AncestryDNA Upgrades the Methods Used for Cousin Matches

The following teaser was posted on the Ancestry.com blog on August 1. Very interesting… I’ve always felt that DNA matches were often VERY overmatched… Now I know why. Overmatching is evident throughout all populations, but is most pronounced for those Continue reading AncestryDNA Upgrades the Methods Used for Cousin Matches

Researchers Develop DNA GPS: Pinpoint a Person’s Geographical Origin Going Back 1,000 Years

DNA testing and use just keeps getting better for genealogists. I found the following article at Gizmag.com: Researchers develop DNA GPS tool to accurately trace geographical ancestry By Chris Wood An international team of scientists has developed a process that Continue reading Researchers Develop DNA GPS: Pinpoint a Person’s Geographical Origin Going Back 1,000 Years

Trace Your Ethnic Ancestry with the Help of National Geographic’s Genographic Project

You can now trace your ethnic ancestry with the help of National Geographic’s Genographic Project. The popular project’s kit does cost $199.95 however, so it’s not cheap. The following is from an interesting artcle by Darrell W. West, published in Continue reading Trace Your Ethnic Ancestry with the Help of National Geographic’s Genographic Project

About 930,000 Folks Can Claim to be of Direct Viking Descent

The following excerpt is from an interesting article posted in the March 9, 2014 edition of dailymail.co.uk: Around 930,000 people can claim to be of direct Viking descent A study compared Y chromosome markers to estimated Viking DNA patterns The Continue reading About 930,000 Folks Can Claim to be of Direct Viking Descent

AncestryDNA Advances Exploration of African American Ethnic Origins by Coupling Genetic Science With Historical Records

The following news release was written by Ancestry.com staff and distributed via Marketwired News Releases: PROVO, UT — (Marketwired) — 02/26/14 — Thanks to cutting-edge genetic science from AncestryDNA, African Americans are now able to make new discoveries about their Continue reading AncestryDNA Advances Exploration of African American Ethnic Origins by Coupling Genetic Science With Historical Records

AncestryDNA’s Autosomal DNA Test – Don’t by Scared Off From It.

Writing at The Genetic Genealogist, Blayne Bettinger, tells us why we shouldn’t let anyone talk us out of using AncestryDNA’s autosomal DNA test… The following teaser is from Bettinger’s blog: Many genetic genealogists, myself included, have had incredible success using Continue reading AncestryDNA’s Autosomal DNA Test – Don’t by Scared Off From It.