The raw story at AncestryDNA
AncestryDNA raw data released NOTE: This blog’s recommendation of GEDmatch has been withdrawn due to privacy issues. See “Withdrawing a recommendation,” The Legal Genealogist (https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog : posted 15 May 2019). AncestryDNA came through...Irish DNA
Top of the mornin’ Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all the Irish, the Irish-Americans and the Irish-wannabes! So… are you Irish? Really Irish? Irish right down to your molecular level? Irish in your very DNA? The answer is… well… maybe. And...Mixing it up with admixtures
No real answer A reader and Marine Corps officer, Capt. T, wants to know what DNA test might suit his needs. “I would like to know which is the best to find out where my ancestors come from?” he writes. “What countries and continents do I have long lost family from,...DNA jamming at Jamboree
In depth with DNA The Southern California Genealogical Society is one of genealogy’s great success stories — active, motivated, hip. Its annual Jamboree in June is one of the premier genealogical conferences in the west, so much so that the Burbank Fire...Banking on DNA
Sticking your toes in Okay, so you’ve been dithering about whether or not to get into DNA testing for genealogy. And you’ve wondered why you should bother. And what you might learn. And if it would be worth the money. That last question is officially a No...No Chicken Littles in DTC DNA
Time to trust the people According to 23andMe, The Legal Genealogist has roughly 1.5 times as great a chance of developing coronary heart disease as the average American. And 1.43 times the chance of developing type 2 diabetes. And 1.2 times the chance of developing...The chances of DNA
Speaking of science If there’s anything a genealogist learns after really getting into family history, it’s the need for precision. We don’t say that John Smith Sr. on that 1780 tax list is the father of John Smith Jr. on that tax list just because...And the answer is…
A win for genetic genealogy The Legal Genealogist is not a morning person. To put it mildly. Generally speaking when I’m up at 5 a.m. it’s because I haven’t been to bed yet. But I had to know… couldn’t wait… would it be, could it...Rewriting history through DNA
The winter of our content? Once upon a time, a long long time ago, The Legal Genealogist was a bored and snotty kid. (Enough with the “what do you mean was” comments, already yet.) To keep me occupied and out of their hair, my parents handed me a set of books written...Subscribe by Email
