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Interpreting your DNA matches

Posted by Wendy Jessen on May 8, 2009 in Ancestry.com DNA

Some of your comments have indicated a need for guidance in interpreting your DNA matches.  In our next release, we’ll be including some educational material that will assist with this activity.  In the meantime, here are three good starting questions to help you decipher if a potential match is a good candidate.  In evaluating a… Read more

Latest on lifespan filtering

Note: For those of you who love the old search, it is still there. You can get to it by clicking “Old Search” in the tan bar on top of the search pages or here: Old Search. Old Search has always been there. The lifespan filter was applied to both and… Read more

Family Tree Maker 2009: Minor Update

Posted by Michelle Pfister on May 5, 2009 in Family Tree Maker

Today we are making available a minor update to Family Tree Maker. The update resolves a few key issues in Family Tree Maker 2009.
To receive the update,

Start Family Tree Maker 2009.*
An update notice will appear with options to “Update” or “Remind Me Later.”
If you click “Update” another screen will appear. Make sure “Family Tree Maker… Read more

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