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6 Reasons Why Taking an Autosomal DNA Test Can Bring New Insights Into Your Known Ancestry

September 15, 2023 by Candace - Legacy Tree Genealogists Genetic Researcher 2 Comments

Autosomal DNA Test Genetic Genealogy

How can taking an Autosomal DNA test bring you new insights into your known ancestry? What might you discover when you go deeper using genetic genealogy? Read on to find out how DNA can give you more understanding into your family tree. You’ve spent hours and hours digging into documents, interviewing living relatives, or reviewing journal entries. You know your ancestral lines reasonably far back, and you feel your work, at least on some of the ancestral lines, is complete. Is there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, genealogy research Tagged With: autosomal DNA, DNA, genetic genealogy

What Is Genealogy? How To Get Started With Family History Research

September 5, 2023 by Maggie - Legacy Tree Genealogists Project Manager 2 Comments

What is genealogy

What is genealogy? What do you need to know to create a solid foundation for your family history research? What is a family tree, and how create an accurate family tree? How can you use DNA to help you with your research? We'll answer these questions and more for anyone who wants to find their ancestors anywhere in the world. What is genealogy? Genealogy can take many different forms, but what does it really mean? Is it simply names, dates, and places? Is it discovering deep roots at home or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy Education, Genealogy for Enjoyment, Genealogy Records and Resources, genealogy research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices Tagged With: census records, DNA, genealogy, Genealogy for Beginners, genetic genealogy, Vital Records

Autosomal DNA Test Results: Using Ethnicity Estimates to Generate Genealogical Hypotheses

April 5, 2023 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

Autosomal DNA test results ethnicity estimates

The material in this autosomal DNA blog article was originally published in the October-December 2021 issue of NGS Magazine. It is updated and republished here with permission. Autosomal DNA test results at the major genetic genealogy testing companies (23andMe, Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, LivingDNA, MyHeritage) include two main elements: ethnicity admixture estimates and genetic cousin match lists. While genetic cousin match lists are the most helpful resource for solving genealogical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, ethnicity admixture, genealogy research, Uncategorized Tagged With: DNA, ethnicity, ethnicity estimate, genetic genealogy

How to Understand Your Closest Autosomal DNA Test Matches

February 16, 2023 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 13 Comments

This article is based on a similar article from the January - March 2022 issue of NGS Magazine and is reprinted here with permission. We hope it helps you know how to better understand your autosomal DNA Test matches and what it means for you.  Autosomal DNA test results at the major genetic genealogy testing companies (23andMe, Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, LivingDNA, MyHeritage) include two main elements: ethnicity admixture estimates and genetic cousin match lists. Ethnicity estimates are a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, ethnicity admixture, Genealogy Records and Resources, genetic admixture Tagged With: Autosomal, DNA, genetic genealogy

6 Signs of Misattributed Parentage in Your Genetic Family Tree 

January 4, 2023 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

Best DNA Testing for Genealogy Research

While DNA testing and genetic evidence are certainly useful for breaking down challenging historic brick walls, the implications of DNA testing can also hit closer to home in the modern era when it comes to research on misattributed parentage.   In cases of adoption, unknown parentage or misattributed parentage, genetic genealogy methodologies enable identification of close biological ancestors whose identities might otherwise remain unknown, and which represent immediate brick walls for any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, DNA Research, ethnicity admixture, genetic admixture Tagged With: DNA, dna painter, DNA testing, ethnicity, genealogy, genetic genealogy, misattributed parentage, Y-DNA testing

Top 5 DNA and Genetic Genealogy Blog Posts in 2022

December 22, 2022 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

DNA and Genetic Genealogy top articles

The use of DNA and genetic genealogy have become widely used strategies for solving challenging genealogy research projects since DNA testing became available to the public in the early 2000s.  With our team of expert genetic genealogists at Legacy Tree, we can break through brick walls, discover unknown parentage, and make family tree connections that were impossible just a few short decades ago. In case you missed them, below are the top five DNA and genetic genealogy blog posts of 2022 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, Genealogy Brick Walls, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022, DNA, genetic genealogy, methodology, top posts

Nine Tips for Successful Adoption Research with Genetic Genealogy

December 19, 2022 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 2 Comments

Best adoption researchers

While DNA testing and genetic evidence are certainly useful for breaking down challenging historic brick walls, the implications of DNA testing can also hit closer to home in the modern era when it comes to adoption research.  In cases of adoption, unknown parentage or misattributed parentage, genetic genealogy methodologies enable identification of close biological ancestors whose identities might otherwise remain unknown, and which represent immediate brick walls for any genealogist dealing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, genetic admixture Tagged With: adoption, adoption research, DNA testing, finding biological parents, genetic cousins, genetic genealogy, mitochondrial dna testing, Y-DNA testing

Better Living Through Statistics: What Are The Odds?

February 16, 2021 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 5 Comments

The What Are the Odds DNA tool is a free resource to help you compare the probability of relationships with your DNA matches.   The advent of consumer autosomal DNA testing has allowed genealogists to use DNA results to break down seemingly impenetrable genealogical brick walls. Whether your research question is “who is my biological father?” or “who is my third-great-grandmother?”, autosomal DNA can be used to find answers about your origins. Suppose you’re looking at your DNA match list … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, Genealogy Records and Resources Tagged With: DNA, genetic genealogy, tool, WATO, What Are The Odds

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