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As ancestry companies expand their databases and grow, testing one's DNA and unlocking the past has become relatively quick and easy to do. So, what's the process for sending in DNA for an ancestry ...

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It seems everyone is checking their ancestry these days at sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe. Every day, long lost relatives are reunited at airports, after an ancestry test brought them together.

Let’s say, for the holidays, you got a kit from Ancestry.com, 23andMe or a similar company to send in your DNA (aka your spit) and discover your roots as well as your personalized health report. You ...

Discovering our personal heritage has become a worthwhile quest for millions of people. However, traditional genealogy methods often involve combing through courthouse records or doing a deep dive on ...