I find that there was a Pope Urban. Urban's Latin origin means "of the city". It turns out it was a regular sort of name into the 20th century. One of Paul's epistles was named Urban. There were seven popes with that name. And there turn out to many people with Urban as a surname.
Ancestry.ca says there are 429,000 records for Urban. It has all kinds of tidbits for someone researching the Urban family tree. They include photos and records, the top occupations in 1921 (surprise! it is farmer), geographical distribution, and member trees.
There was a surge in DNA tests in 2018 and 2019.
"For consumers, the tests—which cost as little as $59—offer entertainment, clues to ancestry, and a chance of discovering family secrets, such as siblings you didn’t know about. But the consequences for privacy go well beyond that. As these databases grow, they have made it possible to trace the relationships between nearly all Americans, including those who never purchased a test."
Over 30 million people globally have taken a DNA test. The promoted benefits are awareness of genetic diseases, allowing a person to make more proactive steps about their health.
With the rise in DNA tests, there has also been a rise in surprise family secret stories. Great headlines abound: The Christmas present that could tear your family apart or Your father's not your father, and 20 most shocking DNA test discovered. Even AARP weighs in on advice to consider.
The train module that Gerry and the Maple Leaf Mafia group have built is going to a new home next week. Here they are at the 2018 convention where I got this panorama and some shots of the layout.
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