DNA

Book Review: The Lost Family

I recently finished Libby Copeland's book, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are, which came out about this time last...

DNA & Forensic Genealogy

I've received my certificate for the "All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum" that I completed in 2020 through the Salt Lake...

Advanced DNA Practicum

I just handed in my last assignment for the All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum course, offered through the Salt Lake Institute...

Genealogy & Positivity

If you’re like me, you are staying home as much as possible right now, to social-distance and help “flatten the curve”. It’s easy to get...

Not just tall trees

Do you remember when you first started working on your family tree? Your goal was probably to enter immediate relatives, and then move...

Y-DNA and the Waiting Game

I first tested my father’s Y-DNA back in 2014- and it wasn’t until a few weeks ago, five years later, that he finally received a match...

Personal Genome Sequencing

I just listened to a fascinating discussion on CBC Radio: The Current on personal genome sequencing. Although we have become used to...

My DNA Journey

Image Courtesy FamilyTreeDNA www.familytreedna.com Several years ago, my husband gave me a DNA test as a birthday gift. I did the cheek...

Learning about DNA

It’s a snowy day in Edmonton, and even though I do have to venture out to the Land Titles office to pick up some information for my house...