The City by the Bay Welcomes the World’s Top Geneticists
San Francisco is home to the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, Ghirardelli chocolate and touristy Fisherman’s Wharf. But this year, it’s also home to the largest human genetics conference and exposition in the world. This past week, the 2012 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) annual meeting brought together some of the world’s top geneticists and… Read more
Honoring Our Veterans
During the Civil War fallen soldiers were often buried quickly, in the most convenient spot as battles continued and troops moved on. Following the Civil War, many interred in these makeshift resting grounds, in the Mississippi Delta region, were moved to Memphis to be re-interred in a “designated field.” Thus, most of the earliest burials at… Read more
Unexpected ethnicities. New discoveries. See where AncestryDNA takes you.
Meet John, a true example of how a person’s documented family history can be slightly different than the story in their DNA. John has taken other DNA tests, and his results came back as 98% Western European. Accurate? Yes. Detailed? Not so much. See, there’s a much broader story in each person’s DNA that John,… Read more
The Great, Great, Great Grand Adventure: Preparing to Depart
EATING AN ELEPHANT Preparing for a trip like this is a lot like eating an elephant, if you think about more than one bite at a time the task seems impossible. In just over two months we have sold our house, prepared to leave our business, bought, serviced and modified a 40′ diesel motorhome, packed… Read more
The Great, Great, Great Grand Adventure: A Family History Journey Inspired by Ancestry.com
The evening of July 15th, 2012 was a pivotal moment in time for the Brown family – it was the night we decided to take our five children on a trip across the United States on a journey of discovery. Like every family, we have had our challenges, and we felt strongly that the time… Read more
AncestryDNA—great alone, even better with an Ancestry.com subscription
You may have heard that you can order the new AncestryDNA™ test right now, just by going to the AncestryDNA site. That’s great news! But we want to make sure you know some of the key features of the DNA test—with an Ancestry.com subscription and without. While there is no monthly subscription to AncestryDNA, an… Read more
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