The Genetic Genealogist

Genetic Genealogy Tidbits

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:04:33 +0000

DNA Test Index has a great index of DNA testing providers, including genetic genealogy testing companies.  Via @genomicslawyer – an “atypically complete list of genetic test providers: http://bit.ly/2f8FLW.” ISOGG, the International Society of Genetic Genealogy, has a new information page at “I’ve Tested at 23andMe, Now What?”  The site includes “a variety of tools to help [...]

Relative Finder Now in Open Beta

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:06:13 +0000

I’ve been playing with 23andMe’s Relative Finder this week, since it’s now in open beta.� It’s been interesting hearing from 6th to 10th cousins from around the world, and we’re working to find ancestors in common.� I’m looking forward to identifying - for the first time - a piece of autosomal DNA that came from [...]

Michelle Obama’s Slave Ancestry Video Via Genealogy Insider

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:16:16 +0000

Megan Smolenyak has been very busy the past couple of weeks sharing her research of Michelle Obama’s genealogy. Genealogy Insider posted this video of Megan on the CBS Early Show on October 8th.� The YouTube video is described as: “The New York Times traced Michelle Obama’s five generation [...]

23andMe’s Relative Finder Success Stories at ISOGG

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:00:24 +0000

ISOGG, the International Society of Genetic Genealogy, has a “Success Stories” page where it posts short summaries of just a few the many successes that genetic genealogy has helped people achieve.  Today I noticed that there are several new summaries regarding “Autosomal DNA Successes,” both of which were the result of 23andMe’s new Relative [...]

The Genetic Genealogist Nominated for Best Genealogy Blog – Please Vote!

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:32:55 +0000

In the May 2010 issue of Family Tree Magazine, the editors will name the 40 Best Genealogy Blogs.  Last month many of my readers nominated this blog for the list, which I appreciate greatly! As of today you can vote to narrow down the top 130 nominated blogs to about 80 blogs, which the editors [...]

A New Tool For Genetic Genealogists: 23andMe’s Relative Finder

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:19:01 +0000

23andMe has been beta testing a new tool for comparing autosomal DNA results called “Relative Finder.” Although I was not one of the beta testers, it seems that this new tool will be of great use to genealogists. Roberta Estes has posted a nice summary of the Relative Finder tool at the “Searching for [...]

Archived DNA Articles at Ancestry Magazine

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:26:27 +0000

Last week my Google alert for “genetic genealogy” went crazy, and it took me a few days to realize that Ancestry Magazine recently made all their archives available for free online.  Although I’m not sure how far back their archives go, there appears to be hundreds of genealogy articles on the site. A quick search [...]

The Future of Genetic Genealogy – Tracing DNA To Individual Ancestors

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

I once told someone that in addition to learning about their ancient origins (such as Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups), many genetic genealogists would ideally like to match every portion of their DNA with the contributing ancestor.  Although this might seem to be beyond the reach of current genetic ancestry testing, it has actually already [...]

From The MormonTimes - Does DNA Disprove Lehi Story?

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:02:02 +0000

From a story in today’s Mormon Times: The first rumblings about DNA and the Book of Mormon came about 10 years ago, according to Perego, a senior researcher at Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation.Critics cobbled together data from a variety of early DNA studies and came to the unsurprising conclusion that the studies indicated an Asian [...]

The World of Genetic Genealogy and DTC Genetic Testing Never Sleeps…

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:18:54 +0000

In the past week there have been so many articles and posts about either genetic genealogy or DTC genetics that I’m writing them up as a summary post rather than individually. The New York Times Tackles DTC Genetic Testing An article in yesterday’s New York Times by Jane E. Brody – “Buyer Beware of Home [...]

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