July 24, 2024
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.
July 22, 2024
The Case of the Clergyman’s Arms
Finding connections from medieval records and heraldry with DNA pointing the way.
July 17, 2024
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.
July 2, 2024
Interpreting Y-DNA Test Results: Y-DNA Haplogroups
Learn how Y-DNA haplogroups can be used to trace your paternal lineage, revealing your migration paths and ancestral origins.
June 18, 2024
Y-DNA Sheds New Light on the Medieval Genealogies of the Uí Briúin Dynasty of Northwest Ireland, Part 2
Continue learning how Y-DNA shed new light on the medieval genealogies of the Uí Briúin dynasty of northwest Ireland.
June 13, 2024
Are You Researching the Right Surname?
Wondering if you're researching the right surname? Dive into how autosomal and Y-DNA testing and genealogy records can confirm your family history and uncover ancestral origins.
June 3, 2024
How Y-DNA Testing Works
How does Y-DNA testing work? Read part two of our five part series on Y-DNA.
May 29, 2024
Granddaughter Finds Her Roots with mtDNA and Historical Records
A FamilyTreeDNA customer shares her inspiring journey of uncovering her maternal lineage using mtDNA, autosomal DNA, and Group Projects. Her research led to the remarkable discovery of a connection to one of the King's Daughters.
May 28, 2024
The Gospel According to Gene: The Discovery of a Mom’s Racial Passing in Vermont
Jerome Narramore, FamilyTreeDNA Group Project Administrator, discovers his mother's racial passing in Vermont, leading to profound self-revelation and advocacy.
May 24, 2024
Y-DNA Sheds New Light on the Medieval Genealogies of the Uí Briúin Dynasty of Northwest Ireland, Part 1
Learn how Y-DNA has helped shed new light on the medieval genealogies of the Uí Briúin dynasty of northwest Ireland and what this new information means for genetic genealogists.










