What is CODIS and who can use it for forensic genealogy and DNA matching? Here are answers. The popular ABC series Genetic Detective is helping popularize the work of genetic genealogy. But just as many watching are probably wondering “What is genealogy?” (I just...
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...
Here’s how one person is using DNA + genealogy research to discover the identities of her biological grandparents. She’s faced with a common DNA question: Which daughter in a family was the biological mother? Recently I’ve been working with Libby in our Coaching...
The Shared Centimorgan Project (ScP) has exciting and important new updates. Here’s why they matter to your DNA match experience and how to submit your own data. In any industry, you can often pinpoint distinct innovations to the way we work. They can range from a...
A world-traveling, 86-year old adoptee takes an emotional journey to explore her birth roots. Here’s how it went finding her biological mother and sharing the news with her adoptive family. This story and related pictures are shared with the family’s permission. Etta...
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