Our goal as genealogists is always to learn what we don’t know and reveal anything we should know. I’m going to share the evolution of four tests, purchased exactly twenty years ago. I haven’t cherry-picked these, so you’re getting the raw story. Successes, challenges and regrets, plus a few hacks to help you out when …
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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 questions that nothing else can! The 76 articles I wrote in 2025 fall into multiple categories and focus on different topics based …
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Many people are struggling this year, often in ways that aren’t visible to anyone else. For countless reasons, the holidays can be especially difficult, especially in the face of loss, and when grief and long-held pain rise uninvited to the surface. Keep in mind that most people will never let on. Often plastering on their …