Mapping out shared ancestral locations between your family tree and your DNA matches’ tree can help you zero in on the branch of the family you have in common. “Location, Location, LOCATION!” Sounds like something you might hear from your realtor or investment...
Transferring your DNA data to another genetic genealogy website is like getting a second opinion: it’s generally a good idea. Get a second opinion. That’s the advice we hear about our healthcare (and the tactic my kids use when one parent says “no”). But it should...
Combine DNA tests to help find birth parents or identify ancestors! This tasty example for an adoptee combines autosomal plus mtDNA testing to help identify a DNA match on her maternal line. My family recently visited the Jelly Belly Factory in northern California. Of...
DNA ethnicity results are popular with test-takers. Living DNA charts your ancestral locations over time, so you see where your ancestors were from at different points deep in human history. Where did I come from? This is a fundamental human question, and it is...
Get started organizing your DNA matches with these 3 suggestions for turning your jumbled list into an organized group of genetic networks—and eventually, a better family tree. At my house, I can tell whose turn it is to unload the dishwasher by the state of the...
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