When you take a DNA test for genealogy, it’s more than just getting those test results. Your testing company needs to be able to deliver three essential elements: the people, the trees, and the tools—tools that are going to make your family history journey...
Marie shares how she helped a cousin with Identifying his Canadian birth mother, and how this discovery helped their family solve a 120-year-old family mystery. In 2017 Marie Hunt* was contacted by Buddy Brown, who had just taken a DNA test and appeared to be Marie’s...
When biological grandparents are unknown, turning to DNA and genealogical records may help solve the mystery. Tara had only been researching her family tree for about a year when she made a startling discovery. “My dad was adopted by his [own] paternal grandparents...
Finding birth parents of an adoptee isn’t always easy. This concept from the DNA Skills Workshop helped this woman identify the biological parents of a DNA match who was adopted. Recently, Jo Roth completed the DNA Skills Workshop and she wrote in to thank us—with a...
Finding birth parents in the UK—a birth mother or birth father or both—is possible. Start here by learning about adoption contact registers, records and using DNA to find birth relatives in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Thanks to Michelle Leonard for...
*We regularly recommend products and services that we know and would use personally. Some recommendations use affiliate links. When you purchase using these links, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you!
