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All About AI – What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters
This is the second article in the AI series. The first, Your Wonderful AI Assistant – Sometimes Wrong, Never Unsure, Always Convincing, explains why I’m writing this series and what to expect. I...
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Mitotree: First, the Tree – Now the Paper
It’s definitely a red-letter day. Dr. Paul Maier, the lead author on the new paper Mitotree: The Universal Human Mitochondrial Reference Phylogeny at 10x the Resolution has uploaded the paper to the...
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Robert Vernon Estes (1931-1951): DNA and Hope for Military Repatriation
Robert Vernon Estes was my first cousin, my father’s brother’s son. I’m named after him, but I never knew him. He died years before I was born. Robert, known as Bobby, was born on March 27, 1931 in...
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Ancient Connections: Where Archaeology Meets Your Ancestors
Ancient Connections, a report found on FamilyTreeDNA’s Discover platform for both Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), can be used in multiple ways to enhance your genealogy and unlock secrets. It’s...
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Sixteen Unique Trees at FamilyTreeDNA: How and When to Use Each
I love all the various trees at FamilyTreeDNA – and I’m not referring just to traditional genealogy trees with people, names, and dates. I’m talking about phylogenetic or haplogroup trees – the ones...
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The New FamilyTreeDNA NGS Family Finder Test
Click on any image to enlarge Recently, in a press release, FamilyTreeDNA announced a new version of their Family Finder autosomal test that increases coverage from about .02% to about 9% of the human...
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RootsTech 2026 – The Wind Beneath Our Wings
I started writing this article on Sunday evening, the day after RootsTech ended, and I’m basking in the afterglow. Also, my back and feet may never forgive me. As a tongue-in-cheek comment, I think...
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RootsTech 2026 Schedule: Online and In-Person Sessions Plus Book Signing –...
RootsTech is right around the corner. Like always, there’s so much energy swirling around RootsTech, whether you’re attending in person or virtually. I can hardly wait! If you’re attending RootsTech in...
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A Forest of Fathers: FamilyTreeDNA’s Y-DNA Tree Tops 100,000 Branches
Congratulations to FamilyTreeDNA and all of their customers who contributed to this absolutely monumental milestone. The Y-DNA tree has now reached 100,000 branches. Chart courtest of FamilyTreeDNA I...
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Getting Ready for RootsTech 2026
RootsTech, March 5-7, 2026, will be here before you know it. Behind the scenes, people are scurrying around like crazy! Let’s take a peek! You’d Think January Would Be Quiet… January seems like it...
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2025 Genetic Genealogy Retrospective: Wow – What a Year!
2025 has been quite a year in genetic genealogy. Genetic genealogy, per se, really isn’t a separate “thing” anymore. DNA testing is now an integral part of genealogy, with the potential to answer...
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Michel Richard dit Sansoucy (c1630 – 1686/1689), Carefree Acadian – 52...
Michel Richard was born about 1630, according to the Acadian census. We know he was born in France, because the first French settlers had not arrived in Acadia by 1630. What we don’t know is where, or...
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Ancestry’s ThruLines Has a New Pedigree View
Update: Ancestry obsoleted this new feature on December 5, 2025. Ancestry recently updated ThruLines and introduced a new pedigree view. I’m not sure that everyone has the new view yet, so here’s what...
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The Mystery of the Blue Fugates and Smiths: A Study in Blue Genes and...
The story of the Blue Fugates, an Appalachian family, is quite interesting, from a genetic perspective, a genealogical perspective, and a genetic genealogy perspective. Who Are the Blue Fugates? Martin...
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DNA for Native American Genealogy Webinar & Companion Book
For those who couldn’t attend RootsTech 2025, you’re in luck, because my session, DNA for Native American Genealogy, was recorded as a webinar. RootsTech tried something new this year, and some...
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New “Share” Features at FamilyTreeDNA Blur Match Information and Make Sharing...
Have you ever wished you didn’t have to blur or otherwise redact each name and other sensitive information in order to share your DNA match results? Or maybe you’d like to share fun Discover pages?...
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Welcome to the New FamilyTreeDNA® mtDNA Group
If you are a member of the Mitochondrial DNA for Genealogy Facebook group that I started when we launched the Million Mito Project, you may have noticed something new. Not only does the group have a...
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RootsTech 2025 – The Year of Discover and the New Mitotree
Last week, RootsTech was a whirlwind and full of discoveries – which, ironically, was the 2025 theme. I always take you along with me and share the RootsTech experience, start to finish, so here’s my...
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Lineages Versus Ancestors – How to Find and Leverage Yours
Today, we’ll explore how a single direct test can uncover insights into an entire ancestral lineage, shifting our focus from individual ancestors to the broader concept of lineages. When we work with...
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Welcome to 2025! – Opportunities and New Genetic Genealogy Articles
It’s a new year with new opportunities. Lots of ancestors to find and others to confirm. For me, the best part is actually learning about my ancestors’ lives. If you’re a subscriber, I’m sure you’ve...
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