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Tracie Boyle

@boylegenealogy.bsky.social
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Case Manager at the RCNJ IGG Center | Co-Founder Coast to Coast Genetic Genealogy Services | Accredited Investigative Genetic Genealogist (AIGG)| 🔍 🧬🌳 linktr.ee/boylegenealogy

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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Made some bread boules to bring to Thanksgiving yesterday, and I’m really happy with how they turned out! The denser loaf was about 60% hydration, while the airier one was 70%. It was really neat to see the difference that makes!
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
So much dedication went into his identification, from the volunteers and staff at the Ramapo IGG Center to CMPD. After more than 10 years, his family finally has some answers. Rest in peace, Kenneth. You were never forgotten by those who loved you. 💐 #nj #nc www.charlottenc.gov/cmpd/News-In...
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Cold Case Victim Identified Using Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Charlotte, N.C. – (Monday, November 10, 2025) – Detectives with the CMPD Cold Case Unit have identified a 2016 deceased victim using forensic investigative genetic genealogy.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I had such a great time speaking at the the Morristown & Morris Township Library (NJ) earlier this month! Thank you to James for inviting me to share about Investigative Genetic Genealogy, and to everyone who came out on such a beautiful (and unusually warm!) day.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Over the next month I’ll be doing a few presentations both online (Allen Co) and in-person (Morris/#NJ) on Investigative Genetic Genealogy and the offerings at the Ramapo College IGG Center. Hope you can join me! Click on the link in my profile to sign up for either of the library presentations.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Have you checked out Solve the Case yet? It’s a free, collaborative platform built to bring attention and help find answers to unsolved cases. I’ve added a few NJ cases, but countless others across the country need more visibility. www.solvethecase.org #ColdCases #Unidentified #UnsolvedCases
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Help unsolved cases of murder, missing persons and serial offenses | Solve the Case
Solve the Case provides free tools and services to collaboratively help unsolved cases of murder, missing persons and serial offenses.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
At the past two hotels I've stayed at, a fire alarm has gone off. First day back in the office after CrimeCon and there's a fire drill. I'm beginning to wonder if it's me...😆
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Today's Doodle on Google! "Learning about DNA" doodles.google/doodle/learn...
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Learning about DNA Doodle - Google Doodles
Learn more about the creation of Learning about DNA Doodle and discover the story behind the unique artwork.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
I met Tilly at work today, and it took a lot of willpower not to pet her. 😂 (I asked, but we weren’t allowed)
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Heading to #CrimeCon in Denver next month? Stop by the Ramapo College IGG Center booth (43) with your GEDmatch kit number to see if YOU are a DNA cousin to any of these eight John and Jane Doe cases. Learn more about how to upload to GEDmatch by watching our video here: youtu.be/d2swhKzeYuI?...
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I haven’t been following this trial, but it definitely took an unexpected twist. #Atlanta #WolfenbargerTrial people.com/mother-of-mu...
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Mother of Murder Victim Reveals Disturbing Past: She Once Helped Serial Killer Husband Dispose of Bodies
Norma Patton made the shocking revelation during the murder trial against her late daughter's former husband
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
If you haven’t watched Naming the Dead, I highly recommend it! It breaks down the IGG process while honoring the stories of the long-unidentified. Loved seeing some of my former colleagues at @dnadoeproject.bsky.social and couldn’t be prouder of the work they continue to do youtu.be/yvXkziwHGPU?...
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Naming the Dead | Official Trailer | National Geographic
YouTube video by National Geographic
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I’m officially an Accredited Investigative Genetic Genealogist (AIGG)! It’s been a long road since I started in 2018, and I’m so proud (and honestly a little emotional) to have earned this. Very thankful for everyone who has been part of this journey 💜 #GeneticGenealogy #IGGAB www.iggab.org
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Investigative Genetic Genealogy Accreditation Board | IGGAB.ORG
Ensuring Competence and Ethical Practice in the Field of ​Investigative Genetic Genealogy
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Cairenn Binder @cairennoid.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Melody was beloved by her family, but went for more than 40 years without her name. Her story will be shared on National Geographic TV, Disney+ and Hulu this August. It was a privilege to work on her case alongside my former colleagues at DNA Doe Project.
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Naming the Dead | Official Trailer | National Geographic
YouTube video by National Geographic
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Garden update! About a month ago, we started our first little garden and now we have finally hit the fruiting stage. 🍅🫑
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
WikiTrees can now be connected to FamilyTreeDNA 🎉 blog.familytreedna.com/connect-wiki... #geneticgenealogy #ftdna
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Connect Your WikiTree to FamilyTreeDNA
FamilyTreeDNA has partnered with WikiTree! Learn how to link your collaborative tree, view your matches’ trees, and explore powerful DNA tools.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
After an AncestryDNA test points to a local businessman as her biological father, a woman is now seeking a court order for his children to test. Definitely curious to see where this goes… 🧬 #GeneticGenealogy #DNA youtu.be/edAcMkOIsCg?...
