by Diahan Southard | May 26, 2022 | Benefits family history
Heritage travel adventure! Mike took an old family photo to Sweden, hoping it would lead to his ancestral home. Thanks to genealogy serendipity, we had success. Now his Swedish ethnicity results are more meaningful and he can picture the past even more clearly. Mike...
by Sunny Morton | Jun 24, 2021 | DNA testing stories
These descendants are bringing together white and African American descendants of an enslaver to rebuild their full biological family tree and document their shared legacy. Not long ago, we met Judy Hughes when she participated in the DNA Skills Workshop. Judy, who is...
by Sunny Morton | Oct 15, 2020 | DNA testing stories
One of my DNA matches reminded me of my brother, so of course I had to introduce them. “Mr Tie Dye, meet your cousin, Uncle Mud….” Kin AND kindred spirits! I think my big brother Chris has always felt a little odd-man-out in our fairly conservative family. He’s a free...
by Diahan Southard | Jul 9, 2020 | DNA testing stories
Take a virtual travel adventure into your family history, using your DNA test results—not just ethnicity, but your match list—and customize your armchair destinations based on your family’s origins. When I was in third grade, my grandmother walked me to school in the...
by Sunny Morton | Apr 23, 2020 | Working with DNA matches
Connecting with DNA matches isn’t easy. But Rosilyn Rayborn has connected so successfully, she’s launched a podcast of conversations with DNA matches! Learn more, including tips for getting your matches to respond to you. When Rosilyn Rayborn entered the world of DNA...
