Christmas in January?
Shew me the Shews! It’s been on The Legal Genealogist’s Christmas list for years now: the hope that DNA might provide some evidence to take one particular family line back a bit further than we’ve been able to do so far. In 2013, I noted that my...DNA resolutions for 2016
Starting the New Year off right So here we are on the first Sunday of 2016, and The Legal Genealogist stops to take stock on the DNA side of genealogy. It’s the time for each of us to ask ourselves: What am I doing right, what am I doing wrong, and what could I...2015 top posts: DNA
2015 DNA retrospective Here we are, in the last days of 2015, so it’s time to stop for a moment, and reflect as part of a year-end review. It’s been a pretty amazing year for DNA testing and its use in genealogy. Not long ago, people would shake their...The holiday DNA giveaway: wow…
Tales of struggle… and strength Here on December 24th — Christmas Eve — 2015, The Legal Genealogist is in awe. As much as I whine about aspects of my life — who doesn’t? — the fact is, I have it pretty darned good. I have a loving...That “by” word
Don’t be fooled Judging from the inbox of The Legal Genealogist (and of every genetic genealogist I know), it happens all too often. And it’s just happened again. Reader Theresa wrote in just yesterday: “I purchased AncestrybyDNA — a waste of money....A happier holiday season…
… for three lucky readers In case you hadn’t noticed, The Legal Genealogist is a DNA junkie. More money has gone out of this household in the last few years for DNA tests than for some entire categories of normal household budgets. But that’s because...All you want for Christmas…
…is a DNA test kit So… if that’s you this year, if what you really want for Christmas is a DNA test kit … which one do you get? If The Legal Genealogist could get everybody who has asked that question in the last few weeks to pony up just $5 a...Now… and not now
The problems at 23andMe It was big news last month when 23andMe got approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to resume issuing health-related reports as part of its testing.1 A relatively insignificant element for genealogists who’ve tested with that...A gift for ourselves
DNA tests on sale It’s that time of year again … and The Legal Genealogist just can’t resist. I’m a sucker for a DNA sale. DNA tests give us the chance to fish for cousins, using our DNA as bait, to see if we can reel in that one person...Subscribe by Email
