The Order of AncestryDNA’s “Colored Dots”
In February 2019, about 6 months after I introduced the Leeds Method, AncestryDNA introduced their Custom Groups or “Colored Dot”
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DNA Tips & Tools
Using Small Segments: A Success Story
Sadly, Ancestry.com has announced they will soon be removing all our DNA matches who share less than 8 cM of
Read MoreAncestry’s Changes Affect Those with Enslaved Ancestors: A Guest Post
In response to Ancestry’s announcement of DNA changes – including the removal of our matches who share less than 8 cM –
Read MoreNotice: Ancestry.com’s Update Will Remove Some DNA Matches
Earlier this week, Ancestry.com announced on a conference call that they were making several big changes in regards to DNA
Read MoreAncestry.com Tells Genetic Affairs to “Cease and Desist”
Just over 2 years ago, I developed the Leeds Method, which easily organizes your DNA matches into visual clusters usually
Read MoreSuccess Using DNA Matches’ Small Trees
A common complaint from AncestryDNA users is that matches don’t have trees or have very small trees. But, we can
Read More**NEW** DNA Painter’s Cluster Auto Painter
Jonny Perl of DNA Painter just announced a new tool: Cluster Auto Painter or CAP. Basically, this tool lets you
Read MoreUsing Clustering with ThruLines
Thaddeus and Katharina (Kern) Koechle were my 3x great grandparents who immigrated to America in 1851. They had 6 children
Read MoreThe Venn Diagram Effect in DNA Clusters
Who is in a cluster? And how are they related to you? I recently wrote about “Who Is in a
Read MoreWho Is in a Cluster?
We often think that everyone in a cluster is related to each through a common ancestor. Our expectation is something
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