Finding the right group of autosomal DNA matches is critical in moving your genealogy forward and breaking through stubborn brick walls. However, sometimes these important matches are not found within your match list but in the lists of other cousins who share the same ancestor. Search as you might, you can’t find a match that … Read more
I am honored to be a part of RootsTech 2025 with a presentation on Y-DNA testing strategies. Whether or not you have attended RootsTech, you can watch my prerecorded session on my YouTube channel, or the RootsTech 2025 website at no charge by logging into FamilySearch. There are also a great number of other online … Read more
In the last post, I presented a strategy for expanding a genetic network of shared matches all within a DNA testing website. The strategy is called Viewed Match Switching. Now, I present a similar but more holistic strategy using Gephi network graphs. This process is more demanding of our mental and computational resources, but it … Read more
If you’re using genetic networks to analyze your DNA matches, then you need to also use viewed match switching. This DNA analysis strategy helps you find more relevant matches for the ancestor being researched and construct a more robust proof argument. I first introduced viewed match switching in my genetic network blog series in its … Read more
Our ancestors left us clues in the documents they created to help us with our genealogical research. You just need to follow the “genealogical breadcrumbs” to discover that next elusive generation. However, sometimes the path they left is not so clear, and we can be deceived into jumping down rabbit holes of distracting, irrelevant, but … Read more
Organizing and presenting indirect evidence can be a challenge. Using the Genealogical Evidentiary Network diagram can help you write overcome these challenges. #ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory
How to break through genealogical brick walls using an EGGOS search strategy with shared or in-common with DNA matches. #ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory @ancestry