Negative evidence is the absence of something you would expect to see under the circumstances. We use negative evidence daily…
A silver lining of the covid years is the rise of virtual genealogy education. We can learn almost anything now…
Learn to use the single most important tool for DNA mysteries: WATO (What Are the Odds?)
Level: Intermediate
The Shared cM Tool at DNA Painter contains two completely different sets of data. Here’s why.
(Level: Advanced)
This post has been updated. The What Are the Odds? tool (WATO) at DNAPainter.com has revolutionized how we identify unknown…
UPDATE: The kindness of the genealogy community continues to overwhelm … literally! We have enough data for now and are…
What Are the Odds? is one of the most helpful tools for autosomal DNA, and now it’s even better!
Two of the most useful aids for figuring out how you are related to your autosomal DNA matches are at…
AncestryDNA’s updated DNA Matches (now in beta testing; available here) has a nice little surprise for those of us who…