Your genetic family tree is different than your genealogically-researched family tree. Here’s how, and why understanding this helps your family history. A key concept in genetic genealogy is that your genetic pedigree is different than your genealogical pedigree. Let...
Learn your family health history through DNA testing. These stories show just how vital information about your hereditary health risks can be. My sister and I both live in different states than my parents. While we talk regularly and have a good relationship, we have...
DNA newsflash: MyHeritage.com* will start selling DNA tests and offering DNA matches. I don’t think there is any dispute that the four major online resources for genealogy include Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast, and MyHeritage. Of those four, only Ancestry.com...
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is now accepting limited autosomal DNA test results, as well as Y DNA evidence for lineage society applications. Membership to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has been a holy grail for genealogists for 125...
Here’s what I like about AncestryDNA’s updates to your DNA matching experience. AncestryDNA Updates to Matching Change is afoot at AncestryDNA*. Again. While “stability” and “predictability” seem like honorable qualities in a company or product, when it comes to tech...
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