This is why I love genetic genealogy. I’m entranced by the idea of a project for descendants of Wilford Woodruff. I wonder how many ancestor projects exist, as opposed to surname and geographical projects.

Originally shared by Rational Faiths

I’d go over tips and steps that you can use, especially with regard to DNA information. I’ll include the story of how I found my dad’s birth-parents.   Share story of finding my dad’s birth parents.   If you know how to google, you can do family history…

http://rationalfaiths.com/21st-century-family-history///cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js

Originally shared by Mike Maglio

New and improved methods for genetic genealogy…

DNA testing, the dark side. I keep hoping I’ll run across one of my (supposed) half-siblings but so far no luck. 

http://www.vox.com/2014/9/9/5975653/with-genetic-testing-i-gave-my-parents-the-gift-of-divorce-23andme//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js

“For years, the favored recipe for making a modern European ​was this: Start with DNA from a hunter-gatherer whose ancestors lived in Europe 45,000 years ago, then add genes from an early farmer who migrated to the continent about 9000 years ago. An extensive study of ancient DNA now points to a third ingredient: blood from an Asian nomad who blew into central Europe perhaps only about 4000 or 5000 years ago. This third major lineage originated somewhere in northwestern Asia, perhaps on the steppes of western Asia or in Eastern Europe. This is a “ghost lineage,” because no pureblood member of this group survives today.”

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6201/1106.short//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js