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My story – searching for my American great-grandfather (part two)
Welcome to part two of my story - searching for my great-grandfather! For Part one, click here. Where we left the story After DNA testing in an effort to find my grandfather Jack's father, I had...
My story – searching for my American great-grandfather (Part One)
When I was young I was fascinated with my grandfather, Jack. Jack was a man I only knew from pictures, in all of which he just seemed so handsome and mysterious. I could also see that he...
The top six DNA tools I can’t live without
The top six DNA tools I can’t live without For my first article of 2020, I thought I'd talk about my favourite DNA tools and websites that I use to ‘do’ genetic genealogy. Some are obvious...
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...
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...
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...