February 15, 2024
Rootstech 2024: Your Guide to the Virtual Experience
The FamilyTreeDNA guide to RootsTech 2024, virtual! We've got a list of sessions, how to find the chat rooms, and more!
January 10, 2024
RootsTech 2024: Get Ready for Salt Lake City with FamilyTreeDNA
The FamilyTreeDNA guide to RootsTech 2024, in person! Including speakers, classes, booth info, and more!
December 19, 2023
Building Friendships in the Genealogy Conference Circuit
Dive into the heart of genealogy conferences, where passion for ancestry intertwines seamlessly with the joy of fostering enduring friendships.
November 13, 2023
Goth Talk: The True Origins of the Goths Revealed
A recent ancient DNA paper examining the Goths and their origins is out, but not the ones you might be thinking of.
October 26, 2023
FamilyTreeDNA October 2023 Town Hall
Recently, FamilyTreeDNA employees attended a town hall to review everything that had happened in the third quarter of 2023. So we'd like to review it with you guys as well.
July 31, 2023
Introducing Y-DNA Haplogroups for Family Finder Customers
This blog is about a new feature that will be added to Family Finder in the coming weeks. Customers with existing Family Finder results will receive an email announcement when the feature is released, as well as an email notification once their haplogroup has been added to their results.
May 10, 2023
Genealogy’s Secret Weapon: How Using mtDNA Can Solve Family Mysteries
Unlock new avenues of research with mtDNA testing and trace your direct maternal line to break down genealogical brick walls.
April 4, 2023
Three Important Takeaways From RootsTech 2023
It’s been one month since the genealogical conference ended, and we’ve learned quite a bit. Here are three things we at FamilyTreeDNA learned from RootsTech 2023.
March 23, 2023
New DNA Analysis Uncovers Mysteries Around Beethoven’s Paternal Line
A recent study of Beethoven’s hair reveals new information about his direct paternal line.
March 22, 2023
FamilyTreeDNA Works With Cambridge University Team To Uncover New Health and Genetic Information About Beethoven
New DNA analysis of Beethoven's hair opens new theories about the composer's health and genetics,