Archived Blog Posts

Last month Russell Edwards, the author of a new book entitled Naming Jack the Ripper, said he had irrefutable evidence that the notorious serial killer who terrorized London in the late 1880's was a Polish emigrant named Aaron Kosminski.  However, Edwards'...

Here is a link to a blog called the Legal Genealogist written by Judy G. Russell that explains why haplogroup predictions acquired from autosomal DNA testing are not as accurate as haplogroup predictions obtained through Y-DNA and mtDNA tests. 

Cece Moore is a genetic genealogist who is serving as a consultant on the PBS TV show "Finding Your Roots".  Here is a link to an article she wrote reflecting on her experience behind the scenes of Episode One which was titled In Search of Our...

Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 10/07/2014

Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test

08/07/2014, 575, 233001, Family Finder

10/16/2014, 586, 197659, Y-DNA 67 markers

10/16/2014, 586, 231510, Y-DNA 67 markers

10/16/2014, 586, 275787, Y-DNA 111...

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 10/30/2013:

Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test

11/14/2013, 535, 26802, Family Finder

11/20/2013, 536, 259755, Refine 67 to 111 markers

11/20/2013, 536, 53092, DF21, M37

11/29/2013, 536, 308603,...