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Woman fights for answers after ancestry test shows local businessman could be her father
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
If you're attending #RIGG2025, join us for our "Know-Before-You-Go webinar" tonight at 8pm EST. Click here to learn more: www.facebook.com/share/16Ay56... #newjersey #investigativegeneticgenealogy
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Reclaim The Records @reclaimtherecords.org · 31/05/2025
Ahem. The latest issue of our newsletter is finally out. It's a big one. WE WON THE FULL NEW YORK STATE DEATH INDEX, THE WHOLE THING, 1880-2017, WE BEAT THE LARGEST GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN NEW YORK AND WE'RE SETTING MORE THAN TEN MILLION RECORDS FREEEEEE Read all about it: mailchi.mp/reclaimthere...
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Reclaim The Records
We’re Reclaim The Records, a new not-for-profit activist group of genealogists, historians, researchers, and open government advocates. We identify important genealogical records sets that ought to be...
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Finally bought my ticket for the GSNJ Genealogy Conference this Saturday! 🎉 It’s my first time going, so I’m looking forward to (hopefully) seeing some familiar faces, connecting with others in the community, and learning a few new research strategies. www.gsnj.org/2025-genealo... #genealogy #nj
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
We started some seeds last week and planted a few starter plants from Home Depot yesterday. Hopefully we’ll have tomatoes, cucumbers, hot peppers, bell peppers, onions, and cilantro in a couple months! Our first attempt at trying to garden so 🤞🏻
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Today at work, I got to spend some time with Stella. She’s a 3 year old therapy dog and such a sweetie! ♥️
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The 2025 Genealogical Society of New Jersey Genealogy Conference is happening on June 7, 2025! #NewJersey #genealogy #conference www.gsnj.org/2025-genealo...
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2025 Genealogy Conference
The Genealogical Society of New Jersey| www.gsnj.org2025 Genealogy ConferenceSaturday, 7 June 2025Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints303 Dunhams Corner RoadEast Brunswick, New Jersey 08816Our ...
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
As a state employee, you can’t accept cookies or flowers because of ethics concerns, but the President can accept a plane as a gift? 🤔 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Genealogy Assistant @genea.ca · 17/04/2025
Quick Search is a feature in Genealogy Assistant that can help you quickly run searches and find the information you're looking for without losing your research flow. Learn more in the latest video on YouTube ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPpq... #genealogy #familyhistory
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Using Quick Search in Genealogy Assistant
YouTube video by Genealogy Assistant
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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How to Take Advantage of the Tools at GEDmatch: A Basic Primer
GEDmatch allows you to compare your DNA test results with other results from many of the top testing companies. Here is a guide for using many of its tools.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Thank you to OLLI at USC Beaufort for inviting me to be part of the 2025 Winter/Spring Term. I truly appreciated the opportunity to discuss the Investigative Genetic Genealogy process and how it can help identify unknown individuals, advance cold cases, and support exoneration efforts.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
“…only individuals with at least one parent or grandparent born in Italy, a European Union member state, will automatically qualify for citizenship by descent.” #genealogy #italy www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Italy curbs citizenship rules to end tenuous descendant claims
Italy's government tightened its citizenship laws on Friday, preventing people from delving deep back into their family history to try to claim a much sought-after Italian passport.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
There’s a lot of bad info and misleading commentary out there, so here’s one view shared by many genealogists. Also, while deleting your 23andMe data is a personal choice, in my opinion, the sensitive info people share on social media is much more valuable to bad actors. reason.com/2025/03/26/w...
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Why I'm not deleting my 23andMe genetic data
Various corners of the media and internet are hyperventilating over the alleged genetic privacy implications of the imminent Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“Jon K. Miller will spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading "no contest" in court to killing a Minneapolis woman he picked up hitchhiking five decades ago“ #geneticgenealogy #igg www.kare11.com/article/news...
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84-year-old sentenced to life in prison for killing Minneapolis woman more than 50 years ago
The case was cold for five decades before genetic genealogy experts at Ramapo College looked at DNA from a stocking cap left at the scene.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
“Ramapo College says students in its Investigative Genetic Genealogy Certificate Program have identified bones found in a shoe, as the remains of Maria Quinones Garcia, who was reported missing in Allentown in 2014..” #geneticgenealogy #igg patch.com/new-jersey/m...
