Have you heard of the Dawes Roll? In this post, learn what this list was, who was and wasn't on it, and how you can use this resource to learn about your ancestors.

If you did a 23andMe test, then you almost definitely have DNA Relatives on your results. In this post, learn what this means and how these individuals are related to you.

Do you want to learn how many years are in a generation? In this post, find out the answer, and whether the number of years in a generation ever changes.

Have you seen the term "DNA Overlap" on your 23andMe DNA match list? In this post, where to find this information, and what it means about your relationship with your DNA relatives.

Have you wondered how many DNA segments parents and their children usually share? In this post, learn the answer and find out why some might share less than usual. If you have a parent or child that has taken a DNA test, or you have a DNA match that might be a parent or child, …

Are you interested in finding an obituary for someone? In this post, you will find out how to search for obituaries by name completely for free.

Would it be helpful if there was there a way to search for an Ancestry member? With millions of Ancestry members, learn here how to find the right one.

Find out about the England and Northwestern Europe DNA ethnicity in your Ancestry DNA. How you got it, which countries it includes, and more!

Did you find out that you have Finland in your Ancestry DNA results?  Are you wondering whether this means you have a recent ancestor from the area? 

Have you tried the cM Explainer on MyHeritage? In this post, learn how to find and use this useful DNA analysis tool.

Maybe you've heard that researchers have made big discoveries about Beethoven's DNA. In this post, learn more about what they learned, as well as how to find out if you are related to Beethoven.

Do you want to know how to create, edit, and delete custom groups on Ancestry? In this post, learn exactly how to do it, as well as how this feature can help you keep your DNA list organized.

Have you been thinking about what types of artifacts your family might have? In this post, learn what a family artifact is, and what your family might have that counts as an artifact.

Have you seen the Storymaker Studio on Ancestry? In this post, learn how to find this feature and the basics about how you can use it to tell your family's stories. Family tree research can sometimes be a solo endeavor, and so I love it when there is an opportunity to involve other people in …

This is a feature that was released in March 2023 that gives us even more insight to the ancestry we share with our friends and relatives.

Have you ever wondered what your ancestors experienced at Ellis Island during their immigration journey to the United States?

You can view your Ancestry DNA grouped by the ancestor that you share in common. Learn how to do it in this post.

Maybe you have heard of genealogy, but you aren’t quite sure what it is. In this article, learn the definition of genealogy, find examples, and learn how it works.

Do you need help figuring out how Parent 1 and Parent 2 on Ancestry corresponds to your maternal and paternal sides of the family? In this post, find a few easy methods that can help you accomplish this.

Did you know that you can upload a family tree from your computer to Ancestry? In this post, learn what you'll need to get started, and exactly how to do it. There are many places to build family trees, both online and in the form of software that you can have on your computer. If …

Have you ever wanted to see a map of where all of the people in your Ancestry tree? In this post, learn how you can see where important events in your ancestors' lives occurred on an interactive map.

Do you want to learn more about your Irish ancestors? In this post, find out how to find which of your ancestors were Irish, how to learn about their lives in Ireland - and more. Since the year 1800, about ten million people have left the island of Ireland, including both the country of Ireland …

Do you have DNA results from more than one company? You have likely noticed that they are different, and in this post you will learn why.

Have you ever heard of a GEDCOM? In this post, find out exactly what this is, how they work, how to get one, and more. The first time I heard about a GEDCOM, it sounded pretty high-tech. However, GEDCOMs have been around for a long time - since the early 1980s, in fact. However, not …

Have you ever thought about whether your messages on Ancestry are private? In this post, find out to make sure your communications on Ancestry are private, and more. Ancestry has a really great messaging system that you can access by clicking on the envelope or dialog box at the very top of your Ancestry account. …

If you look at your Ancestry DNA match list, you probably see some matches are labeled "Unassigned". In this post, find out exactly what this means.

The idea that every human is related to every other human is easy enough to understand, in theory. But it leads to the question: how many generations back are we all related?

Are you looking for ideas on how to write a family history? In this post, learn the basic structure of a good family history and how to go about getting started. If you are interested in writing more than just a list or a chart of dates and places, this article is for you. Many …

Do you have a pile of old photographs of people that you can't identify? In this post, learn how you can figure out who these people are so you can preserve their image for future generations.

Did you get 1% matching a region on your DNA results? In this post, learn how many generations back 1% DNA might be in your family tree.

Do your Y-DNA matches have a different surname than you do? In this post, learn why this happens and how common it is.

What does it mean if you have an X DNA match, but share no autosomal genes? In this post, find out whether these are true genetic relatives, and how to determine your relationship.

Do you have a 100% DNA match on your Ancestry results? In this post, learn what it means to match someone at 100% and how to understand these results.

Have you ever heard someone say that you should build a wide family tree? In this post, learn what this type of family tree is, and why you should definitely make yours wide. When most of us first started out in genealogy research, we probably had a main focus of learning who our ancestors were. …

Have you heard of the Coverage Tool on DNA Painter? If you are a fan of the site, you are definitely going to want to learn about this helpful new feature.

Have you seen the new Parental Matches feature on your Ancestry DNA results?  In this post, find out how to use this useful tool and what you can learn from it.  Up until today, only those Ancestry DNA customers that have been able to have their parents take a DNA test have been able to …

Did your Ancestry DNA results get updated in August 2022? If so, you will definitely want to read this in-depth explanation of what changed in our ethnicity estimate results with this latest update. If you are new to AncestryDNA, you might not know that your results will occasionally change as the science and technology improves. …

Has anyone ever suggested that you phase your DNA? In this post, learn what phasing is in DNA results, and how you can use this technique to learn more from your DNA matches.

Many people find chromosome browsers and ethnicity painting to be mysterious. In this post, learn what these two tools are, and how they are different. These tools are not as mysterious as they seem. As soon as you learn the basics, you will be able to use them to learn even more from your DNA …

Do you want to know if 23andMe is more accurate than Ancestry? For those wanting to choose the best DNA test and learn the most from their results, this is an important question.

Do you want to learn about how much DNA comes from each of your parents? In this post, find out how much of your DNA comes from mom and dad, and whether one of them gave you more than the other. Questions like these come up all of the time, especially when a daughter looks …

What do you do when you find conflicting evidence in your genealogy research? In this post, find examples and solutions for how to proceed when the facts don't seem to match up with each other. Conflicting evidence examples The two most common situations when we see conflicting evidence in genealogy are when we see evidence …