Comparing 23andMe to SelfDecode is a slightly different conversation than comparing a purely ancestry-focused company like AncestryDNA...
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When you paid for your DNA test, whether through AncestryDNA, 23andMe, or a similar service, you weren’t...
Somewhere in your ancestry account is a data file built from the exact same sample you submitted...
The phrase “DNA test” gets used as if it describes one single thing, but in practice it...
Every DNA test begins the same way: a saliva sample, a mailed-in tube, and a few weeks...
Genealogists are usually the first people to realize their raw DNA file exists in the first place,...
Genealogists tend to test with more than one DNA company over the years, comparing results, chasing different...
Why You’re Hitting a Brick Wall in Your Family Tree—and How a Genealogist Can Help You Break Through
Why You’re Hitting a Brick Wall in Your Family Tree—and How a Genealogist Can Help You Break Through
Every passionate family historian knows the feeling: you’re tracing one branch of your family tree, the names...
Curiosity about where we come from is practically baked into our DNA. That sense of connection to...
Family stories often begin with an immigrant ancestor — someone who left their homeland behind in search...