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Emily

June 11, 2019 thednageek 7d Comments

Emily’s is a true story, but some given names and surnames have been changed to protect privacy. When Emily’s DNA…

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Posted in: Finding Family Filed under: Ashkenazi Jewish, sperm donation, sperm donor, unknown father, unknown parentage

Jerry and Paul

May 7, 2019 thednageek 8d Comments

At age 16, Jerry’s mother was working in a canning factory, where she met a young man.  As things happen,…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: artifact testing, GEDmatch, one-to-one comparison, post-mortem DNA sampling, search angel, unknown father, unknown parentage

Letter to a Birth Parent

July 19, 2017 thednageek 55d Comments

So, you’ve identified a potential birth parent and you’re ready to reach out. But how? What’s the best medium? Phone?…

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Posted in: Finding Family Filed under: adoptees, contact, letter, unknown father

Getting Started in an Unknown Parentage Search

May 28, 2017 thednageek 31d Comments

This post has been updated. DNA has great power to connect adoptees and others with unknown parentage to their birth…

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Posted in: Finding Family Filed under: 23andMe, adoptees, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, professional genealogist, testing strategy, unknown father

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