Ever pay attention to the dates a couple married followed by the birth date of their first born child? It's not always possible because ...

This is a topic that comes up a lot in genealogy, so I'm going to say my peace about it here. I'm probably going to say some things ...

FTDNA have jumped on board the update wagon, and a few months ago, released myOrigins 3.0. They've broken down some regions into more sp...

I did a guide for this a few years ago, but it's already kind of out of date, so let's look over the options again, especially since...

It's never been a secret that I feel 23andMe is the worst DNA option of the 4 main companies when it comes to using it for genealogical ...

I have two documented cases in my tree of ancestors giving birth on board the ship taking them from Europe to America, one during colonial t...

Since AncestryDNA's latest update introduced Scotland as it's own population, separate from Ireland, separate from England, lots of ...

Well, that was quick. Only days after announcing the update would happen in the next coming weeks, I have received the update already. It ma...

Recently, AncestryDNA have announced that in coming weeks, they will be rolling out a new ethnicity update with a banner at the top of the D...

Edit: See bottom of article for update. For several years now, because both of my parents took the DNA test, I have noticed certain DNA matc...