AncestryDNA

Ancestry.com used to sell a separate DNA test that provided health reports to customers. They discontinued this product in early 2021. There’s been plenty of speculation as to why AncestryHealth was canned. This article covers the brief history of the product with a round-up of opinions on its short life span! What Was AncestryHealth? Ancestry … Read more

Do you feel a little overwhelmed when looking at your Ancestry DNA matches? I find that a great way to tackle thousands of matches is to download them into a spreadsheet. This article has a step-by-step tutorial on downloading your Ancestry matches to an Excel spreadsheet. We’ve added a quick video for each step so … 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

This article will show you that Ancestry DNA results are not the same for siblings. Indeed, you may be surprised at the differences. Three families who took multiple DNA tests with Ancestry.com kindly shared their results with me. This lets me show you lots of pictures from the Ancestry displays. (The tester names are altered … Read more

I surveyed over forty people to estimate the average number of DNA matches on Ancestry. The company hasn’t published recent statistics, and I was curious about what the numbers would look like in 2021. The total counts range from five thousand matches to over 150 thousand. But the very low and very high numbers aren’t … Read more

If you’re hoping for that one new match that could tear down a brick wall, you’re probably wondering how often does Ancestry update your DNA matches. Ancestry provides an instant count of your total matches, but it doesn’t show you a history of how your numbers have grown. To figure out how often your DNA … Read more

You can remove any DNA match from your match list page by “hiding” them. It’s important to understand that hiding a DNA match does not remove you from their list. You can’t see them, but they can still see you! If you actually want to be hidden from your DNA matches, you can opt out … Read more

Are you looking in vain for an Ancestry DNA match that you’re certain you saw before in your match list? Do you see an empty web page where your match list should be? Or are you wondering why half your Ancestry matches have disappeared? This article runs through every scenario of the incredible disappearing Ancestry … Read more