Hello, Everyone!

Hi, I am Gail De Noce Welch, and am from the Greater New York - New Jersey area. My nationalities are, half third generation Italian American, and half Scandinavian, Dutch, & Irish. I love working on our family genealogy, and am on 23 & Me, Family Tree DNA, DNA.Land, MyHeritage, and GedMatch. If you sign up with one of the major DNA companies, it is free to transfer your DNA data to GedMatch, DNA.Land, and My Heritage! It is fascinating to learn about ancestry, health, and traits, but also to find and connect with cousins all over the world. My husband & I, and some of our children & grandchildren now live in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts., among the oldest mountains in the world! We have the ancient New River near us, which is the second oldest river in the world, after the Nile River in Egypt! We are looking forward to The Great American Solar Eclipse that will occur on August 21, 2017 shortly after 2:00 P.M., and will cross directly over several places in our mountain area! Anyone who views this eclipse needs to wear special solar eclipse glasses that you can buy on Amazon. There is always beauty and wonder awaiting us every time we venture out into these mystical mountains! I will share some more again soon! Peace & Love to All of You!