Did you know that AncestryDNA matches don't necessarily see each other for the first time at the same time? Recently a family member who had taken an Ancestry DNA test got a message from a close relative who had just received their Ancestry DNA results back, commenting on the DNA connection. When the first person looked… Continue reading AncestryDNA, Matches First See Each Other at Different Times
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Learn About AncestryDNA Genetic Communities
Yesterday Ancestry launched a new component of AncestryDNA origins called Genetic Communities. The ethnicity breakdown by percentages is still there. Now there is also a set of one or more Genetic Communities for most testers. Genetic Communities were created based on Ancestry trees and DNA results. They are smaller regions than in the ethnicity breakdown results.… Continue reading Learn About AncestryDNA Genetic Communities
Michael Lacopo Speaking at the Sacramento German Genealogy Society Spring Seminar on April 8th
Michael Lacopo will be giving four lectures at the Sacramento German Genealogy Society (SGGS) Seminar in a few weeks, on April 8th. Two of his lectures will be on DNA and two will be on German-American research. More details about the event are at the SGGS website here. Dr. Lacopo is a great lecturer, and wrote the great… Continue reading Michael Lacopo Speaking at the Sacramento German Genealogy Society Spring Seminar on April 8th
DNA Origins: Analyzing Results of two Scandinavians, Norwegian and Swedish
Millions of people have taken DNA tests. Many have taken them not as much to connect with DNA relatives but to find out their ethnic origins. However, this is still a relatively new and developing field. Any ethnicity results now are expected to change as the science improves. They are not expected to be 100%… Continue reading DNA Origins: Analyzing Results of two Scandinavians, Norwegian and Swedish
AncestryDNA Sale Through March 19
Right now AncestryDNA is running a sale on their autosomal DNA test for $89, instead of the usual $99. The last day to buy a kit for the sale is March 19. Although their website's tools for analyzing your DNA aren't the best, because they have the biggest pool of people they are usually the… Continue reading AncestryDNA Sale Through March 19
AncestryDNA Adds New Feature for Individuals with Parents in the Database
This weekend I was perusing my DNA kits to check for new matches, and I noticed a new feature on AncestryDNA. On the DNA match list page, in the filters section there is a new button for some profiles. If a parent was also tested by AncestryDNA, you can filter matches based on that person. For… Continue reading AncestryDNA Adds New Feature for Individuals with Parents in the Database
How to Tell When DNA Matches Might be False Positives
So you took an autosomal DNA test, and have pages and pages of matches. Are all of them family? The answer is no. Some will be false positives, matching your DNA by chance rather than because you are related. How can you tell? Blaine Bettinger, who brought us the awesome DNA cM relationship chart I… Continue reading How to Tell When DNA Matches Might be False Positives
FamilyTreeDNA Now Accepting Transfers of Recent 23andMe and AncestryDNA tests
I wasn't sure this day would come, but I'm excited it has! Toward the end of last year FamilyTreeDNA was no longer taking Autosomal DNA transfers from the most recent 23andMe and AncestryDNA tests. To be precise, those are the AncestryDNA V2 and 23andMe V4 test results. I was worried that they were planning to… Continue reading FamilyTreeDNA Now Accepting Transfers of Recent 23andMe and AncestryDNA tests
DNA Testing, The Difference it Makes Testing One Generation Back: Case Study
It is often recommended to give a DNA test to the oldest generation possible. But how much does this really matter? When I was starting out in DNA research a few years ago, I thought that testing a child versus their parent didn't really matter. I thought because a child had half of each parent's… Continue reading DNA Testing, The Difference it Makes Testing One Generation Back: Case Study
RootsTech 2017 Live Streaming Schedule
Very exciting. RootsTech has announced the schedule of sessions that will be LiveStreamed next month, from Wednesday, February 8th, to Saturday, February 11th. So those of us unable to attend in person can feel part of the genealogy community. The schedule has been published here and I am posting it below: Wednesday 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Innovator Summit… Continue reading RootsTech 2017 Live Streaming Schedule
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