Shared Ancestor Hints on Ancestry DNA are a great way to find out how you are related to your DNA matches, and can even help you continue to build your family tree. In this article, I will help you understand what these hints mean and how you can use them to help you in your …
Have you wondered if you should ignore your distant cousin DNA matches? Is there anything that can be gained through trying to identify how you are related to these relatives? Some of us have many thousands of DNA matches. Since it can be difficult to tell which matches are most important, many of us focus …
Do you want to know how to change your Ancestry DNA test settings? In this post, learn how to adjust settings for privacy, sharing, family tree – and more! If you’ve done your Ancestry DNA test, you might be interested in learning about the different options available to you on your test settings page. Believe …
In order to get the best results from your Ancestry DNA results, you should consider attaching your DNA to your family tree on Ancestry. In this post, I’ll explain how to quickly attach DNA to an Ancestry tree. Even if your tree isn’t completely finished, or even if you only have a few people in …
This post will help you understand your Ancestry DNA results. People do the Ancestry DNA test for all sorts of different reasons, and sometimes the results can be confusing or unexpected. In this article, I will show you how to read DNA results: Ancestry DNA. (If you haven’t done an Ancestry DNA test yet, you …
Have you found a close match on your DNA test results? Maybe you are curious to know whether it could be a full or half sibling who is unknown to you? Find out how much DNA you share with a sibling. On Ancestry DNA, and most other testing sites, they won’t be able to tell …
Do you want to know how to upload DNA to Gedmatch? Learn the easiest way to do it in this post, and start using the helpful tools on the site immediately!
I’m so glad that you have decided to get in touch with one (or more!) of your DNA matches! I hope that with this post you learn how to craft your message, what information to include, and how to increase your chances of getting a positive response. At the end of the post, there is …
The day that you have been waiting for for weeks has come and gone. You got the exciting e-mail containing the news that your DNA results are ready. You looked at them, and it was all well and good. What should you do now? No worries! In this post, I’ll show you many things you …
Wonder what Ancestry DNA Hispanic DNA results look like? If you have family from Latin America, you MUST read this post about Hispanic DNA results.