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William Wesner was a man with a problem. While he desperately wanted to obtain citizenship in the United States, he couldn’t prove his current citizenship status. Born in 1885 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Swiss parents, he considered himself a Swiss citizen. Documenting that, however, was a problem. His birth wasn’t registered with Argentine authorities,…

One of my friends took a DNA test and discovered her heritage was vastly different from what she thought it was. This can be a tricky discovery. For those whose self-identity is closely aligned with their perceived heritage, this can be emotionally crushing. The reality is that who you are will never change, but the…

Are you more of a visual person when it comes to understanding how to organize your DNA matches? Here’s a copy of a slideshow that reveals the same information.

You’ve testing your DNA and discovered a huge list of DNA matches. Some names you recognize, while others are complete strangers. This can be part of a journey of exploration, learning about how you connect to these unknown people and building out your family’s story. Some unknown close matches may reveal your heritage is different…