The New Frontier. .. .DNA
Recently, I had a very close friend ask me to help him with some
genealogy to find his biological family. He had recently done a DNA test
on Ancestry and needed someone to assist with charting relationships. It
is a beautiful story and even now, months later, there are still questions and
research to do. He and his family were
able to meet with his biological family and new relationships have
developed.
My daughter was interested in a
particular family member on my husband's side. She did as much research
as she could and then asked me for help. I helped as much as I could by conducting
computer searches and reading through microfilms and the Family History Library.
Finally, we both had to admit we were at a dead end with the lack of documents
available. Fast forward two years later, and my daughter contacted me
about this ancestor again believing she found a DNA match.
Watching these two situations unfold through DNA and similar to
watching man walk on the moon, DNA adds a new dimension to family history research.
DNA is similar to having the answer and trying to figure out the
question!
I am just barely beginning to understand how DNA fits into
genealogy and family history.
What DNA stories do you have?
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