YDNA testing revealed a Sutherland clan connection Kathleen wasn’t even looking for–but only after she had to unravel not one but two misattributed fathers on a family tree! Read about how Kathleen used both YDNA and autosomal DNA to rebuild her paternal...
Surname changes in genealogy can create confusion when you’re looking for your family. Connie explains some reasons why a family would change their surname. Surname Changes Have you encountered unexpected surname changes in your DNA? Family historians rely on...
Marie shares how she helped a cousin with Identifying his Canadian birth mother, and how this discovery helped their family solve a 120-year-old family mystery. In 2017 Marie Hunt* was contacted by Buddy Brown, who had just taken a DNA test and appeared to be Marie’s...
Bio grandfather and half uncle found! Sonja shares her double DNA discovery using YDNA and autosomal DNA together to find relatives she previously didn’t know about. While autosomal DNA combined with traditional genealogy can help solve many family mysteries,...
Floating trees can be a useful strategy for your genetic genealogy research. Learn how Chris used floating trees in her own research and made some great discoveries. Floating Trees? What is a floating tree? A floating tree is a family tree that you build for your DNA...
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