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7)  Ancestry added 103 new DNA matches this past week, with no new ThruLines, and  MyHeritage added 41 new DNA matches.   Reviewed the new DNA matches on  AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.  Added Notes to 18 more AncestryDNA matches with cM values, relationships and known shared ancestors, but have no new matches with known common ancestors.   8)  There were several sessions working in the RootsMagic software program to match with and update FamilySearch Family...

 Reader Nancy emailed me asking: "...For now I will continue with RootsMagic 7. I have once again read your post:    https://www.geneamusings.com/2017/07/my-best-practices-for-rootsmagic.html and you are very clear on what you do not do with respect to Ancestry hints but I am not clear on what you actually do. Do you go to the hint, accept or reject, and then if you want the information you add the record (image) to RootsMagic with your own citation, as if the hint never existed? Where do y...

1)  I have defined these best practices for my RootsMagic genealogy database: *  Add persons, relationships and facts to my database based on records, not assertions in other family trees  *  Investigate record Hints and  record Matches from record providers to use, if pertinent, to add content to the tree *  Search for records for my Tree persons in record repositories and in online record providers and use if pertinent  *  Use other family trees and other research (e.g., books, period...