart's memoirs helped him focus on the source of his Irish ancestry and prompted his research into the Hart and Canavan roots in Ireland.