You’ve done the hard work in identifying a genetic network and analyzing the matches (Part 5). Now comes the fun part — conducting documentary research. Not that the other steps were not enjoyable and were void of documentary research, but now we get to apply our prior DNA observations within new record groups and attempt … Read more
In genetic genealogy, the more matches we have, the greater our ability to make ancestral discoveries. Having more data points increases our confidence with the sub-clusters observed within genetic networks as discussed in the previous post in this series (Part 5). It can also help us prioritize our research efforts as we progress into documentary … Read more
In the previous blog posts, I defined genetic networks (Part 1), discussed the inclusion and exclusion criteria for matches within the network (Part 2), and described how to find them (Part 3). Now, I demonstrate how to efficiently review the family trees for the shared matches within a genetic network to discover your unknown ancestors. … Read more
Have you received your Y-DNA test results but don’t feel like you learned as much as you thought you would? This is how I felt, too, until I immersed myself into the scientific details of FamilyTreeDNA’s Big Y-DNA test and designed an “experiment” to refine my test results. The experiment is replicable and can help … Read more
We’re all looking for the perfect holiday gift for our loved ones, but what if the gift could be enjoyed by you as much as by them and perhaps others as well? A Y-DNA paternal line ancestry test is the perfect gift for someone who has everything – and by everything, I mean they already … Read more