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The DNA Guide for Adoptees: How to Use Genealogy and Genetics to Uncover Your Roots
Focused on adoptees and those with unknown parentage, this book guides readers through the process of using DNA testing and genealogy to uncover their biological roots. Brianne Kirkpatrick and Shannon Combs-Bennett, 2018
The Family History AI Show Podcast
Join experts Steve Little and Mark Thompson as they explore how AI is revolutionizing family history in their weekly podcast, started in June 2024.
The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy. 2nd edition
This plain-English guide (newly updated and expanded to include th latest DNA developments) will teach you what DNA tests are available; the pros and cons of the major testing companies; and how to choose the right test to answer your specific genealogy questions. And once you've taken a DNA test, this guide will help you use your often-overwhelming results, with tips for understanding ethnicity estimates, navigating suggested cousin matches, and using third-party tools like GEDmatch to further analyze your data. Blaine Bettinger, 2019
The Genealogist’s Guide to Y-DNA Testing for Genetic Genealogy
In this first book for genealogists devoted solely to Y-DNA testing, David Vance explains this powerful tool for genealogy in easy-to-follow chapters. The book is divided into three sections: Section One introduces Y-DNA testing for those with no DNA testing experience at all; Section Two explains Y-DNA fundamentals for those just getting started or wanting to know what their test results mean to their genealogy, and Section Three touches lightly on the genetics and the science underlying this fascinating new field. David Vance, 2020
The Genetic Genealogist
Blaine Bettinger, the Genetic Genealogist, examines the intersection of traditional genealogical techniques and modern genetic research. The blog also explores the latest news and developments in the related field of personal genomics.
The Legal Genealogist - DNA Topics
A Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer with a law degree, These are articles specifically focused on DNA.
Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA: A Guide for Family Historians
This accessible, wide-ranging introduction offers a clear and practical way into DNA research and testing, explaining the scientific discoveries and techniques and illustrating with case studies how it can be used by genealogists to gain an insight into their ancestry. Graham S. Holton, 2019
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Established as a "permanent living memorial to the victims of the Holocaust." The archival collections include published and unpublished materials, art & artifacts, film & video, music, oral history, photos. The Library and Archives Reading Room is open to the public for research on site. Online searchable catalog. Washington, D.C.