Genealogy Research and Education
HarappaWorld is the only admixture project on Gedmatch that has just one calculator. That’s an indicator as to how focused this project is. HarappaWorld was designed by its creator to explore South Asian heritage. The project includes ancient samples alongside DNA results from project volunteers and academic studies. Bear in mind that all the GEDmatch … Read more
The GEDmatch MDLP project has a mix of calculators that compare your ethnicity with DNA samples assembled by the project creator. Like the other calculators, this project measures how your DNA aligns with ancient samples alongside results from project volunteers and academic studies. The focus is on exploring your heritage from older eras of human … Read more
The Eurogenes project on GEDmatch has a set of admixture calculators that compare your ethnicity with a range of DNA samples from project volunteers and academic sources. Some of the Eurogenes calculators focus on ancient ancestries, such as the early Farmers and Hunter Gatherers. Others try to assess more recent eras of European and Asian … Read more
The Dodecad project on GEDmatch was one of the first admixture tools on the website. The other projects are based on the original Dodecad software. It’s important to remember that the admixture projects aimed to research ancient populations. You may get some insight into modern ethnicity, but it largely depends on how your heritage aligns … Read more
The GEDmatch website has had several owners since it was established in 2010. Its sale in 2019 caused quite a stir amongst both members and the wider genealogical community. This article looks at who owns GEDmatch now, and who was behind its creation. Who Owns GEDmatch? Verogen, a San Diego forensic genetics firm, announced in … Read more
If you sign up for an Ancestry trial, you must take action if you don’t want to pay for the subscription after your trial period. In other words, if you don’t cancel the trial, Ancestry will charge your credit card. Some people have reported problems with canceling the trial. There should always be a fix … Read more
You can create a free Ancestry guest account that gives you limited access to their features and record collections. This article will run through exactly what you can and can’t do with the free access. We’ll also give you tips on making the most of the free tier. Registered Guest Accounts On Ancestry The company … Read more
I see a repeated conversation on the genealogy forums that starts with someone asking when Ancestry will improve the Shoebox. Usually, a reply mentions a rumor that the feature will be dropped. And there’s bound to be at least one person wondering…what on earth is the Shoebox? This article aims to be a complete guide. … Read more
The 23andMe website says that they typically take 6 to 8 weeks to produce your DNA results from your kit arrives at the lab. Last year, some happy customers reported that their results took only two weeks to be ready. But are there delays in current times? I’ve checked the genealogy forums to see what … Read more
You probably know that Ancestry updates your ethnicity estimates from time to time. But how often does this happen? And what kind of changes do they make to your results? This article looks at updates in the last few years to predict when the next change will happen in 2021. We’ll also explain why your … Read more
