May 20, 2022
Newly-identified Male Lineage May Reshape the Story of the First Americans
An Oregon man discovers his Y-DNA is shared with an ancient man, whose remains were found in Nevada’s Lovelock cave.
December 23, 2019
Y-DNA testing: It’s Not Just For Men!
As females, we sometimes overlook or dismiss Y-DNA testing, however, there are many genetic genealogy benefits gained from getting your father, brother, uncle, cousin, grandfather, or so on to take a Y-DNA test for you. Learn more.
August 3, 2018
Jeff’s FamilyTreeDNA Story
Jeff and his brother both decided to take a DNA test, and that's when Jeff's FamilyTreeDNA story begins to reveal some surprises.
August 2, 2018
Ivy’s FamilyTreeDNA Story
When Ivy was 20 years old, her mother told her that she was conceived through a hospital-run sperm donor program in New York.
August 1, 2018
Sandy’s FamilyTreeDNA Story
Sandy and Joe welcomed a new son into their lives. He was 30 years old and discovered through FamilyTreeDNA that Joe was the father he'd been searching for.
July 31, 2018
Juliet’s FamilyTreeDNA Story
Juliet grew up not knowing anything about her heritage. All she knew was that she was Caucasian.
July 30, 2018
Vanessa’s FamilyTreeDNA Story
Ken's children gave him a DNA kit for Father’s Day. He had been searching for his father. When he received the test results, he got the shock of his life.
July 25, 2018
Patricia M’s FamilyTreeDNA Story
Patricia always knew that her great-grandmother, Bridget Lohan, had been born in Ireland in the 1800s. But that was all the information she had.
July 24, 2018
Donna B’s FamilyTreeDNA Story
Because Donna was adopted, she wanted to learn more about her family history. What came back was completely unexpected.
July 23, 2018
Simmone’s FamilyTreeDNA story
Simmone had the idea to get her father tested to try and find more of his relatives. Perhaps more family members had made it out of North Korea. When she uploaded her father’s results to FamilyTreeDNA, she was surprised