Tag Archives: DNA

Ancestry DNA proves John Grenham is Irish!

Posted on 9 May, 2016 by Mike Carroll

John Grenham is the author of “Tracing Your Irish Ancestors,” now in its 3rd edition and available at our club library. Recently he had an Ancestry DNA test done, and writes about it in his blog post “Ancestry DNA.” It’s … Continue reading →

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AncestryDNA is changing

Posted on 19 Apr, 2016 by Mike Carroll

AncestryDNA is changing the rules it uses to find people who are related to one another. As Judy Russell writes: … some of the people who are showing up as matches at AncestryDNA right now will stop showing up as … Continue reading →

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DNA books

Posted on 27 Jan, 2016 by Mike Carroll

Our club library has a new book: DNA USA: A Genetic Portrait of America, by Bryan Sykes. Here’s the publisher’s description: Bryan Sykes, one of the world’s leading geneticists and best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, sets his … Continue reading →

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DNA SIG!

Posted on 24 Oct, 2015 by Sun City Vistoso Genealogical Society

Interested in DNA testing for genealogy? It’s become even more popular now that AncestryDNA from Ancestry.com is available, but Family Tree DNA and other organizations also offer it. The Wiki at FamilySearch has more info. A DNA special interest group … Continue reading →

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Ancestry DNA: new features

Posted on 31 Aug, 2015 by Mike Carroll

Ancestry offers DNA testing. Last week they announced new features available at their website, if  you have your own Ancestry subscription. These are called Shared Matches and DNA Circles. If you’d like to know more about them you can check: … Continue reading →

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