Genealogy Research & Assistance

11/05/2025

AncestryDNA: Updates for 2025

Our 2025 DNA update allows you to uncover your roots like never before!

With new and updated regions, you can now get an even more precise understanding of your roots, even if your results don't show DNA from a new region.

Ancestrys unparalleled collection of more than 60 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 25 million people in our growing DNA network, you can discover your family story and gain a new level of understanding about your life.

Over the past 40 years, we've built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving, and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.

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11/04/2025

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10/25/2025

10/24/2025

How "AI" can be of use with Genealogy Research

Immigration 22 Mar 1900, New York Port, NY aboard Ship Teutonic

10/21/2025

FamilyTreeNow.com...should you join or not? You Decide

10/20/2025

Rusyn (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Russians.

"Rusnak" redirects here. For people with the name, see Rusnak (surname). "Rusins" redirects here. For the Latgalian duke, see Rūsiņš. "Russini" redirects here. For people with the name, see Russini (surname). "Russins" redirects here. For the municipality in Switzerland, see Russin.

Rusyns, also known as Carpatho-Rusyns, Carpatho-Russians, Ruthenians, or Rusnaks, are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe.

They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct language or a dialect of the Ukrainian language.

As traditional adherents of Eastern Christianity, the majority of Rusyns are Eastern Catholics, though a minority of Rusyns practice Eastern Orthodoxy.

Rusyns primarily self-identify as a distinct ethnic group and are recognized as such in all countries where they exist, with the exception of Ukraine, which officially classifies Rusyns as a sub-group of Ukrainians.

In Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia, Rusyns have official minority status.

Some Rusyns identify more closely with their country of residence (i.e. Polish, Slovak), while others self-identify as a branch of the Ukrainian people.

Rusyns,[a] also known as Carpatho-Rusyns,[b] Carpatho-Russians,[3] Ruthenians, or Rusnaks,[c] are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe.[4] They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct language or a dialect of the Ukra...

10/16/2025

2025 Ancestry's DNA Origins Update

In our most ambitious update ever, we've added 68 new and updated European regions so you can explore your roots with unprecedented detail.

Learn more - https://www.ancestry.com/c/dna/ancestry-dna-ethnicity-estimate-update?language=en_US

I share my Recent Ethnic Expansion since my 2016 Ancestry DNA test.

10/08/2025

Genealogy Researchers whether New, a Novice or Experienced

Start Your Research with yourself and working backward, documenting everything meticulously with source citations, and verifying information with multiple independent sources.

Key Ethical Principles in Genealogy Research performing exhaustive and accurate research, documenting evidence thoroughly with source citations, understanding that spelling and dates can be inconsistent in historical records, respecting living individuals' privacy and consent, handling sensitive information responsibly, and being organized to effectively share your findings.

All the While Maintaining Professional Integrity, Respect for the Living and of the Deseaced. Keep an Open Mind that Anything is Possible, and to have Preserveance.

10/05/2025

My AncestryDNA breakdown by Paternal Maternal and Myself showing My Ethnicity % totals from My Parents

09/29/2025

I am as I describe myself of 33 yrs Genealogy Researching and Owner of Genealogy Research & Assistance as an "Ancestorologist"

D.R. "Doc" Young Sr.
*CRI Genetics Kit No. WH904440 (25Jun2021) Cellular Research Institute
*WikiTree - Young-45567 (15May2021)
*MyHeritage DNA Kit No. AN-50D65C (26Feb2020)
*FTDNA Kit No. 892549 (24Dec2018) Y-DNA = Haplogroup R-M269, R1b1a1a2
*GEDmatch Kit A476709 (28Apr2018) & Kit BM9913771-GEDCOM ID5626977 (13Feb2019) BM9913771
*AncestryDNA Autosomal (16Dec2016)

09/27/2025

How many records does Ancestry.com scan, and add records each month to their databases?

Ancestry adds an average of 2 million new historical records every day to its database, which contains over 65 billion records.

This amounts to approximately 60 million records added per month.

Details on Ancestry's record-adding process:

Rapid indexing: The company uses artificial intelligence to index large and complex collections of records at scale.

Diverse sources: The additions come from partnerships with archives around the world, as well as contributions from the Ancestry community.

Broad scope: New collections frequently include records like birth, marriage, death, census, and military documents from countries across Europe, North America, and other regions.

Refinement of existing data: Ancestry also updates its collections by indexing previously unindexed fields, adding records for additional years, and improving overall search performance.

09/24/2025

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Over 250,000,000 genealogy entries, sorted by name.