“DNA works hand-in-hand with paper trail documentation,” said Judy Russell, genealogy lecturer, educator, and author of the blog The Legal Genealogist.
But Collier and other experts agree that DNA testing is just one tool in the genealogy tool belt, and far from the final word in establishing family connections. Collier, genealogical researcher and author of Mississippi to Africa: A Journey of Discovery, via email. “I have utilized autosomal DNA tests to find long-lost branches of my family tree that my family and I were totally unaware of and likely would have never been found had it not been for DNA,” said Melvin J. If you’re taking on the challenge of building a detailed family tree, a DNA test can provide useful information about your ancestry.
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