It’s a new year with new opportunities. Lots of ancestors to find and others to confirm.
For me, the best part is actually learning about my ancestors’ lives. If you’re a subscriber, I’m sure you’ve already noticed that.
These adventures and misadventures are what inspire my blog articles. What works well, what doesn’t and how to use multiple tools to unveil more about our ancestors.
That’s what motivates me. I hope it motivates you, too.
New Articles in the Works
I’d like to share some of the articles and educational events I have planned for 2025, then ask what topics you’d like to see.
Articles on the drawing board include:
- MyHeritage DNA File Download Instructions Update
- Mitotree – when released
- Mitochondrial Discover – when released
- Genealogy Proof Series – The series continues with autosomal, Y-DNA, and mitochondrial DNA proof.
- The Forest of the Trees – Lots of different kinds of trees for both Y and mitochondrial DNA at FamilyTreeDNA. How to use them, for what, and when. This will probably be written as a series.
- New features and developments from vendors as they occur
- Acadian Ancestors – I hope to complete my Acadian 52 Ancestors articles. For those who don’t know, “52 Ancestors” is a challenge to write about one ancestor each week for a year. You can sign up with Amy Johnson Crow here to learn more and receive weekly prompts. It’s fun and allows you to focus on one ancestor at a time, and the history that occurred in their lifetime.
Other Learning Opportunities
In addition to those articles, I’ll be at RootsTech in person presenting:
- DNA Academy – the 2025 version, soup to nuts
- DNA for Native American Genealogy
- Reveal Your Maternal Ancestors and Their Stories Using Mitochondrial DNA
- Guide to FamilyTreeDNA – Using Y-DNA, Mitochondrial DNA, Autosomal, X-DNA and Associated Tools
I’ll also participate in other educational events with Legacy Family Tree Webinars, WikiTree, the North Carolina Genealogy Society, and FamilyTreeDNA. I’ll provide more information about them later.
Finding Information
Remember, you can always use a keyword search on this blog to find any topic I’ve written about previously.
Also, Google’s AI has apparently trained itself using my blog articles, as have a couple of other AI tools. I know this because my blog comes up as a resource when I google questions. You can try that, too.
Your Turn – What Do You Want?
There are always new topics, new features, or different ways to explain things.
- What would you like to see covered in 2025?
- Are there any hot genetic genealogy topics that you’d love to learn more about?
Please make your suggestions in a comment on this article.
Here’s wishing you a wonderful 2025 with lots of ancestor discoveries.
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DNA Purchases and Free Uploads
- FamilyTreeDNA – Y, mitochondrial and autosomal DNA testing
- MyHeritage DNA – Autosomal DNA test
- MyHeritage FREE DNA file upload – Upload your DNA file from other vendors free
- AncestryDNA – Autosomal DNA test
- AncestryDNA Plus Traits
- 23andMe Ancestry – Autosomal DNA only, no Health
- 23andMe Ancestry Plus Health
Genealogy Products and Services
- MyHeritage Subscription with Free Trial
- Legacy Family Tree Webinars – Genealogy and DNA classes, subscription-based, some free
- Legacy Family Tree Software – Genealogy software for your computer
- OldNews – Old Newspapers with links to save to MyHeritage trees
- MyHeritage Omni comprehansive “everything included” subscription plan
- Newspapers.com – Search newspapers for your ancestors
- NewspaperArchive – Search different newspapers for your ancestors
My Books
- DNA for Native American Genealogy – by Roberta Estes, for those ordering the e-book from anyplace, or paperback within the United States
- DNA for Native American Genealogy – for those ordering the paperback outside the US
- The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA – Y-DNA, Mitochondrial, Autosomal and X-DNA
Genealogy Books
- Genealogical.com – Lots of wonderful genealogy research books
- American Ancestors – Wonderful selection of genealogy books
Genealogy Research
- Legacy Tree Genealogists – Professional genealogy research
