March 9, 2023
FamilyTreeDNA Has Added 5,000 Ancient Connections to Our Database
With 5,000 ancient connections within our database, we are able to track ancient haplogroup migrations.
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February 27, 2023
Big Y-700 Confirms African Ancestry For “Old Jock” Perkins Family
Laurie Constantino shares her journey about validating Old Jock Perkin’s african ancestry through documented research and DNA testing.
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February 17, 2023
Join FamilyTreeDNA in Person at RootsTech 2023
Check out what Gold Sponsor, FamilyTreeDNA, has in store for RootsTech 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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February 16, 2023
Introducing the New FTDNATiP™ Report for Y-STRs
Learn more about how the new FTDNATiP™ Report gives even more precise age predictions for your Y-DNA matches.
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February 15, 2023
The Group Time Tree: A New Big Y Tool for FamilyTreeDNA Group Projects
Explore Discover’s newest feature, bringing Big Y and Group Projects together for enhanced ancestry research.
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February 6, 2023
Group Project Administrator Series: 20 Years as an Administrator
Learn how being a Group Project Administrator can benefit your genetic genealogy journey, with Katherine Borges.
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January 17, 2023
Ancient DNA Highlights of 2022
2022 was a big year for ancient DNA. Here’s a summary of some of the important discoveries.
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January 9, 2023
Group Project Administrator Series: Every Day Is Different
Experience what it is like to be a Group Project Administrator from the perspective of Martin McDonald, an administrator from North of Ireland.
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October 25, 2022
Was Your Ancestor Accused in the Witch Trials? DNA Reveals All
Moonlight, folklore, and forest dances once marked accused witches — but DNA reveals their real stories. See how witch trials left traces in your ancestry.
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October 1, 2022
September 2022 in Review
We were able to add over 1,000 branches to the Y-DNA Haplotree in September across all haplogroups.
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