Can DNA help Linda determine whether an enslaver was an ancestor’s father? Finding a 4x great grandfather using autosomal DNA can be tricky. Read Diahan Southard’s tips for Linda as she explores this question. “Can DNA help me learn the identity of my 4X...
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...
Your DNA matches can give you clues to the identities of your unknown ancestors! Here’s how Susan learned more about a mystery birth father: her 3X great grandfather. Susan from Grass Valley, California has long wondered who was the biological father of her 2X...
Family rumor said grandpa’s birth father was not who everyone thought it was. Here’s how DNA testing shed light on the gossip–AND revealed more about grandma’s ancestry, too! Could the family rumor be true? Judy Line’s...
A DNA mystery is SOLVED when Shane turned to genetic genealogy to find his great grandfather. Together, DNA + documents identified an ancestor who lived under two different names. Shane Willard wasn’t a genealogist. He didn’t know anything about DNA testing. But he...
