Update: The details are out of date, but the classes are still great. I can’t tell you how happy I was to receive an e-mail this week from Dianne Harman-Hoog with the DNAadoption group announcing classes for how to work … Continue reading
Update: This article is now obsolete, but I’m leaving it for historical context. — Original article: One of the questions most often asked today is which autosomal DNA test, or testing company, is the best, meaning Ancestry, 23andMe or Family Tree … Continue reading
What, exactly, is an autosomal DNA match? Answer: It’s Relative I’m sorry, I just had to say that. But truthfully, it is. I know this sounds like a very basic question, and it is, but the answer sometimes isn’t as … Continue reading
One of the major announcements this past week at the Family Tree DNA administrator’s conference was that Family Tree DNA will now be accepting, and encouraging, free data transfers from both 23andMe (V3 chip only) and Ancestry.com. *For free, you … Continue reading
Dr. Maurice Gleeson gave an excellent (and humorous) presentation this last weekend at the i4gg (Institute for Genetic Genealogy) in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Although his focus is Irish, this information applies to anyone utilizing autosomal DNA. He has very graciously made his … Continue reading
Family Tree DNA was gracious enough to establish projects for genealogists – in fact – that’s one of the first things they did. However, when they established projects, some 14 or 15 years ago, the first projects that existed were … Continue reading
We have a brand new toy in our DNA sandbox today, thanks to Don Worth, a retired IT professional. I just love it when extremely talented people retire and we, in the genetic genealogy community, are the benefactors of their … Continue reading
Understanding our own ancient DNA is a little different than contemporary DNA that we use for genealogy, but it’s a continuum between the two with a very long umbilical cord between them, then, and now. And just when you … Continue reading
Sometimes, there’s nothing worse than a little bit of knowledge to get us into trouble. If you need proof of that, I can show you a picture of one of my first quilts which has thankfully disappeared someplace and was … Continue reading
In our last article, Triangulation for Y DNA, we covered triangulation for the Y chromosome, how it works, and how it can help a genetic genealogist. In this article, we’re going to cover triangulation for autosomal DNA. Triangulation for autosomal … Continue reading
