How does your DNA testing company correct for endogamy on DNA matches? You should know about Ancestry’s algorithm; MyHeritage’s rule for Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry; and these tips for segment size and shared matches. Endogamy is more than just a set of first cousins...
Organize your DNA matches by linking them to your family trees on AncestryDNA and FamilyTreeDNA. Here’s how. Genetic genealogy companies are ramping up their efforts to help us integrate our genealogy with our DNA. The easier they make this for us, the easier it is...
Learning about your ancestors’ full lifetime helps you better know and appreciate them—and yourself. It’s one of the (many) psychological benefits of family history! Did you know that people underestimate how much they will change? Daniel Gilbert, a Harvard...
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...
Need a family tree to attach to your DNA test results? Here are 3 (relatively) quick ways to get one—and the answer to a related question, “What the heck is a GEDCOM?” Perhaps you have taken a DNA test, but you don’t consider yourself a genealogist. You haven’t built...
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