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Flash Sale at Ancestry — 2 Days Only!

July 2, 2019 thednageek 2d Comments

Ancestry is having a 4th of July Flash Sale in the US for 2 days only! Working on mystery in…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, flash sale, sales

Genealogical Database Growth Slows

June 22, 2019 thednageek 63d Comments

The past year has seen a chilling in the genetic genealogy industry:  DNA kit sales are down drastically since April…

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Posted in: DNA Testing, Forensic Genetic Genealogy Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, database growth, database size, Family Tree DNA, GEDmatch, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement, MyHeritage

Mother’s Day Sales 2019

May 2, 2019 thednageek Leave a comment

Mother’s Day sales on DNA tests have been announced!  Show Mom you love her by linking her to her ancestors. …

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Living DNA, Mother's Day, MyHeritage, sales

Quick Tip: Color Code Your Ancestry Tree

March 20, 2019 thednageek 64d Comments

AncestryDNA recently added color tags to their New and Improved DNA Matches beta feature (available here if you don’t already…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: AncestryDNA, color coding, filtering

Quick Tip: Invite Someone to See Your AncestryDNA Results

March 15, 2019 thednageek 13d Comments

This post was updated in November 2023. Want to share your DNA results with a collaborator or get extra help…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: AncestryDNA, collaboration, quick tips, unknown parentage

St Patrick’s Day Sales—2019

March 6, 2019 thednageek 5d Comments

You don’t have to be Irish to take advantage of the St Patrick’s Day sales! Expect more sale announcements, so…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, sales, St Patrick's Day

People Power: Crowdsourcing DNA Stats

March 4, 2019 thednageek 17d Comments

AncestryDNA’s updated DNA Matches (now in beta testing; available here) has a nice little surprise for those of us who…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: AncestryDNA, AncestryDNA Matching White Paper, probabilities, relationship prediction, What Are the Odds? (WATO)

AncestryDNA’s ThruLines

February 27, 2019 thednageek 179d Comments

ThruLines are automatically added to DNA tests that meet the criteria described at the end of this post. AncestryDNA’s ThruLinesTM are…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: AncestryDNA, common ancestors, hints, RootsTech, Shared Ancestor Hints, ThruLines

AncestryDNA’s Updated DNA Matches

thednageek 36d Comments

These features are now available to all users of AncestryDNA and no longer require opting into “beta testing”. For RootsTech…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: AncestryDNA, color coding, DNA matches, filtering, RootsTech

Valentine’s Day Sales

February 11, 2019 thednageek 1 Comment

It’s that time of year:  Valentine’s Day.  Love is in the air!  Chocolate is abundant.  And if you’re not in…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, sales, Valentine's Day

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