Making a start with autosomal dna testing

DNA has a language of its own, one you may be unfamiliar with, but it’s worth getting to grips with it to help you make use of genetics in your genealogy. I have included only those words that crop up

Did you know? There are more than 15 billion public member trees on Ancestry. It can be very helpful to search the public family trees of other Ancestry members (to do so, go to Search / Public Member

Sitting on the sofa next to my dad as he tapped away on Ancestry, I was instantly drawn to the mass of names, dates and places. The colourful graphics caught my eye and I couldn’t possibly resist. I a

Perhaps, if you are over a certain age, you remember the Monty Python sketch that included the catchphrase ‘Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!’ The same could be said for your DNA results. Most p

The leap from “Can AI help my genealogy?” to “How can I use AI efficiently every day?” is where many researchers stumble. They either remain overly cautious, using AI sporadically, or become overly de

A good knowledge of geography is important for many aspects of our research. Can you arrange these six English towns from north to south?: Chester Gloucester Leicester Manchester Rochester Worcester I