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FamilyTreeDNA 2023 Update – Past, Present and Future
At the FamilyTreeDNA International Conference on Genetic Genealogy, held November 3-5 in Houston for group project administrators, product and feature updates were scattered across both days in various...
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What’s Changed? – Autosomal DNA Vendor Feature Changes Since the 23andMe...
The 23andMe customer data compromise has reverberated throughout the technology industry, not limited to DNA testing. The 23andMe compromise has provided the impetus for reflection and security and...
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Bennett Greenspan: Meet My Extended Family & Discover Extraordinary Deep...
“My ancestors are in my soul. I can’t get them out of my mind.” Bennett Greenspan “And yes, I brake for cemeteries.” Bennett Greenspan gave an incredibly interesting presentation at the 15th...
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My RootsTech 2024 Schedule – Come Visit!
This is lining up to be the busiest RootsTech ever. My appearance schedule includes: 3 RootsTech sessions 2 presentations in the MyHeritage booth 5 AMA (ask me anything) panel sessions in the...
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RootsTech 2024 – MyHeritage is ON FIRE with 13 Announcements
I’ve got to tell you, MyHeritage has outdone themselves. I had a hard time just keeping track of their announcements, which totaled 13 – a baker’s dozen. You can watch the MyHeritage RootsTech keynote...
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RootsTech 2024 – Celebrating 25 Years of Genetic Genealogy
On the first day of RootsTech, we celebrated the milestone anniversary of 25 years of genetic genealogy. Right now, we are at the intersection of two incredibly powerful tools: genetics and AI. Both...
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Why Don’t Our Y-DNA Haplogroups Match?
I’ve been asked this question several times recently, and the answer is resoundingly, “it depends.” There are several reasons why Y-DNA haplogroups might not match and most of them aren’t “bad.” How...
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Announcing: The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA; Y-DNA, Mitochondrial,...
I’m so very pleased to announce the publication of my new book, The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA – Y-DNA, Mitochondrial, Autosomal and X-DNA. For the first time, the publisher, Genealogical.com, is...
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Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA Released in Hardcopy
Just what many of you have been waiting for! The hardcopy print version of the Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA has just been released. The e-pub version was previously released, and now, the paperback...
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Great News – Both e-Pub and Print Version of “The Complete Guide to...
Anyone, anyplace, can order the full-color, searchable, e-pub version of The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA – Y-DNA, Mitochondrial, Autosomal and X-DNA from the publisher, Genealogical.com, here....
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Genealogy Proof Series: Surname Searching
This is the third article in the Genealogy Proof series, in addition to the introduction. Genealogy Proof Series: Gathering Resources, Leveling Up, Using the Genealogical Proof Standard and DNA...
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The Big Y-700 Test Marries Science to Genealogy
Recently, one of my long-time friends and project co-administrators asked me a simple question. What do the FamilyTreeDNA Big Y-700 test and the Time Tree tell us when we have genealogy trees provided...
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FamilyTreeDNA Tree Integration with MyHeritage – Step by Step Instructions
Great news! FamilyTreeDNA has partnered with MyHeritage for tree integration. The purpose is to obsolete the FamilyTreeDNA tree and integrate it as a tree that resides on MyHeritage for FamilyTreeDNA...
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Y-DNA Highways of History: Fleshing Out Your Ancestors Using Discover Case...
I’m so very pleased to announce with Legacy Family Tree Webinars, that we are offering a special midsummer surprise webinar – and it’s FREE through August 1st, here. Thank you, Legacy Family Tree...
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DNA Academy Webinar Series Released
Great news! Legacy Family Tree Webinars has just released DNA Academy. DNA Academy is a three-part series designed to introduce the basics of DNA for genetic genealogy and how Y-DNA, X-DNA,...
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FamilyTreeDNA Match Download Files are Back!
Such great news! FamilyTreeDNA has resumed their match file downloads, making FamilyTreeDNA the ONLY major company that provides this important feature. You can now download a file of all of your...
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Six Ways to Figure Out How We’re Related
In my latest Webinar, Six Ways to Figure Out How We’re Related, I discuss the various tools from Ancestry, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage, and 23andMe – plus clusters from Genetic Affairs and the amazing...
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Genealogy Proof Series – Creating Genealogy Proof Tables
This is the fifth article in the Genealogy Proof Series. Genealogy Proof Series: Gathering Resources, Leveling Up, Using the Genealogical Proof Standard and DNA Genealogy Proof Series: Gathering...
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Leave No Stone Unturned, No Ancestor Behind: 10 Easy Steps to Capture DNA Clues
There’s a lot, a whole lot that DNA testing can tell you. Not just your own tests, but the genetic information carried by your relatives that you do not. Recently, I’ve been reviewing my brick walls,...
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2024 Retrospective – Plus New Color Version of Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA
I hope 2024 was a great year for you. 2024 was an amazing year that included the release of my new book, Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA, and two genealogy-focused trips. I was also able to use Y-DNA...
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