Nathan knows nothing about his ancestors. Helen knows almost everything about family history. Join them as they delve into Nate’s family’s past. Will there be any skeletons in his cupboard?
Join us for genealogical facts, figures and how-to information, heavily laced with speculation, surmise, stories and waffle as Family Tree Designer Nathan Ward embarks on his family history journey aided and abetted by ...
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You take a DNA test – that’s the easy part! But what happens next? In this week’s Family Tree Talk editor of Family Tree, Helen Tovey, and designer Nate Ward catch up with DNA advisor Karen Evans. She’ll be sharing top tips on how to begin exploring your DNA test results. What to do… what to not do… and how to get it right! She’ll be covering what ethnicity estimates mean. Taking you on a tour of your DNA match list to spot the key elements. And explaining how your family tree research can help to make sense of your DNA.
How do you go about getting better at family history? Family Tree editor Helen Tovey and designer Nate Ward discuss ways to level up those genealogy skills! From taking a course to taking the time to slow down, there are numerous ways to improve your genealogy research skills. Tune in to find out more.
Family history brickwalls can occur at any stage of the genealogy journey – whether you’re a few steps in, or have been researching for decades. In this episode tree-tracing rookie Nathan Ward chats about his sticking points and brainstorms with Helen Tovey ways to get unstuck! There are always solutions to try… check them out!
Family Tree team members Helen Tovey and Nathan Ward chat family history – including the particular challenges of how to trace our female family members, and solutions to help us do it! (Plus Nathan also muses: can he blame his love of chocolate on a DNA trait)?
Follow our quick guide to some of the key family tree tools on Ancestry, with Family Tree editor, Helen Tovey. Plus Family Tree designer Nathan Ward shares his research experiences of reading WW1 unit war diaries (it’s emotional). And a quick peek at Mitotree – the DNA tree that tells the shared story of our motherlines, going back 100,000 years!