The Kaski & Untiedt Family Trees

 I think I just uncovered a weird coincidence. Two different children, biologically related to me, were given up for adoption. Those two children were raised together in the same home as siblings. However, the two children are from different branches of my family, that at the time, didn't even know each other and didn't live in the same towns. Still vetting and lots of questions, but the DNA is clear that they aren't related to each but are related to me, and the data is clear that they were raised in the house, both equally acknowledged in the obituaries of their parents. Wild.

Grrr....software applications for genealogy are such a nightmare right now. There aren't really great solutions. Here's some of the Pros and Cons of what's on the market. Ancestry.com Pros Excellent for finding source documentation and ancestry records Great matching of records so that you actually find your "John Doe" and not an unrelated "John Doe". Intuitive and easy to get started. Media is stored on their site, not locally on your PC. Easy to share records and media with others. Has DNA matches. Syncs with Ancesty and Family Search. Cons Isn't really a good Family Tree application: inadequate reporting; inconsistent data management (same city can be listed multiple ways); lack of searching within your tree; hard to identify errors and manage database integrity. DNA Matches relate to living people, but living people are hidden in other person's trees. These privacy restrictions make true collaboration very difficult. Does not encourage regist...