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Indiana man meets sister he didn't know he had for nearly 80 years

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 3d

DNA Leads to Emotional Reunion in Chicago. After nearly 80 years, an Indiana man finally met the big sister he never knew he had in an emotional moment for both. buff.ly/EYqItH0 #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

After nearly 80 years, an Indiana man finally met the big sister he never knew he had in an emotional moment for both.

Several Great Ways to Learn About DNA Testing for Genealogy

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 5d

Free Interview with DNA Adoptee Pioneer Richard Hill. On October 28th at 7:00 pm EDT, I will be doing a live, online interview about my Finding Family book for the Luxe Library. Tickets are free. Reserve yours now at this link: buff.ly/CfiPuPe

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Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 8d

Learn All About Genetic Genealogy. Want to learn more about DNA testing for genealogy? Visit this page on my website for links to the best resources for DNA education. buff.ly/jvHyrhP #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

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Chilean Mother Reunites with Twin Daughters After 45 Years Through DNA Search

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 10d

Mother Finds Her Abducted Twins 45 Years Later. Thanks to DNA tests, a woman in Chile has reunited with her twin daughters, who were stolen at birth and raised in Italy. buff.ly/ooKn0FP #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

Forty-five years after the twins were abducted as infants and placed for adoption with a foreign family, María Verónica Soto was reunited in Chile with her daughters, Maria Beatrice and Adelia Rose…

Cousin Finder – MyHeritage’s Innovative New Tool Finds Your Relatives

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 12d

New Cousin Finder Tool at MyHeritage. Read why Roberta Estes loves this new tool for genealogists and DNA testers alike. buff.ly/xeBWmWg #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy #MyHeritage

I knew I was going to love the Cousin Finder, recently introduced by MyHeritage, I just had no idea HOW MUCH I would love it. For a very long time, I’ve wanted a list of everyone with my spec…

Watershed DNA offers support, guidance, resources and personalized genetic counseling for those with an unexpected DNA discovery. Whether health, family, or ancestry related, we can help you find the…

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Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 15d

Stunned by a DNA Discovery? If an unexpected DNA match impacts you or a family member, I recommend Brianne Kirkpatrick as a genetic counselor. buff.ly/FKY9Brh #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

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Connect Your WikiTree to FamilyTreeDNA

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 18d

Connect Your WikiTree to FamilyTreeDNA. WikiTree is a world family tree, so instead of each person having their own individual, disconnected family tree, there’s one tree that everyone builds and edits. buff.ly/vatJIK8 #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy #WikiTree

FamilyTreeDNA has partnered with WikiTree! Learn how to link your collaborative tree, view your matches’ trees, and explore powerful DNA tools.

The Protect Adoptees and American Families Act | Adoptees United

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 19d

Support the Adoptee Citizenship Bill. This bill supports a decades-long effort to secure U.S. citizenship for all individuals adopted from abroad and brought to the United States for adoption. buff.ly/7ar3TMi #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy #Adoption

The fight for US citizenship for all intercountry adoptees continues, with introduction of the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act

How DNA testing can help adoptees and others in finding long lost family

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 22d

DNA Resources for Adoptees. Learn how to find birth parents and siblings through DNA testing. Explore more than 75 links to adoptee resources. buff.ly/HvFysCN #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy #Adoption

Finding Long Lost Family

A DNA Match Revealed Her Secret Egyptian Heritage - MyHeritage Blog

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 24d

DNA Test Reveals Secret Egyptian Heritage. DNA forced a mother to confess that her daughter was fathered by an Egyptian man she had met in France 32 years ago. buff.ly/iuUjf0d #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

A DNA match on MyHeritage unveiled a lifelong secret. Read all about Kate's incredible journey to embrace her newfound heritage and family!

Citizenship: How ancestry DNA tests can lead to a new passport

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Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 26d

Can a DNA Test Lead to Citizenship? For some, a genetic genealogy DNA test can open doors to new lives abroad. Read about some people who gained citizenship in their ancestral homelands. buff.ly/F06GKK6 #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

The presenter of the BBC's DNA Trail explains how she battled to become a New Zealand citizen.

A Major Update to Ancestry Composition Is Coming Soon

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · 29d

23andMe to Update Ancestry Composition. An improved algorithm, expanded populations, and better results are promised by 23andMe in a significant update to its ethnicity report. buff.ly/V1TFzg5 #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

Over the last few months, we’ve been hard at work finalizing a major update to your favorite report: Ancestry Composition.

