tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post676012123469811878..comments2024-01-23T05:27:55.611-05:00Comments on Roots Revealed: The Miracles of DNA: Our Family Reunion in Ghana, AfricaMelvin Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08804123091302875176noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-77156061069838616492021-09-18T21:43:36.454-04:002021-09-18T21:43:36.454-04:00Thank you for this article! My mom, sister and I a...Thank you for this article! My mom, sister and I also match Nana Idun and and her daughter Faustina on Ancestry.com. Thank you for providing more information about this beautiful family!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794220860492840823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-80106825256461505972021-05-03T11:52:58.550-04:002021-05-03T11:52:58.550-04:00I just read this great story I notice my dad , sis...I just read this great story I notice my dad , sister and cousin also match Nana Idun on Gedmatch and her daughter on The African Kinship Reunion website is good to see photos of your Dna matches from Africa I will share this information with my dad and family GodNasiir Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603431354017330292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-10375814268445969502017-05-12T18:15:12.990-04:002017-05-12T18:15:12.990-04:00AWESOME!! Tears formed in my eyes looking at the p...AWESOME!! Tears formed in my eyes looking at the pictures and reading about your experience. WOWWWW.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240535862148585443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-61936692670620996842017-02-10T13:05:31.250-05:002017-02-10T13:05:31.250-05:00Hi Melvin, I just saw you on the RootsTech 2017 an...Hi Melvin, I just saw you on the RootsTech 2017 and was very inspired by your journey to Ghana. I am so happy you found family members there! My ancestors are from Scotland and England, and I dream about going there myself someday. I am so glad that DNA testing can help you know where you are from and who you are related to. My parents lived in South Africa for a few years and I got to visit them there twice, and I met a few Ghanaians - what wonderful people! I hope you find more connections in the future.Glenn Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979840411149655104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-34585426086925165632017-01-21T11:39:31.997-05:002017-01-21T11:39:31.997-05:00What a great thing for all involved. I've enj...What a great thing for all involved. I've enjoyed reading your blog as well as your books. Now that I've found my bio family, I'm hoping to make the connection to all of my dna cousins. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979931960965330083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-51102595536795251352017-01-10T14:02:41.316-05:002017-01-10T14:02:41.316-05:00Thank you so much for sharing. May we continue to...Thank you so much for sharing. May we continue to connect our kinship to our elders and family in Ghana. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783115420962318219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-79895399288859054362017-01-09T16:23:38.664-05:002017-01-09T16:23:38.664-05:00Hello cousin. First of all thank you so much for ...Hello cousin. First of all thank you so much for all the work you have done tracing our family history, and for sharing the family reunion. Your photos and message has touched my heart and sou. I am most grateful to you and I hope to one day make the journey to Ghana as well., May GOD continue to bless you. Happy New YearAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648169170719245871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-17611667643910508632017-01-08T18:03:25.702-05:002017-01-08T18:03:25.702-05:00This is amazing.This is amazing.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985092052362235580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-90986989809238588912017-01-08T07:23:43.167-05:002017-01-08T07:23:43.167-05:00Amazing. Owusu is the last name of my friend Johna...Amazing. Owusu is the last name of my friend Johnathan who's test I manage. He is a match to your Lazarus kit. He is from Ghana. He lives and works in MD. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042302293688760582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-79265291355366743572017-01-03T01:19:05.650-05:002017-01-03T01:19:05.650-05:00Thank you so much for sharing your African Family ...Thank you so much for sharing your African Family Reunion we us. I could feel your family's love and excitement. All praise to the Most High Creator YAH for this awesome connection of separated family members... HalleluYAH Marsha Sampson-Gilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267788112057768075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-15523713807225859982017-01-02T22:06:41.793-05:002017-01-02T22:06:41.793-05:00Melvin, Great Reunion and great pictures. This br...Melvin, Great Reunion and great pictures. This brings back so many memoirs of my migration to Sierra Leone in the late 1980s. My migration to Sierra Leone was a life changing event for my daughter and I. I know that your visit also will be a life changer for you.ChargeAgentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218316877597836689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-76328252392371095682017-01-02T16:13:19.727-05:002017-01-02T16:13:19.727-05:00Your journey touch my heart Melvin, your words too...Your journey touch my heart Melvin, your words took me along with you. I felt your Joy and how overwhelming it was to connect with blood relatives while returning to native homeland. This is why you do what you do!!! Happy New Year!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950940449754848301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-81240054187364058612017-01-02T12:48:21.854-05:002017-01-02T12:48:21.854-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839894788874700409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-1105849800208410862017-01-02T10:56:57.780-05:002017-01-02T10:56:57.780-05:00This is absolutely amazing. My sisters and I would...This is absolutely amazing. My sisters and I would love to do research and discover our roots. With every picture you posted on IG, I smiled a littler harder. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893866793255593542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-59258011755647962602017-01-02T10:34:32.016-05:002017-01-02T10:34:32.016-05:00Melvin,
I am just blown away at how you have take...Melvin,<br /><br />I am just blown away at how you have taken this to a whole new level of connecting & closing the gap through DNA. Simply amazing!!Linda Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167766654119787394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-85690375322216989012017-01-02T08:07:15.625-05:002017-01-02T08:07:15.625-05:00This is just wonderful, Melvin! I've truly enj...This is just wonderful, Melvin! I've truly enjoyed following your journey, and sharing in the emotion of it all!<br />Take your time in processing it all, but I do look forward to reading your future posts!<br /><br />RenateRenate Yarborough Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289031155721526652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-58974315418905662902017-01-02T02:00:26.915-05:002017-01-02T02:00:26.915-05:00Beautiful Beautiful iad76https://www.blogger.com/profile/12090161490488306139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-37420532943671589152017-01-02T00:18:20.078-05:002017-01-02T00:18:20.078-05:00I am very emotional after reading this post. I can...I am very emotional after reading this post. I can't even imagine the magnitude of the wave of feelings you went through during this homecoming. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. The ancestors are definitely smiling!Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-78363241739484792592017-01-01T22:39:59.681-05:002017-01-01T22:39:59.681-05:00This is truly a blessing. If we had waited anothe...This is truly a blessing. If we had waited another generation, we might not be able to find these connections. I hope we will see more older West Africans tested. For many people, this is the ultimate goal of geneaological research. I don't remember Alex Haley researching other lines. However, I don't think Melvin will stop here. K Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018734574884436368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-40611102929795284402017-01-01T21:44:41.956-05:002017-01-01T21:44:41.956-05:00So beautiful! BTW, I gave you all a shout out on t...So beautiful! BTW, I gave you all a shout out on the podcast while you were in Ghana! So well done! The ancestors are smiling upon you all!<br />Angela Y. Walton-Rajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-61316572816803990012017-01-01T21:31:30.882-05:002017-01-01T21:31:30.882-05:00Wow. This is such an amazing story! I know I was f...Wow. This is such an amazing story! I know I was following as your trip progressed on Facebook, but it's so nice to share in your emotions through your words in this story. I look forward to hearing more as you are able to process your experiences. Wow. This is really happening!LaKisha T. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405575152736592003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-21792011183729012692017-01-01T21:13:48.372-05:002017-01-01T21:13:48.372-05:00It is unbelievable. And wonderful. We would never ...It is unbelievable. And wonderful. We would never have imagined this could happen a decade ago even. At least I wouldn't have.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com