We all get a little daunted when we see our huge number of matches for the first time. Where do you start figuring out how each one is related to you? Are there some simple tricks you can use to … Continued
DNA Painter is a wonderful tool for genetic genealogists. There are two different aspects to the site: tools and profiles. The tools section provides an interactive version of Blaine Bettinger’s Shared centiMorgan Project. The profiles section allows researchers to “paint” … Continued
Many of us are faced with genealogical brick walls involving ancestors who lived in the 1700s or early 1800s. Autosomal DNA testing is increasingly becoming an integral part of modern genealogical research used to help solve these types of problems. … Continued
DNA databases, what are they? How do they work? Who runs them? What’s in the TOS/Privacy (Terms of Service/Privacy)? How to you use DNA Databases in your research? Answering these questions for every level of genealogist. https://vimeo.com/397781181/91d436904d?share=copy The video can … Continued
The journey started with at-DNA results of distant cousin matches and admixture estimates that evolved over time and began converging on a narrow yet unknown ancestral path, followed by more at-DNA testing and then the Big Y-DNA test, which uncovered … Continued
Genealogical DNA tests are bringing thousands of new cousins to our attention, but many of them don‘t have trees yet, or the trees aren‘t attached to their test. Learn some new techniques for figuring out where how these individuals connect with you. (Focus is on Ancestry.com … Continued
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