What should you do if your elderly relative’s DNA test fails? Are there any options? This post will give you some ideas about what to do if it happens during your DNA journey. Have you received the dreaded “New DNA Sample Required” e-mail from Ancestry DNA? It is wonderful when our elderly relatives agree to …
Are you worried that your first cousin does not match on your DNA results? In this post, learn reasons why this might have happened and what to do next. More often than you might expect, people are surprised by their DNA results. It can be disappointing or shocking to expect someone to be genetically related …
Want to know what the Gedmatch One to One comparison tool can tell you? This is an easy-to-read explanation about how to understand the results!
Did you get your Ancestry DNA results back expecting to see Polish as your ethnicity? Surprise! In this article, you will learn why your Polish DNA might not show up on Ancestry’s DNA ethnicity estimate. This post was originally published in October, 2017, but was updated in August, 2018 to reflect the most current information …
I recently got an elderly relative’s DNA test results back from Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), and naturally the first thing that I wanted to do was upload his results to Gedmatch. There are many reasons that you might want to have a file that contains your raw DNA data, and in this post I hope …
Did you find Europe East in your Ancestry DNA results? In this article, you will learn a bit about what it means to have Europe East Ancestry, including: What countries are included in the Ancestry “Europe East” category Why the DNA ethnicity results aren’t separated by country Discussion about whether you might be able to …
Is it possible for two siblings to have the same parents, but have different ethnicity results? This question sometimes causes people to panic, wondering if they have uncovered a family secret. Is it possible that two full siblings who have the same two parents show different ancestry? The resounding answer is YES. This is totally …
People have all sorts of motivations for doing an Ancestry DNA test. One popular reason is to search for Native American Ancestry, or to confirm it. This leads to an obvious question: Does Ancestry DNA Test For Native American ancestry? In this article, I’ll show you what Native American results look like on the Ancestry …
Do you have extensive Colonial America roots, yet show Iberian Peninsula DNA? In this article, you will learn how it can be possible to have both Iberian and Colonial ancestry. Here’s a hint: It doesn’t mean that your tree is wrong! Before we get started, I should mention that Ancestry DNA no longer reports the …
If you have tested your DNA, should your other relatives test theirs, too? This article will explain how and why having multiple family members test their DNA can help you learn more about your ancestors. “I’ve already done a DNA test. Why should anyone else in my family do one, too?” Does this sound like …