Unknown Anzacs in family photo album Below I have shared two photographs of unknown Anzac soldiers found in a family photo album that belonged to a cousin of my mother. I have limited information about
Do you recognise Pietro? Pietro never knew he had a daughter – named Franca. Franca started looking for her father, or at least his identity, after her mother passed away in 2012. Pietro would probably
Joan searched for her niece for 41 years Joan Dunbar of Cairns in Far North Queensland, started searching for her niece, Kathleen, after her brother Charles died in 1980. Joan knows that her niece’s name
What is an AncestryDNA test? An AncestryDNA® test is an easy-to-do-at-home DNA test that uses a small amount of your saliva to extract your DNA. If you can spit-a-little-bit, you can do it. AncestryDNA tests
If you have done an autosomal DNA test at any of the major genealogy testing companies, your raw DNA data file will be accessible to you from your online account. You can download a copy
Should you upgrade your Family Finder transfer? UPDATE: This content is no longer relevant, as since FTDNA’s major update in July 2021, all free uploads receive full match lists! Family Tree DNA’s Autosomal Transfer Program
DNA helps find 76-year-old Child Migrant’s family after 6 decades of searching Robert ‘Bob’ Taylor was almost 10 years old when he was called to the office of the Catholic orphanage where he lived in
[Updated 21 Nov 2023] Tips for Using GEDmatch GEDmatch is a popular website used by genetic genealogists and family historians who are incorporating DNA evidence into their family history research. Common questions asked in genetic
What is a Family Finder test? A Family Finder test is a very simple DNA test that anyone of any age or gender can do. It is called ‘Family Finder’ because it has the potential
How to Establish a DNA Interest Group Thousands of genealogists have tested their DNA for family history purposes, but from my experience it seems that many are not members of DNA Interest Groups (DIGs) or
X-DNA’s helpful inheritance patterns When you test your autosomal DNA at any of the five genealogy DNA testing companies (ie. Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA), your X-chromosome is also examined and X-DNA
Autosomal DNA finds matches on all ancestral lines Everyone inherits autosomal DNA from their parents: 50% from each parent, which contains a random mix of DNA segments from their parents, their parents, their parents, back
Mitochondrial DNA – the direct maternal line Everyone inherits mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from their mother – through her mother, her mother, her mother, her mother, and so on – represented by the pink boxes on
Y-DNA – the direct paternal line All males inherit Y-chromosomes from their father – through his father, his father, his father, etc – represented by the direct paternal line as per the blue boxes on
Templates for DNA match enquiry messages & emails Once your DNA results have been released, you’ll be keen to start messaging your closest matches – especially if any of their surnames or places look familiar.
What types of DNA tests are available? For genealogical purposes, there are three main types of DNA tests that are available: Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) tests for the direct paternal line, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tests for the direct maternal
Which DNA test should I buy? Once you’ve decided to test your autosomal DNA as a part of your family history research, the next consideration is usually which DNA testing company to use. This guide
Should my siblings test too? This is a question often asked and heard in the genetic genealogy community. Should I test my siblings too? Would it help our family history research if siblings test their
DNA testing for genealogy Family history groups and societies have been abuzz with excitement over recent years, as DNA testing becomes mainstream for genealogists, and more and more are incorporating DNA evidence into their family