See what you can learn today about your DNA and family history.
My Dearest Reader,
There is a lot going on in the news today. I hope you all are able to spend today with the people who are most important to you.
While it's unlikely that many of us will have much time today to check out our DNA results or work on our family tree, I do have some helpful posts to share with you.
One of the most common reasons I receive e-mails from my readers is that they have received a shock from their DNA results:
I am a huge supporter of asking our family members, especially our elders, to do DNA tests. But what are we supposed to do when the test fails and the testing company can't extract enough DNA to run the test?
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Have you thought about what you would do if your DNA results were a huge surprise? Did you learn something shocking from your DNA test? In this post, I’ll talk about some of the most common surprises that are revealed by DNA testing and how to handle unexpected situations.
Have you received the dreaded “New DNA Sample Required” e-mail from Ancestry DNA? It is wonderful when our elderly relatives agree to do autosomal DNA tests to help us with our research, and very disappointing when their tests “fail”. What should you do if a DNA test fails? Are there any options? This post will give you some ideas about what to do if it happens during your DNA journey.
Did you just get your DNA results back? That’s fabulous! There are several things you can do right now to get the best experience and learn the most from your results. In this post, learn the first things you should do after you get your DNA results.
If you’ve been into genealogy or genetic genealogy for a while, you’ve probably heard someone say that they have traced their ancestry back to William the Conqueror (d. 1087), Julius Caesar (d. 44 BC), or even Adam and Eve. While it can be easy to poke fun at these people, it can lead us to wonder how far back you can really go with genealogy? And how far back would we really want to go?
Are you wondering whether it is possible to use your DNA to prove that you are descended from someone? You have come to the right place. In my previous post in this series, I mentioned that having your older relatives do a DNA test can be very helpful in learning more about your ancestry. In this post, I will discuss the DNA results of my grandmother, who is a 9th great-granddaughter of John Alden, a Mayflower passenger.
