Tag Archives: AncestryDNA

AncestryDNA Finally Updated My Ethnicity Results – September 12, 2020

Posted on September 12, 2020 by

I don’t know when it updated as I received no e-mail notice. I know the last time I checked late last week or early this week, the ethnicity was the same as it has been since the last update. When … Continue reading →

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MyHeritageDNA Is on Sale Ends in 9 Days – September 5, 2020

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I put the announcement about the new MyHeritageDNA Mega Sale in today’s Current DNA Sales September 5, 2020 Sticky post; it ends in 9 days. As a rule, I tend to put new sales information at the beginning of the post. … Continue reading →

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Ancestry’s New StoryScout: Be Cautious — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Posted on September 2, 2020 by

This week, Ancestry did three things to users’ accounts: Deleted 6-7.9 (inclusive) cM matches Deleted message folders Added a new feature, StoryScout What is StoryScout? StoryScout sniffs out various records and weaves them into a story, supposedly about YOUR ancestor. … Continue reading →

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Current September 2020 DNA Companies September 1, 2020

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Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading →

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Genetic Affairs Instructions and Resources — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

I’ve created this summary article that includes links to the various step-by-step instructional articles I’ve published about Genetic Affairs, a wonderful DNA analysis tool. I’ll add more articles as they are published. Genetic Affairs is a third-party tool created by … Continue reading →

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Update to AncestryDNA communities: Vinnie has views — Anne’s Family History

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

In 2016 my husband Greg and I, hoping to learn more about our family history, had our DNA analysed by AncestryDNA. All living things are related; you and I are related to bananas, earthworms, and the fish, your cousin, whom … Continue reading →

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Theme Topics Feast and Famine – August 8, 2020

Posted on August 8, 2020 by

DNA Saturdays and a few other theme topics tend to be feast or famine. I find a lot or I find very little in a given week. Earlier today, I was looking for a good DNA Saturdays topic. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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A Private Equity Firm Bought Ancestry, and Its Trove of DNA, for $4.7B – Vice.com August 7, 2020

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I saw this on Vice.com yesterday, been meaning to share it earlier, but time got away from me – A Private Equity Firm Bought Ancestry, and Its Trove of DNA, for $4.7B: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzyq5/private-equity-firm-blackstone-bought-ancestry-dna-company-for-billions. A lot more in the article, but … Continue reading →

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Two New DNA Sales – AncestryDNA and MyHeritageDNA – August 6, 2020

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I added this information to the new Sticky post – Current DNA Sales August 6, 2020, but realize it sometimes gets missed even though I put it at the top of the post. The AncestryDNA sale ends August 17, 2020. … Continue reading →

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Blackstone Reaches $4.7 Billion Deal to Buy Ancestry.com – Bloomberg

Posted on August 5, 2020 by

I had planned on a different post for this time slot, but I noticed the reports earlier today on this deal. It’s also being mentioned in some of my social media groups. I saw this on a different site first … Continue reading →

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