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FTDNA Tool Help 1: How to upload a GEDCOM

A family tree is one of the most essential major tools used by those who match someone. It is the major tool describing how a match matches another. To upload a GEDCOM, go to your personal page and click on the family tree button. On the top right is a …

FTDNA Tool Help 2: How to add Ancestral Surnames and Locations

A second very essential tool everyone should have is their Ancestral Surnames and Locations. These surnames and places give matches a sense of genealogical history of their matches and can help tell the match how the two are matching. To add Surnames and Locations to your page, go to your …

MyHeritage A New Place for DNA, etc

I have tested with FTDNA, Anestry and 23 and Me. Several years ago 23 and me decided they would outsource their trees with MyHeritage. So, I uploaded a tree there via GEDCOM. My tree apparently was more than the “Free Tree” allowed and I never could figure out how to …

New FTDNA Privacy Settings

If you have been with FTDNA for a while this message is really not for you unless you purchase a new kit. However, a few people currently have their settings set where others cannot see things when they really would prefer others could see their information. In most cases the …