Matrilineal Ancestors of My Mother and Father

Matrilineal Ancestors of My Mother and Father

For decades these two lines of people’s trees were stuck in the late 18th century. With very little time spent I was able to take two lines of matrilineal ancestors back to the 17th century. I’m not normally a fan of researching my ancestors as far back as...

New Feature: Relationship Predictions at GEDmatch

GEDmatch is providing relationship predictions on its site for the first time ever. Find out how you’re related to the matches you see without leaving the page. Update Feb. 22, 2022: A newer relationship predictor, which is the first and only predictor to use...

Has Relationship Prediction Drastically Improved?

A DNA tester has a few different options to see the possible relationships for their matches, including at the testing sites themselves. A new one has functionality like no other. I used to not be a fan of relationship prediction for genetic genealogy, wondering why...