Tag Archive: GEDMatch

How to Upload FTDNA Raw Data Files to GEDmatch

Yesterday, I realized that I needed to re-upload my husband’s Family Tree DNA results to GEDmatch.com. For those not familiar with GEDmatch, it is a wonderful, collaborative website that “provides DNA and genealogical analysis tools for amateur and professional researchers…
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What DNA Test Should I Take? Part 2: Overview of Companies for Both Genetic DNA Testing and Analyzation of Results.

If you are ready to get genetic DNA tested, there is one important question you will need to answer: What DNA company do I use to get tested? DNA testing is an exciting journey! It’s a journey of discovery—of who…
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My Puerto Rican Family Members Have Native American and African Blood in Them. And Bulgarian. And Romanian. How Does That Happen?

The use of genetic genealogy—in other words, DNA testing– has exploded in the past few years. Around the world, curious seekers are spitting into tubes and swabbing cheeks to help determine their heritage and find genetic cousins. Recently, three family…
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