Learning about her father’s birth family led to his adoptive family—and his own childhood. Thanks to DNA testing for family history and some diligent genealogy research, now she knows more about his TWO families. Since childhood, Cheryl knew her father was adopted—and...
What is a genetic network? Here’s how genetic networks apply to your DNA matches and how they can topple your genealogy brick walls by finding your missing ancestors and solving family history mysteries! Why do people (especially science people) use big words to...
AncestryDNA keeps adding new regions to their ethnicity results! Here’s what their genetic communities and ethnic regions are, and how they can help you understand your ancestral heritage. Your AncestryDNA test results include a component called your DNA Story, which...
She took a DNA test looking for her Dutch ancestor—and got unexpected results! See how this researcher combined clues from genetics and genealogy to discover a new branch of her family tree. As children, Sandy from Littleton, Massachusetts and her sisters were taught...
Finding living relatives is part of searching for birth relatives and identifying DNA matches. This example shows you how Googling your DNA matches may help you build your family tree—even for your unresponsive matches. What can you do when a DNA match doesn’t respond...
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