AncestryDNA New Ancestry Discoveries: what they really mean and how they can help you solve genealogy mysteries on your family tree. Opening your AncestryDNA account to find a New Ancestor Discovery (NAD) can be a bit like the experience my 9 year old had at the beach...
Ancestry DNA’s New Ancestor Discoveries tool makes a lot of promises—and has a lot of promise. Just remember that many of these aren’t yet fulfilled. The ideal genetic genealogy interface creates a seamless transition between genetic technology and genealogical...
Family Tree DNA’s latest genealogy tool has promise: global searching for fellow descendants of a common ancestor. Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) has some of my very favorite genetic tools to help you make connections with your DNA matches when you can’t immediately find a...
DNA can integrate with surname studies (aka one-name studies), which are a mainstay of traditional genealogical research. See how projects are incorporating DNA into their enormous files of data on individual surnames. Since the advent of surnames, our last names have...
Here’s how DNA testing helped Paul Dodds discover the identity of his biological father, who was a WWII U.S serviceman stationed in Wales. His journey to his birth roots required Y DNA and autosomal DNA testing, old-fashioned genealogical research, patience and...
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