In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...

I recently saw a column online titled “Are My Ancestry DNA Results Accurate?” by Michael Rhodes in the Daily Cuppa. A better question might be, what do you mean by accurate? He is referring to one’s ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some call it a gift of ...

Talk with family members and gather names, dates and places, advised Long Island genealogist April Lynne Earle.

When I sent DNA samples to genetic testing services searching for my birth family, I had no idea it would launch me on an adventure across three continents. In 1961, I was adopted at birth in ...

Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell traces his maternal DNA to Ghana’s Akan people, calling his state visit to Accra a ...

Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell, has revealed that DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) test traces his ancestry to the Akan people of Ghana. He made the disclosure on Friday in his ...

I brought my rehomed lurcher, Dixie, home a little over six months ago and since then I have been trying to figure out exactly what sort of lurcher she is. She has long, coarse hair along her spine, ...

I had never heard the term “pretendian” until The Star’s story about three KU professors who have come under fire for claiming Native American ancestry. There was a time when I was a pretendian, even ...

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, has revealed that DNA ancestry tracing on his mother’s side confirms his Akan ...