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Human Remains IDd As Missing Woman By Ramapo College Students
Human Remains IDd As Missing Woman By Ramapo... - Mahwah, NJ - The remains of a mom who disappeared from her home 11 years ago have been identified thanks to NJ college students.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
It’s been a busy few weeks, but I’m really looking forward to i4GG! It should be a great conference and a wonderful chance to catch up with colleagues and friends again. 🙂 Speakers: i4gg.org/2025-speakers/ #geneticgenealogy #igg #conference
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Good Morning, Tucson! Day 2 of the Festival of Books 📚
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
If you’re going to be at the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend, stop by our our booth (Ramapo Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center) and say hi! #tfob #geneticgenealogy #dna
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Identifying American soldiers killed in combat is not a waste of government funds. In fact, MORE government funding should be allocated to this effort. There is no legitimate reason for any kind of "pause" on this work. #forensicgenealogy
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Love the design for the AIGG accreditation mark ❤️ #igg #iggab #geneticgenealogy
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ABC4 Utah @abc4utah.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The genealogy event helps attendees identify relatives and offers connections with people in the genealogy field.
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RootsTech comes to the Salt Palace starting tomorrow — here's what you can expect
Coming to the Salt Palace starting tomorrow and running through Saturday is RootsTech, run by FamilySearch. FamilySearch is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ family…
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
#RootsTech bound! This is my first time attending in person, so I’m even more excited this year! If you’ll be there, come say hi at the Ramapo College IGG Center booth—#1131! Or…I may see you when I’m scoping out the Expo Hall. 😀
View of airplanes from the airport window
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Jonny Perl @dnapainter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
DNA Painter is in Salt Lake City for this year's RootsTech. To celebrate I'm once again running a show special. This is valid until Friday March 14th. Get $10 off a new subscription now, or add the coupon to your account to get $10 off your next payment. For more info please go to
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5 Eyewitness News @kstptv.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office is working with Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center and a private lab to analyze DNA profiles collected from unsolved cold cases in hopes of tracking down those responsible for the crimes.
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Stearns County Sheriff Office reaches out to investigative genetic genealogists to help in cold cases
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office is working with Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center and a private lab to analyze DNA profiles collected from unsolved cold cases in hopes of tracking down those responsible for the crimes.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
When I saw the alert on my phone this afternoon, I actually gasped. So sad—especially since we grew up alongside her while watching her on TV. 😭 abcnews.go.com/amp/GMA/Cult...
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'Buffy' and 'Gossip Girl' actress Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, an actress best known for her roles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl," has died at age 39.
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Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) @apgenealogists.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Join APG on 2 March for a FREE webinar about the importance of the U.S. National Archives in our profession and how YOU can effectively engage with legislators to support archival access. Open to all; register at bit.ly/4hPJXRg. This presentation is underwritten by Civil War Records.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Highly recommend watching Karen Stanbary’s webinar, “The Everleigh Sisters: A Case Study in Conflict Resolution”. A great example of handling conflicting evidence in #genealogy research. familytreewebinars.com/webinar/the-...
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The Everleigh Sisters: A Case Study in Conflict Resolution - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Minna and Ada Everleigh, Chicago’s most famous pair of sisters, fabricated many details of their lives in order to run their shady business. Learn to sort fact...
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Daniel Loftus @danielloftus.projectinfant.ie · 20/02/2025
Hey, #Genealogy community, assuming I am competent enough to have done this right. (😅) with #RootsTech2025 not too long away, any post relating to RootsTech [which will pick up various hashtags], that'll be the one-stop feed to pin to keep up with it all! bsky.app/profile/dani... Please RT!
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Accurate.
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
It’s appalling that missing & unidentified people are being erased from NCMEC/NAMUS because these organizations are being threatened with having their funding pulled unless they comply. More here: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn... transdoetaskforce.org/index.php/ar... www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldo...
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Having older generations test is so important—especially for people who live or have ancestors from outside the U.S.! I love that the North of Ireland Family History Society is offering free FTDNA tests to those who qualify from the North of Ireland. Such a great opportunity! ☘️
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Catching up on some TV shows today and spotted a familiar name in the opening credits of High Potential —TJ Thyne! #Bones
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Tracie Boyle @boylegenealogy.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with the Wayne Rotary Club about investigative genetic genealogy and the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center. A big thank you to Cindy and Joe for hosting me!
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Stephen J Caraccia @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Check your email or go to their special website. NOW!! #genealogy www.nysvitalrecords.org?utm_source=R...
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NYS Vital Records Info
What is Being Proposed in the FY 2026 NYS Budget? Closing off access to New York State birth records for 125 years, marriage records for 100 years, and death records for 75 years, replacing today's wa...
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