4 Hidden Treasures in Ancestry DNA

4 Hidden Treasures in Ancestry DNA

DNA testing kits used to provide very general information about where you might share a common DNA heritage with others from certain regions. Things have changed a lot in this field. 1. Where Are You From? An ancestry DNA test kit can tell you where your ancestors are...

Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are? A familiar question, one that is usually asked when you’re in trouble. However, this time, it takes a different meaning. Seven celebrities embark on a quest to answer the question, “Who do you think you are?” in a new...

Put your Family History on the Map

We’ve mentioned before that you can use Google Maps and Google Earth to map your family history, but now you can upload and map your family history in a big way with Ancestry.com’s new map tool. First, you’ll need to upload or enter some of your...

Creating Family History Stories from Only Places and Dates

The further back we go when researching ancestors, inevitably, the less information we find. For many ancestors, the only information we have about them is dates of birth and death and the place/location references where such events took place. However, don’t...

DNA Genealogy Research

Many people have been talking about DNA Genealogy or Genetic Genealogy, and it’s catching on quite fast, but what exactly is it? How can you use it? A spot on CNN viewable here http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2004/05/29/sieberg.out.of.africa.cnn highlights a...