What is XDNA? Not As Mysterious As It Sounds

What is XDNA? Not As Mysterious As It Sounds

What is XDNA? We have answers! And so does your XDNA itself. XDNA can be used for genealogy, whether you’re a man or a woman. Sort your DNA matches using XDNA to help you with your family history. We usually talk about THREE kinds of DNA tests available for...
Talk about DNA at a Family Reunion

Talk about DNA at a Family Reunion

Getting relatives to take a DNA test is easier if you can talk to a lot of them at once. Here are tips for talking about DNA with your relatives at your next family reunion or gathering. Savvy genealogists recognize that a family reunion is an excellent place to...
How to Find the Shared Matches Tool

How to Find the Shared Matches Tool

The Shared Matches tools at AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), MyHeritage and Living DNA can help you figure out how you’re related to your DNA matches. Here’s how to find the Shared Matches tools at your favorite DNA testing company websites. I have heard so many...
Organizing DNA Matches: 3 Steps

Organizing DNA Matches: 3 Steps

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...
AncestryDNA Updates Matching

AncestryDNA Updates Matching

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...