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Family Tree DNA Steps Up to the Plate in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
The good news is that Family Tree DNA is back up and running following the devastation wrought by hurricane Harvey. The office has reopened. The power has been restored. The building was not flooded,...
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Family Tree DNA Sale, MyHeritage Transfers and Hurricane Fundraiser
As many of you know, the owners of Family Tree DNA, a Houston company, have committed a percentage of their sales during the month of September for donation to hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts....
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Imputation Matching Comparison
In a future article, I’ll be writing about the process of uploading files to DNA.Land and the user experience, but in this article, I want to discuss only one topic, and that’s the results of...
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Quick Tip – Sharing a Link to Your Tree at Family Tree DNA
Did you know that you can share a link to view your tree that you have built, or uploaded, at Family Tree DNA even if the person you’re sharing with does NOT have an account at Family Tree DNA? In...
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FTDNA Unlock Sale, Upload Fix & Triangulation
Three important pieces of information today: The unlock at Family Tree DNA for transferred autosomal files from other vendors is only $10 for the duration of October, a savings of almost 50% with the...
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Black Friday, Holiday and DNA Sales by Any Other Names
Now that DNA testing has gone mainstream, with more and more people interested and testing – it’s the perfect time to purchase kits for yourself and family. Remember, genetic genealogy is a team sport...
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Glossary – Terminal SNP
What is a Terminal SNP? It sounds fatal doesn’t it, but don’t worry, it’s not. The phrase Terminal SNP is generally used in conjunction with discussing Y DNA testing and haplogroup identification. SNPs...
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Testing Strategy – Should I Test at Ancestry and Transfer to Family Tree DNA?
As most people know by now, Ancestry doesn’t accept DNA file transfers from other vendors, so many people recommend testing first at Ancestry and then transferring to Family Tree DNA. Actually, that’s...
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Focus Your DNA Efforts on Your Brick Wall and Use Coupons to Help
You still have time to order that DNA kit in time for the holidays. Even if you don’t have someone in mind to give it to immediately, stockpile while on sale so that you have one handy when you need...
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2017 – The Year of DNA
Every year for the past 17 years has been the year of DNA for me, but for many millions, 2017 has been the year of DNA. DNA testing has become a phenomenon in its own right. It was in 2013 that Spencer...
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Who Tests the X Chromosome?
Recently, someone asked which of the major DNA testing companies test the X chromosome and which ones use the X in matching. How does this difference influence the quality of our matches? Vendor X in...
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RootsTech Meetup and Super-Cool DNA Finds!
The Expo hall opened promptly at 6 this evening and remained open for 2 hours. It was a lightning fast 2 hours, let me tell you! First, on my way to find a restroom, instead I found a VERY COOL vendor,...
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RootsTech Day 3 – Jewish DNA, Schmoozing and the Flapper Party
Day 3 at RootsTech was characterized by meeting lots of people, talking to several vendors and a party. Plus, I finally got to attend a session. Yes, really! Ok, confession, I offered to help the...
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GDPR – It’s a Train and It’s a Comin’
In the recent article about Oxford Ancestors shuttering, I briefly mentioned GDPR. I’d like to talk a little more about this today, because you’re going to hear about it, and I’d rather you hear about...
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DNA Painter – Chromosome Sudoku for Genetic Genealogy Addicts
Not long ago, Jonny Perl introduced the free online tool, DNA Painter, designed to paint your chromosomes. I didn’t get around to trying this right away, but had I realized just how much fun I would...
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DNAPainter – Mining Vendor Matches to Paint Your Chromosomes
This isn’t quite the same as when my mother used to talk about painting the town, but in genetic genealogy terms, it’s better. This is the second of 4 articles that will describe how to use DNA...
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National Siblings Day – Love Them While You Can
Wow – talk about mixed emotions today. Did you know there was a National Siblings Day? Well, neither did I. I woke up this morning to make that discovery which left me with an entire range of...
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Family Tree DNA’s Y-500 is Free for Big Y Customers
Did you notice something new on your Y DNA results page at Family Tree DNA this week? If not quite yet, you will soon if you have taken the Big Y test. There’s a surprise waiting for you. You can sign...
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World Families Network, Ysearch and Mitosearch Bite the Dust – Thanks So Much...
It’s a sad month. The core foundation of genetic genealogy is sharing. GDPR is NOT about sharing easily, and the GDPR hoops are onerous, to be charitable. I wrote about GDPR in the articles GDPR – It’s...
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Project Groupings and How to Get the Most Out of Projects at Family Tree DNA
Family Tree DNA is the only DNA testing company that offers and supports projects – a structure that allows participants to join groups of common interest with the goal of providing information about...
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