Deep DNA Ethnicity and Timeline

Deep DNA Ethnicity and Timeline

DNA ethnicity results are popular with test-takers. Living DNA charts your ancestral locations over time, so you see where your ancestors were from at different points deep in human history. Where did I come from? This is a fundamental human question, and it is...
AncestryDNA Ancestral Journeys

AncestryDNA Ancestral Journeys

AncestryDNA’s new ancestral journeys help your DNA tell you where your ancestors’ migratory groups lived within recent history. Editor’s note: In October 2024, AncestryDNA changed some of the terms they use to describe your results.  “Genetic...
Should a Child Take a DNA Test?

Should a Child Take a DNA Test?

Having your children (or grandchildren) take DNA tests may spark their interest in family history. Just think it through, protect their privacy—and get permission when you’re not the parent. As parents and grandparents, we want our children to spend time on things...
DNA Testing Your Relatives

DNA Testing Your Relatives

Getting your relatives to take DNA tests can boost your knowledge about your genetic connections—and can get family members more interested in their roots. Here are 5 important tips for DNA testing your relatives. Did you SEE those holiday price wars at the DNA...
Beyond DNA Ethnicity Results

Beyond DNA Ethnicity Results

Unexpected DNA ethnicity results may cause us to reconsider our sense of identity—and our family trees. A WSJ article on DNA testing I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a reporter, Cameron McWhirter, who found a discrepancy between his family...