Discover your family story

View the recording of the July Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Donna Rutherford tutored us in haplogroups, and explained how haplogroup information is now available to those who have tested with a FamilyTreeDNA Family Finder autosomal test

Discover how you can learn so much more when you use DNA in combination with traditional family history. DNA advisor Karen Evans explains

DNA Advisor Karen Evans tells us how shared matches can help us to solve genealogical puzzles and knock down stubborn family history brick walls!

Taking a DNA ancestry test can transform your understanding of the past, helping you to smash brick walls and find long-lost relations in your family tree research. Discover why you should take a DNA test to enhance your family history....

Discover useful ways to grow your knowledge about using DNA for family history, and get to grips with the DNA jargon in our useful glossary too.

Find out how to unlock the secrets of your Irish heritage with DNA in this expert Family Tree Plus webinar.

Join Family Tree Plus and enjoy impartial expert advice, easy-to-follow tutorials, and friendly support so you can research your family history with confidence. Find out more about the popular online membership in our special guide.

View the recording of the February 2026 Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Karen Evans tutored us in the topic of some of the key dos & don’ts when it comes to making the most of genetics in our family history.

View the recording of the February Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Nathan Dylan Goodwin took us behind the scenes of The Hop-picker Murders, in an interview with Helen Tovey, and spoke about both the nuts and bolts of doing thorough, research, and the skills needed to weave an evocative, exciting story inspired by real people, lives and events.

View the recording of the January Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Dr Sophie Kay discussed the big topics when it comes to DNA and genealogy: the science, the ethics, what DNA can tell us about our deep history, and the light it can shed on precisely each of are today.

View the recording of Donna Rutherford's presentation to DNA Club on Wednesday 19th November 2025, in which she covered examples of case studies to help with understanding of DNA's unexpected stories.

View the recording of the October Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which John Cleary tutored us in BanyanDNA: how & why to use it.

View the recording of the septemberFamily Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Michelle Leonard tutored us in how to cluster our DNA matches.

Want to uncover your family’s story through DNA? Taking a DNA test for ancestry can open the door to long-lost relatives, hidden heritage, and exciting family history discoveries. In this beginner’s guide, genealogist Karen Evans explains how autosomal DNA tests work, what your ethnicity estimate really means, and how to interpret DNA matches. We’ll also compare the best DNA tests for family history so you can choose the right one and start building your DNA family tree today.

View the recording of the August Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Karen Evans tutored us in finding our way around our AncestryDNA test results.

View the recording of the July Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which top genetic genealogists Donna Rutherford and John Cleary hosted a relaxed, interview-style Q&A packed with expert insight and practical advice

View the recording of the June Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Karen Evans tutored us in how to work with our DNA matches for research success!

View the recording of the May Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Michelle Leonard tutored us in the topic of Working with essential probability tools for DNA research.

View the recording of the April 2025 DNA Club meeting, at which Karen Evans tutored us in the importance of testing siblings when it comes to using DNA for family history.

View the recording of the March Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Michelle Leonard tutored us on the topic of ‘What else does DNA Painter cover?’.

View the recording of the February Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which John Cleary tutored us on the topic of ‘The XYZ of Y DNA, Part 2: Advanced Y testing and building the Y-line tree’. (For Part 1, see John’s presentation at the October 2024 DNA Club meeting).

View the recording of the January Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Laura House tutored us in the use of diplomacy for DNA family history research.

View the recording of the November Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Donna Rutherford tutored us in how to devise an effective DNA testing strategy.

DNA Detective Michelle Leonard of Genes and Genealogy shows you the many useful ways in which DNA can help us tell our family stories

View the recording of the October 2024 Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which John Cleary explained 37 & 111 marker Y DNA tests, with jargon-busting and use case examples

View the recording of the September Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Michelle Leonard tutored us in tips to encourage DNA matches to respond to messages...

View the recording of the August Family Tree DNA Club webinar, at which Karen Evans tutored us in how best to prepare our family tree for use in conjunction with our DNA research

At the June DNA Club meeting, on 19th, DNA Detective Michelle Leonard demonstrated the clue tools - namely Ancestry's ThruLines and Common Ancestor Hints, and MyHeritage's Theories of Family Relativity

The Family Tree Library, part of the popular Family Tree Plus membership, allows you to search through hundreds of expert articles from the back issues of Family Tree magazine. Find out more in our quick guide… -