Interpreting Your Recent and Ancient Origin Results

Learn how to interpret your myOrigins and ancientOrigins test results. Discover how to understand populations and ethnicity breakdowns and apply findings to your genealogy.


Why Did My Y-DNA Haplogroup Change

Why Did My Y-DNA Haplogroup Change?

Wondering why your haplogroup changed? Learn how new discoveries and test methods can impact your Y-DNA haplogroup assignment.


FamilyTreeDNA Tester Becomes First Woman of Color to Join DAR Under John Carson Lineage

FamilyTreeDNA Tester Becomes First Woman of Color to Join Daughters of the American Revolution Under John Carson Lineage

A one-on-one with Regina Lynch-Hudson, a publicist turned family history reviver.


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Interpreting Y-DNA Test Results: Y-DNA Matches

Learn how to interpret your Y-DNA test results, explore Y-DNA matches, genetic distances, and how to use them to trace your paternal ancestry.


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Using mtDNA for Genealogical Research

Learn how mtDNA can connect you to maternal ancestors when records fall short and how to combine it with traditional research and other DNA tests for powerful results.


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Interpreting Your Family Finder Test Results

Learn how to interpret your Family Finder test results. Discover how to understand autosomal DNA matches and apply findings to your genealogy.


Resilient Trailblazers: Honoring the Courage and Perseverance of LDS Pioneers

Jim Brewster and Courtney Eberhard take a look at LDS Pioneers and share Y-DNA connections from early LDS church leaders.


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The Case of the Clergyman’s Arms

Finding connections from medieval records and heraldry with DNA pointing the way.


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Interpreting mtDNA Test Results

Read part three of our mtDNA series. Learn about the significance of mtDNA haplogroups and how your mtDNA test results can help you trace your maternal ancestry back to Mitochondrial Eve.


Same family, new tree: myheritage brings its family tree tools to familytreedna

Same Family, New Tree: MyHeritage Brings Its Family Tree Tools to FamilyTreeDNA

FamilyTreeDNA partners with MyHeritage to bring its customers the MyHeritage family tree tools. Here's what you should know.