Y DNA Testing: Get Started

Y DNA Testing: Get Started

Y DNA testing is a great way to explore your paternal family line. Here’s a quick get-started video tutorial and two essential tips for taking a YDNA test for family history. Y DNA testing is a specific type of genetic genealogy test that can help answer questions...
DNA Ethnicity Specificity

DNA Ethnicity Specificity

Since the launch of the autosomal DNA test, we have seen an incredible increase in the specificity of DNA ethnicity origins reports. DNA ethnicity getting more specific In the 11 years since the launch of the autosomal DNA test, we have seen an incredible increase in...
Why Take a DNA Test Now

Why Take a DNA Test Now

Why take a DNA test now? If you haven’t already taken a DNA test for genealogy, here are 4 reasons not to put it off any longer. Journalist Malcom Gladwell uses economic principles to study human behavior. He describes a moment in time we all instinctively know: the...
Genetics v. Genealogy: 2 Family Trees

Genetics v. Genealogy: 2 Family Trees

Your genetic family tree is different than your genealogically-researched family tree. Here’s how, and why understanding this helps your family history. A key concept in genetic genealogy is that your genetic pedigree is different than your genealogical pedigree. Let...
Why Take a DNA Test: 3 Reasons

Why Take a DNA Test: 3 Reasons

Are you a genealogist who has not yet taken a DNA test? Here are three reasons to dive right in. If you’re interested in your family history but haven’t taken a DNA test yet, it’s time. Not just because “everyone’s doing it,” (well, actually there’s merit to that...