Posts in August 13, 2018

AncestryDNA‘s sale (through 20 August 2018) is a good time to remind about some things to be aware of when doing any DNA test: this is a autosomal test–to work all lines, not just the paternal or the maternal. Know what type of test you are taking. don’t just wait for the results to arrive thinking that they’ll solve all your genealogy problems–they won’t. Read our suggestions for what to do while waiting for your results to arrive. other submitters will have no trees tied to their DNA results some submitters will have no idea about their ancestry some submitters will never respond to your request for information some matches will be difficult or impossible to figure out DNA won’t solve all your problems DNA may alter your genealogical reality. […]