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Created: 26 August 2012

I wanted to let everyone know that the DNA testing results for the comparison of the Clapperton family name to the Caperton family name is in! As most of you probably know we were able to (thanks to Marcia Behnke!) locate a Clapperton in Scotland (Thanks to Scott Clapperton!) who was willing to join and participate in the Caperton DNA Project. We have just received the results and their is a write up on the testing and history as well as the results, but I am not going to give away the plot here, so you will need to go to Collections->Our History-> Origins to see how it went!
I will say however that this is the first time the Caperton DNA Project was used as a research tool to determine a family connection! It was a great success in giving us the answer. So now I thow the challenge out to the rest of the Society, who is going to be the next to contribute DNA and benefit your research and those of others!

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Category: Caperton Society Blog

Created: 12 August 2012

I have begun adding passort applications to the Vital Records section of the Collections. These applications frequently contained the names and birthdates of fathers, mothers, spouses etc. They also contained interesting tidbits like where the applicant was going or trying to come back from as well as their photograph! for those of you into Google Earth, many of the applications have home adresses, so if you are interested in seeing where your ancestors lived then you can google the address. but don't be surprised if their house is a high rise or a freeway. I have searched several of the addresses and it appears that our ancestors frequently grew up on land that has now become re-developed. I hope to have the complete collection posted over the next several weeks.

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Category: Caperton Society Blog

Created: 29 July 2012

The Site may appear to have little to no activity, but I promise behind the scenes I have been working hard to upgrade the database that drives the Collections found on this website. Previously, I was using a database that was linked into the website. This allowed me quite a bit of design flexibility but there were may weak links to this method. one of these weak links was the ability to break the database table out of the iframe it was in, exposing the database to login issues. The new desing actually generates the tables you see from within the existing website creating a more stable and secure webpage.
Other upgrades include cleaning up the glitches that some of you have seen in the forums, and an ongoing effort to update pages and links that stopped working when I recently upgraded the site.