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Gedmatch Opt-In: A Plea
Gedmatch: A Plea - Please Opt-in Forgive me the indulgence (it's my blog after all), but today I need to write about something really close to my heart. I will try and be as objective as I possibly can, but I'm not going to be 100% successful. But I have something to...
All About 23andMe
In this week’s article, I want to give you a thorough-ish overview of 23andMe DNA kits looking at both the ancestry and health services it offers. 23andMe is slightly different than its competitors in that its focus is health information, with genealogy and its DNA...
DNA Underwhelm – Things to do with your DNA results
DNA overwhelm is something that has been mentioned in my blog articles before, but today I thought I would change tack and write about the opposite subject – DNA results underwhelm. This feeling occurs, usually in non-genealogists, when they get their results through...
FamilyTreeDNA: update to terms of service – what you need to know – especially if you are in the EU
This is just a very quick blog update regarding FamilyTreeDNA's updated terms of service. The background I was quoted on the New York Times website in an article recently, after FamilyTreeDNA announced they were allowing law enforcement agencies to use their service...
AncestryDNA: 10 Tips for working with your AncestryDNA matches
Did you buy an AncestryDNA test kit recently? Or have you been looking at your results feeling overwhelmed because you don't know what to do with them? Or worse - have you not looked at your results because you looked at them once and got a little unnerved at all...
The 2018 International Genetic Genealogy Conference – Day 3 Reviewed
Welcome to my review of the third and final day of I4GG! This day was a little different than the previous two days as the sessions were split, so you chose which sessions you wanted to attend, which meant I missed a couple of sessions, which I'm sure were great, I...
The 2018 International Genetic Genealogy Conference – Day Two Reviewed
Apologies for the delay, folks! The days have been running away with me lately! I'll now take you back to December, and day 2 of I4GG. Day 2 - International Genetic Genealogy Conference The second day of the conference had a fantastic speaker schedule. ...
The 2018 International Genetic Genealogy Conference – A Review: Day One
Last month, in a fitting adventure to celebrate the end of 2018 (aka launch year for Toll Genealogy), I headed out on a transatlantic journey to attend the 2018 International Genetic Genealogy Conference in San Diego, California. The trip was only possible for me...
What is genetic genealogy?
So, what is Genetic Genealogy then? I realised recently that I’d missed something quite crucial when I started this website up. I’ve never explained what genetic genealogy actually is. I realise lots of my readers are familiar with what genetic genealogy is...
Privacy DNA & Gedmatch: What you need to know
Privacy, DNA & Gedmatch - What you need to know, and why I believe you should upload your DNA to Gedmatch. DNA testing and Privacy - 101 There is a lot of discussion about DNA testing and Privacy lately, and rightly so. You should understand what can be done with...