Your Questions Answered: May 2022

In this episode I’m answering your genealogy questions about the 1950 Census “not at home” line, several questions about the new AncestryDNA SideView feature (were they are showing your DNA ethnicity results split by Parent 1 and Parent 2), and some good genealogy research tips shared by viewers of Genealogy TV. 

DNA Basics for Genealogy Research?

Today we are covering the basics of DNA research for genealogy.  Here we’ll talk about the different DNA tests, companies, DNA strategies, and how it can help you with your family history research. This is a simple explanation without all the science lessons. This compares who is the best DNA company and the benefits of […]

Ancestry.com’s Covid 19 Survey for AncestryDNA® Members (May 2020)

Ancestry.com’s Covid 19 Survey for AncestryDNA® Members (May 2020)

This “footnotes” episode is an interview with Dr. Eurie Hong, Vice President of Genomics at Ancestry. This video explores how Ancestry is asking it’s DNA customers to answer a survey to help provide DNA data that might help contribute to solving the Covid 19 Pandemic.  With the largest family history DNA database in the world, […]

Ancestry ThruLines, Are They True Lines?

Ancestry's New ThruLines on GenealogyTV.org

Learn about Ancestry’s new ThruLines and how to best use them in your family history research. Are the new ThruLines… true lines? Constance Knox, host of Genealogy TV, will review and explain some of the details and what to look out for when using the new application on the Ancestry.com website. This video was produced […]

MyHeritage DNA Website Tutorial (2019)

Did you know that MyHeritage.com does DNA testing? Did you know they have cross matching with other company ancestral trees? Did you know they have a chromosome browser? In this “footnotes” episode we’re talking with Daniel Horowitz with MyHeritage.com about the DNA side of their services. They have some very unique tools on the website […]

Learn Genealogy – Kick Start Guide

Here’s a Family History Kick Start Guide. Work backwards, starting with yourself and work backwards to your parents, grandparents and so on with as much information as you know. Don’t skip to the next generation until you’ve documented everything you have on each person. Collect… Full names and nicknames, as much as you know. Vital Statistics.  Birth, […]

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