Ancestry DNA finally comes through with the discovery of Steckler cousins

Thanks to Ancestry.com DNA matches, artful sleuthing on FamilySearch, and a bit of luck, I’ve discovered dozens of “new” cousins, descendants of my third great grandparents, Wolf Steckler and Pearl.

The Slawitz family: Feige Slawitz Berman and Chaia Sarah Slawitz Stein

Confirmed! My third great grandmother Feige Slawitz Berman had a sister, Chaia Sarah Slawitz Stein.

FamilyTreeDNA’s My Origins offers a glimpse of geographic ancestry

The new admixture analysis at FanilyTreeDNA offers customers a glimpse into geographic genetic history, but is there any use to this information?

AncestryDNA results mildly interesting

The results of my AncestryDNA test pointed to a surprising component of my genetics, but where can I go from here?

Autosomal DNA analysis

Ancestry.com now offers autosomal DNA testing for geogenealogy and finding relatives.