by Sunny Morton | Jun 4, 2020 | Family Tree Basics - DNA
Clues for building your family tree may be sitting around your house—or a relative’s home. These “home sources” can help you extend your tree and learn family stories. These tips will help you find them. What are “home sources” for genealogy? Some of the most valuable... 
by Diahan Southard | May 21, 2020 | Family Tree Basics - DNA
Organize your DNA matches by linking them to your family trees on AncestryDNA and Family Tree DNA. 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... 
by Sunny Morton | Apr 9, 2020 | Family Tree Basics - 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... 
by Sunny Morton | Mar 19, 2020 | Family Tree Basics - DNA
Your best family tree for DNA matches should be bursting with siblings, cousins and other relatives. Here’s how to use census records to construct a more robust family tree. The best family tree for working with your DNA matches includes all your grandparents’... 
by Sunny Morton | Jan 23, 2020 | Family Tree Basics - DNA
Obituaries can help you figure out how you’re related to your DNA matches. They can identify unknown connections between you on your family tree: uncles, aunts, and those coveted common ancestors. The best possible family tree for your DNA matching experience includes...
