by Kathie Knoll | Mar 11, 2021 | DNA testing stories
Learning about her father’s birth family led to his adoptive family—and his own childhood. Thanks to DNA testing for family history and some diligent genealogy research, now she knows more about his TWO families. Since childhood, Cheryl knew her father was adopted—and... 
by Diahan Southard | Feb 19, 2021 | DNA testing for beginners
The best DNA tests for ancestry in 2022 include both ethnicity results AND DNA matches. Here are the top DNA test kit options for exploring family history. Taking a DNA test can help you discover more about your heritage and connect with biological relatives. An... 
by Diahan Southard | Jan 7, 2021 | Sharing family history
When I heard my mom, an adoptee, telling her story on the Who Am I Really? podcast, I realized the importance of telling your DNA story in your own voice. I have told my story about finding my mom’s birth family dozens of times. I have shared it in lectures, in... 
by Sunny Morton | Dec 3, 2020 | Genetic genealogy tools
Here’s how adoptees and others searching for birth families can use both DNA testing and the free WikiTree genealogy website to help reconstruct their biological family trees. Thanks to Emma MacBeath and Chris Whitten for co-authoring this guest article. See their... 
by Diahan Southard | Mar 26, 2020 | Working with DNA matches
Not sure how you are related to your DNA match? Use the free “What Are the Odds?” tool at DNA Painter to explore the possibilities and to help build a more accurate family tree. If you want to explore and compare different possibilities for how you might be related to...