2025 Ancestral Origins Update Coming Soon

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 24

Ancestral Origins Update Coming Soon. If you have done the AncestryDNA test, watch for a significant update to your ethnicity estimate with more granularity than ever before. buff.ly/AfliGKb #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

Uncover the future of AncestryDNA with the 2025 Ancestral Origins Update. Get ready for new macro-regions, and a deeper understanding of your genetic heritage.

Mastering the MyHeritage DNA Test - Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 23

Mastering the MyHeritage DNA Test. For a very limited time, you can watch a recording of my recent webinar at this link: buff.ly/UQKkF5B #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy #MyHeritage

Genealogists who overlook or underutilize the MyHeritage DNA test miss out on many great tools. Using examples from his personal account, Richard will demonstrate...

DNA Testing Favorites links to the best genetic genealogy resources

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 22

Links to the Most Useful DNA Testing Resources. If you are a genetic genealogist, don't overlook DNA Favorites. I have more than 150 links to helpful websites, blogs, and articles on DNA testing. buff.ly/ZJamEdX #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

Links to the best DNA testing resources, including testing companies, tools, bloggers, Facebook groups, and educational resources for genealogists and adoptees

The best DNA Facebook groups for genetic genealogy

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 19

Useful Facebook Groups for DNA Testers. Facebook is the epicenter for discussions about DNA testing. Here are some of the most useful DNA Facebook groups organized by category. buff.ly/kbFvSh1 #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

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Baby Stolen From Young Mom in 'Forced' Adoption Scam Found Alive 42 Years Later

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 17

Woman Contacted by "Dead" Son 42 Years Later. Told her baby boy had died at birth, Diane was really a victim of forced adoption. Now she gets an email from her son. buff.ly/gxRTxgj #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

She was told her baby died, but four decades later she learned the truth.

The World’s Largest Y-DNA Haplotree

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 15

The World’s Largest Y-DNA Haplotree. FamilyTreeDNA hosts the world’s largest Y-DNA haplotree — a living, growing record of human paternal ancestry that continues to evolve. buff.ly/GmzJrYH #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

FamilyTreeDNA’s Y-DNA haplotree includes over 95,000 branches and 788,000 variants — the most detailed paternal ancestry map in the world. Each month, we update this post with the latest growth…

A Genealogist's Guide to Understanding Your FamilyTreeDNA Autosomal Matches

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Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 12

Understanding Your FamilyTreeDNA Autosomal Matches. DNA testing opens new doors—but that first match list can be overwhelming. This guide walks you through your Family Finder™ DNA results, step-by-step. buff.ly/zgjWFQN #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy #FamilyTreeDNA

Your Family Finder DNA match list is full of clues—if you know how to use it. This guide helps you make sense of your autosomal DNA results.

Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language origins — Harvard Gazette

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ancient DNA Solves a Mystery around Language Origins. Where did Europe’s distinct Uralic family of languages — which includes Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian — come from? New research puts their origins a lot farther east than many thought. buff.ly/kQAi9uV #DNA #DNATesting #Language

Parent emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west, study finds.

Mitochondrial DNA A–Z: A Step-by-Step Guide to Matches, Mitotree, and mtDNA Discover

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 8

A New Guide to Mitochondrial DNA. Roberta Estes has written a great step-by-step guide to matches, Mitotree, and mtDNA Discover. buff.ly/tiLt4TL #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy #MitochondrialDNA

People have been asking for a step-by-step guide for mitochondrial DNA, and here it is! This article steps testers through all their results, page by page, including a dozen Discover reports, expla…

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‘My Life Changed from End to End’: I Found My Birth Father, Still Living at 91, and 2 Siblings

Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 4

Woman Finds Birth Father, Alive at 91. DNA testing at MyHeritage leads a woman in Australia to her birth father in Switzerland, plus two siblings. buff.ly/ofMM8z3 #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

A DNA test confirmed Denise's lifelong suspicion that the man who raised her wasn't her birth father — and connected her to a whole new family. Read more

‘My Life Changed from End to End’: I Found My Birth Father, Still Living at 91, and 2 Siblings

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Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 4

Woman Finds Birth Father, Alive at 91. DNA testing at MyHeritage leads a woman in Australia to her birth father in Switzerland, plus two siblings. buff.ly/ofMM8z3 #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

A DNA test confirmed Denise's lifelong suspicion that the man who raised her wasn't her birth father — and connected her to a whole new family. Read more

Whittier Area Genealogical Society

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Richard Hill @richardhilldna.bsky.social · Sep 2

Free Webinar on Y-DNA Testing. My upcoming presentation is open to the public. Learn how Y-DNA testing can trace and confirm paternal lines in your family tree. buff.ly/ATMWQK9 #DNA #DNATesting #Genealogy

Presented by Richard Hill

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