Discovering New Ancestors

Discovering New Ancestors Genealogy research, DNA investigation and Bioinformatics.

If you've tested your DNA and have unassigned matches of 40–60cM or greater, then there's definitely something out there you don't know — a story you're missing, or an event otherwise undocumented by official records. A close reading of your DNA matches can identify Non-Paternity Events, suggest avenues for testing and inquiry, and ultimately provide the insights needed to arrive at solutions otherwise unobtainable by traditional research methods.

I very much enjoyed yesterday’s presentation on the Y Chromosome, as the presenter spoke at a technical level above that...
11/27/2025

I very much enjoyed yesterday’s presentation on the Y Chromosome, as the presenter spoke at a technical level above that typically offered to the genealogical community.

Looking forward to next month’s presentation by the Society of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy…

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sofigg-org_ychromosome-sequencing-figg-activity-7399875158527782912-TXTy

A huge thank you to Dr Thomas Krahn for yesterday’s fascinating webinar on the . We were honoured to have him share his expert knowledge with us — from the history of the Y chromosome to the cutting-edge technologies used in its . See what our participants had to say: 💬...

We're pleased to announce that Discovering New Ancestors' founder Arun Konanur will present "An Overview of Genealogical...
11/16/2025

We're pleased to announce that Discovering New Ancestors' founder Arun Konanur will present "An Overview of Genealogical Bioinformatics: How it started… How it’s going" as part of the Utah Genealogical Association's Genealogy Pro Talk series in 2026.

Follow the link for more information and to register!

Is your genealogy business draining your energy? Do you feel bad about the state of the administrative side of your business? Are you working nights or weekends when you don’t want to? These are signs that you may not be working sustainably. This webinar will discuss ways to identify areas which w...

When my previous career (Classical Music) meets my current area of interest:https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltex...
10/03/2025

When my previous career (Classical Music) meets my current area of interest:

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00181-1

Begg et al. perform genomic analyses of eight locks of hair attributed to composer Ludwig van Beethoven. They sequence a high-coverage genome, finding strong genetic risk for liver disease that may have been compounded by alcohol and an infection with hepatitis B. An extra-pair paternity event is d....

From NPR: the ongoing investigation identifying the remains of 9/11 victims.
09/11/2025

From NPR: the ongoing investigation identifying the remains of 9/11 victims.

1,100 people killed on 9/11 in New York City have not had any of their remains identified by authorities. The medical examiner's office is using new technology to identify more people.

Spending the week at GRIP in Pittsburgh — it’s like summer camp for genealogists!
07/14/2025

Spending the week at GRIP in Pittsburgh — it’s like summer camp for genealogists!

Here's a thought, inspired by the recent roll-out of Ancestry's clustering ProTool: each square in the clustering matrix...
07/06/2025

Here's a thought, inspired by the recent roll-out of Ancestry's clustering ProTool: each square in the clustering matrix implicitly represents the status of a Shared Match Trio — consisting of the user whose matches are being clustered, and the row/column individuals corresponding to a given square.

This means that our Shared Match Differentiation (SMD) process can be used to “pre-qualify” the row/column combinations of clustered individuals prior to populating each matrix square — something which becomes even more useful when/if users are allowed to adjust the cM parameters of the clustering process itself.

Bioinformatics does it again! 😃

SMD — Shared Match Differentiation: Our patent-pending bioinformatic process.

Free access to U.S. newspapers at MyHeritage via OldNews.com from July 3 – 5!
07/02/2025

Free access to U.S. newspapers at MyHeritage via OldNews.com from July 3 – 5!

Happy Pride Month!
06/01/2025

Happy Pride Month!

Here’s a useful talk which answers an oft-asked question — the answer to which I often simplify in the course of making ...
04/27/2025

Here’s a useful talk which answers an oft-asked question — the answer to which I often simplify in the course of making a presentation about other topics.

The answer likey won’t satisfy everyone, but it’s an excellent start, and will most definitely find its way into the syllabus of several of my talks!

https://youtu.be/KrJBahwUfUo

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Has your research come to a dead end?

Are you uncertain as to how to proceed, or perhaps need assistance in clarifying basic assumptions in your methodology?

Have you tested your DNA, but are at a loss as to what it all really means? Perhaps you’ve accumulated a number of significant but unaccountable matches?

Discovering New Ancestors provides Genealogical research, Genetic Genealogy consultancy, image and copy editing, and production for family histories. We can also perform document retrieval and site photography throughout Southwestern Ontario.