I sat in on Legacy Family Trees webinar “Visualizing Ancestral Lines With DNA AutoClusters” with Ran Snir. It covered how to use the tool on MyHeritage for narrowing down which line your matches may descend from. The webinar was very informative and I feel I understand AutoClusters much more than I did initially. AutoClusters Are…
Tag: Genetic Genealogy
A Couple Questions About AncestryDNA’s Common Ancestor Feature
When AncestryDNA announced that they had unveiled new features, I couldn’t wait to go to AncestryLab and activate them. Common Ancestors is the one I’m most excited about. Now that I’ve used it for a couple of weeks, I have a couple about how it works. Maybe someone knows the answers. Where Does AncestryDNA Get…
AncestryDNA Match Labeling Chrome Browser Extension Test Drive
It can be challenging organizing your AncestryDNA matches. This simple Chrome browser extension helps you with that task.
What I Like About FTDNA, MyHeritageDNA, and AncestryDNA DNA Testing Companies
I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked “Which DNA testing is the best? Which one should I use?” My answer would be all of them! The more DNA testing pools you are in, the better chance that you will find new cousins. The more thoughtful answer to the question is it depends. What…
My 4th Great Grandfather Remarried: A DNA Success Story
You think you know everything about your family tree. Then, a DNA match comes along and a new story unravels. It was through a DNA match that I discovered my 4th great grandfather, Jose Pacheco, had two families. After 30 years of research, I still have discoveries to make. My DNA Match Reveals A Second…