Genealogists who have done DNA tests often look through their matches to determine who they are. That’s an excellent way to use your genealogy DNA test results. Genealogists encourage relatives to take tests when they know that they have not already done so. That’s not a bad idea, but try and avoid being overbearing about it. But have you asked relatives if they have taken tests and if they have, did you see if they showed up on your list of matches where you would expect them to? This webpage on the Genetic Genealogist shows the amount of expected DNA various relationships should expect to share. Discovering you don’t match the way you thought you should or don’t match at all can really change up your research.
We’re re-doing our Perplexity for Genealogy presentation into a two-hour long session–complete with handout. Our focus is on a practical, down-to-earth approach. You’ll be able to play the video more than once and see research approaches that are easy-to-follow New examples, new families, new prompts, with a continued focus on practical, down-to-earth application of AI for genealogy—focused on Perplexity. Perplexity is a combined search engine and research assistant that uses large language models to answers questions, summarize content, and create responses to queries. Thoughtful genealogists do not use AI to replace their brain—they use it to preform tasks more quickly than they can and with precise attention to detail. Our presentation will use the free version of Perplexity. Order now for delivery on 1 October 2025. Topics include: […]
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