Hispanic Research- Wednesday August 18, 2021 6:30pm PDT

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Working with DNA Distant cousins trees.

DNA tests for genealogical research have been heavily marketed. There are times when they will solve problems–or at least help to solve a problem. But DNA needs to be used in concert with other forms of documentation that researchers have been using for years. Always check vital records, deeds and census records to narrow in with your DNA research.

DNA will not necessarily make your genealogical research easy. It will give you one more tool in your research toolbox. 

In our research, we had to recreate trees backwards and forwards to see how we were matching our DNA distant cousins. Usually they do not have your ancestors in their trees. This is painstakingly hard, but worth while if you can identified a brick wall. 

FINDING OUT A FAMILY SECRET FROM ANCESTRY DNA RESULTS! Meeting long lost sister for the 1st time!

A  family took an Ancestry DNA TEST and found out a family secret! Their great grandfather had an affair 62 years ago and the families' grandma had a sister named Barbra that she never knew about all these years and Barbra never new about us! So they have a family reunion and the grandmother meets her sister she found for the first time ever!!

To watch the video, hit here

Counties formations

 If your relative lived in an area before the current county in which it is located was formed, do you know the names of the previous counties? Is it possible that early records of your ancestor are in the county seats of those counties, which may be some distance from the county where your ancestor lived and several counties “over” from the current county’s location. Always check with your data base of the time period and do a google search.

A Latina’s (Mexican) Ancestry DNA Results!! *NOT WHAT SHE EXPECTED*

Tried Ancestry DNA or 23 and me!? They did! In this video we discover the truth behind Chispa's background and some of mine too! Heritage, DNA, and ancestral history can be super exciting to know about and they were both glad they did this! To watch the video, hit here

 

Curious about DNA testing?

Family Search is offering free RootsTech Connect DNA Day sessions provide clear, easy-to-understand information. Learn from experts how to determine if a DNA test can help solve your brick walls, which test to take, and how to interpret the results. To register, please hit here

Youtuber Family Trees - Sam Aronow

 In this new series, I will be researching the family trees of fellow youtubers and showing the process as I go along. This series will be a tutorial on how to do genealogy research while also highlighting the interesting ancestral history of your favorite youtubers. This first season will feature Sam Aronow, whose channel focuses on Jewish history in the context of World history. This first episode will focus on his great-grandfather Jacob Aronow.

To watch the video, hit here