DNA Genealogy

After years of searching through courthouses and libraries, I've finally taken the next step and decided to have my DNA tested.  There have been some surprising results, and this landing page will summarize all the blog posts relating to my DNA research.

My GEDmatch kit # is M170652.  Would love to hear from you if you find a connection.

• DNA : Aunt Ruby's Ethnicity Results - results of predicted ethnicity for my maternal great-aunt Ruby at FamilyTreeDNA
• DNA : My New 23andMe Experience - my frustrations with the changes at 23andMe
• DNA : Mom's Cousin Jack - a fourth cousin match found through the Pierce line at 23andMe
• DNA : Triangulation : My first good case of triangulation on Chromosome 15
• DNA : Fishing in a Different Pond - my initial experience with FamilyTreeDNA
• DNA Match : Cousin Raj - How I worked backwards from a connection with an unusual name to find exactly where we were related.
• DNA : My Top Ten Matches at 23andMe - chart showing the ten closest matches for me at 23andMe and results of trying to find the paper trail.
• DNA : Mom's Top Ten Matches at 23andMe - chart showing the ten closest matches for mom at 23andMe and results of trying to find the paper trail.
• DNA : Dad's Top Ten Matches at 23andMe - chart showing the ten closest matches at 23andMe for dad and results of trying to find the paper trail.
• Charting the DNA Connections - How I'm keeping track of my DNA matches.
• DNA : Wardlaw connection - Connection with a Wardlaw researcher through GEDMatch with no matching DNA and what this means.
• DNA : Eileen's McMillen match - Contact made with a researcher on Eileen's McMillen line leads to more research areas.
• DNA Match : Cousin Lila - Connection with a six cousin 3 times removed through a DNA match.
• Gedmatch Comparison - Cousin Judy - DNA matching comparison with a known maternal relative
• DNA : Eileen's Ancestry Composition - Results of Eileen's ancestry composition as reported from 23andMe.
• DNA : Dad's Ancestry Composition - Results of dad's ancestry composition as reported from 23andMe.
• DNA : Ancestry Composition - Tweaking the Results - using the various options at 23andMe gave me a few differences in the make up of my ancestry.
• DNA : My Paternal Haplogroup I1 - my Y-DNA leads back to a haplogroup with example populations of Finns, Norwegians and Swedes.
• DNA : My Maternal Haplogroup T2b - my mitochondrial DNA leads back to a haplogroup with example populations in northern Europe and Spain.
• DNA Relatives : Surname View - surname distribution of high frequency matches unique to my DNA profile.
• DNA Relatives : Closest Matches - the closest matches found at 23andMe.
• DNA Results Are In : Surprise ? - the results are in from 23andMe.
• Jumping into the Genealogy DNA waters - completed my first sample kit to be tested by 23andme.