Pay it forward! It can feel just as rewarding to help your DNA matches break down their brick walls as it can be to solve your own family history mysteries. Check out this inspiring story—and how easy it was to help. We all come to DNA testing with OWN own family...
Finding all children of an ancestral couple can help you build a DNA-friendly family tree for your DNA matching experience. Use this collateral research strategy on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch or MyHeritage. A couple years ago, my friend (let’s call him Steve) got a...
AncestryDNA shared matches have changed since they dropped smallest shared segments (below 8cM) and refined the matching algorithm. Here’s what I see and 2 things you can do about the changes. We blogged not long ago about changes coming to the AncestryDNA shared...
DNA tests from 23andMe and AncestryDNA require saliva. What if you (or your relative) can’t spit to provide the sample? “My uncle has severe Alzheimer’s. I have tried to get enough spit from him for AncestryDNA to test but have been unsuccessful. What should I do?”...
Which DNA testing company should you use? Do different companies give different results? Short answer: Yes. Here are 3 ways your DNA test results may vary. While doing a Q&A for Legacy Family Tree webinars recently, I got this great question: Does doing DNA...
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