Family Tree Research

Do you want to learn more about your Dutch ancestors? In this post, I’ll show you how to trace your dutch ancestors with DNA and genealogy.

If you have British or Irish roots, you will be excited to learn that there is a new DNA testing and family research partnership between Living DNA and Find My Past.  Living DNA, a UK-based company, has been involved in DNA testing and research for about fourteen years.  By partnering with Find My Past, they …

What are the most important things you can learn about your ancestor? How can this information help you build your family tree? In this post, I’ll share with you the top five things that I recommend learning about each of your ancestors. When I first began working on my family tree, I found myself obsessed …

Did you know that baptismal records can be a great way to break down a brick wall, or tough mystery, in your family tree? Here, learn what you can find out from these religious records and how they can help you learn more about your ancestors. Piecing together our ancestor’s lives can be a difficult, …

If you live in the United States, there is a good chance that you have ancestors who were born somewhere else.  Our country is made up of a glorious, complicated, beautiful mix of people from all over the world, and many of these folks have ancestors who passed through Ellis Island on their way towards …

Do you want to know whether Ancestry DNA can help someone find their birth parents? In this post, find out exactly how it could help, as well as some of the limitations of DNA testing that are relevant to people who were adopted.

What is a double-fourth cousin, and how are they related? Do double-fourth cousins share more DNA with each other than they would otherwise? In this post, I’ll explain the meaning of a double-fourth cousin, show you an example of my own double-fourth cousin, and talk about how this “double” relationship affects the amount of DNA …

Are you wondering whether it is possible to use your DNA to prove that you are descended from someone? You have come to the right place – read this post!

Can you prove that you are descended from someone who was on the Mayflower? Here, learn how genealogy and DNA can help prove you are a Mayflower descendant.

Are you wondering what you can see on Ancestry DNA without paying a monthly subscription?