AncestryDNA’s updated DNA Matches (now in beta testing; available here) has a nice little surprise for those of us who…
ThruLines are automatically added to DNA tests that meet the criteria described at the end of this post. AncestryDNA’s ThruLinesTM are…
These features are now available to all users of AncestryDNA and no longer require opting into “beta testing”. For RootsTech…
Instructions for opting in to the beta test are at the bottom of this post. Ancestry has pulled off a…
By: Erik Schaefer Remember the excitement of receiving your first DNA results and wanting to share them with everyone? I…
On 31 January, 2019, we learned from Buzzfeed that Family Tree DNA had allowed the FBI to use their customer…
It’s that time of year: Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air! Chocolate is abundant. And if you’re not in…
Did you know that AncestryDNA is using fully-identical regions to distinguish full siblings from half siblings? And apparently has been…
This post has been updated. Today, Buzzfeed broke the story that Family Tree DNA has been allowing FBI agents to…
When I get a new mystery DNA match—unknown connection, possibly no tree at all—the first thing I check is how…