Bessie Elizabeth Reid (1871–1905) had a hard life. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 17 Jul 1871, she was the…
UPDATES: Please see the list of updates to this post, which are at the bottom. For step-by-step instructions on how…
In “Escape from the Overlap Zone“, I wrote about a way to distinguish between relationships for which the shared amount…
UPDATE: Additional simulations by Andrew Millard using different recombination rates for men and women indicate that half-siblings and aunts/uncles/nieces/nephews can…
Have you ever noticed that some bloggers (myself included) post links to a genealogy-related site that don’t look quite like…
It’s time once again for one of my favorite posts: an update of how many people are in the autosomal…
MyHeritage has made substantial gains since this review was published. Please see the links at the end of this post…
So, you’ve identified a potential birth parent and you’re ready to reach out. But how? What’s the best medium? Phone?…
On 13 July, AncestryDNA‘s official blog announced pending changes to how DNA tests are registered and managed in their system…
MyHeritage is running a sale on their DNA test in Canada through July 5th to celebrate Canada Day. The price…