Custom Clusters: An Evaluation and Application

Ancestry Pro Tools' Custom Clusters: An Evaluation and Application

Last month, Ancestry launched its long-awaited Custom Clusters feature as part of its Pro Tools product offering. In this post, I put it to the test to see if it’s worth the cost and assess how it can advance your genealogy research. With Custom Clusters, Ancestry Pro Tool subscribers can create clusters of DNA matches … Read more

Increase Your Ancestor’s DNA Coverage and Expand Your Opportunity for Discovery

Increase Your Ancestor’s DNA Coverage and Expand Your Opportunity for Discovery

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

Viewed Match Switching within Genetic Networks: Find More Relevant Matches

Viewed Match Switching within Genetic Networks: Find More Relevant Matches

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