RootsTech, one of the major genealogy conferences of the year, is coming up next week. Many lectures will be streamed online for free. The schedule for free sessions is up: RootsTech 2020 Free Livestream Schedule. Lectures begin Wednesday, February 26th, at 8am Mountain Time. Lectures are streamed Wednesday through Saturday. There is also an option… Continue reading RootsTech 2020
Month: February 2020
France a Weak Area in Ancestry Ethnicity Estimates
DNA ethnicity estimation has improved significantly from its earliest days. In my article DNA Testing, What Do My Origin Percentages Mean? from 2016, I noted that ethnicity estimates are generally accurate to the continent level, and should improve with time. Now two of the major testing companies are attempting to pinpoint origins in regions within… Continue reading France a Weak Area in Ancestry Ethnicity Estimates
MyHeritage Photo Colorization
This is really cool. MyHeritage has just added a photo colorization tool. It extrapolates the colors that were likely present when a photo was taken, and adds those colors to the photo. RootsTech is coming up next week, so now is the season for announcements from genealogy companies. Judging by the positive response to this… Continue reading MyHeritage Photo Colorization
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