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Genealogy: Not Just for Humans

8/26/2010

By Lisa A. Alzo

From mythology to music, have fun with these online places to peruse people-free pedigrees.

The concept of a family tree goes beyond just tracking Great-great-grandpa. Here are a few online places you can peruse a people-free pedigree (you may need to click some charts to enlarge them).

Got a mutt? Find out Fido’s ancestry through DNA testing companies such as Canine Heritage and DDC Veterinary Animal DNA Testing.
A horse is a horse, of course, but who sired him? Type his name into the Thoroughbred Pedigree Database.
Trace the twists of many tongues in the Indo-European Languages Family Tree.
Step into the histories of houses around the world at History of Homes.
Which came first: Rockabilly or Bubble Gum? Genealogy of Pop/Rock Music maps 700 artists and 30 music styles from 1955 to 1978.
Musical genre-specific trees include Cuban and heavy metal, or you can follow the lineage of the guitar.
If mythology is all Greek to you, keep track of the descendants of Chaos at Greek Gods Family Tree.
Tour the hairpin turns of the auto industry with the Automotive Family Tree.

From the November 2010 issue of Family Tree Magazine.

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