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Ancestry's Exciting Ethnicity Estimate Update & DNA Kit Giveaway! | Genealogy TV's 500th Episode Celebration. This is Ancestry’s biggest update to date.
In this milestone 500th episode of Genealogy TV, I welcome corporate genealogist Crista Cowan from Ancestry to discuss the latest updates to Ancestry's ethnicity estimates.
We discuss the annual fall update process, which now includes more precise data and numerous new regions. Also, Crista elaborates on the distinction between 'origins' and 'journeys' in the context of AncestryDNA and how these help in tracing family history.
Lastly, we talked off of the DNA subject about the image matching capabilities that is new on Ancestry called “Face Match.”
👉 Enter for a chance to win one of 10 AncestryDNA® kits giveaway to celebrate the show's 500th episode.
https://mailchi.mp/genealogytv.org/500thepisode
🎥 Crista’s interview with the CEO of Ancestry. youtu.be/ZO-XIQtwD-g?si=65Pcx9IJcKyJYZ51
There is not a handout with this episode, but stay tuned, one is coming.
SIMILAR VIDEOS
🔴 Ancestry's NEW DNA Matches by Cluster
youtu.be/XneeQfFZHDs&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
🔴 Ancestry DNA's 2024 Update Explained: Interview with Senior Geneticist Aaron Wolf
youtu.be/0cwIlAfsRYE&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
🔴 BREAKING NEWS Ancestry Released NEW Image Handwriting Recognition & Transcriptions
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🔴 Ancestry's NEW Network Feature - 2025
youtu.be/6z9Fg-9Wy9w&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY
genealogytv.org/product/genealogy-tv-academy-membership-month-or-annual-option
📝 FOUR WAYS to ACCESS HANDOUTS!
📝 1) Genealogy TV Academy members get access to all lessons and handouts since 2022.
genealogytv.org/academy
📝 2) CHANNEL MEMBER ($9.99/month) for access to all handouts.
youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join
Handouts are on the Community tab: youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 3) PURCHASE HANDOUTS individually ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/.
📝 4) PATRON ($15+/month) for early video access and handouts via email.
patreon.com/GenealogyTV
❤️ SUPPORT Genealogy TV by becoming a CHANNEL MEMBER for exclusive perks!
youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join
❤️ Patreon Membership – Early videos and handouts emailed as they are released.
patreon.com/GenealogyTV
✅ VISIT Genealogy TV WEBSITE for more genealogy and family history resources:
genealogytv.org
✅ GENEALOGY TV on FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/Genealogytv
✅ SIGN UP for GTV’s GENEALOGY NEWSLETTER:
https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genealogytvnewsletter
👉 SUBSCRIBE to GENEALOGY TV for free family history videos:
youtube.com/channel/UCcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw/Subscribe
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Genealogy TV is your #1 resource for genealogy and family history research, providing expert tips on building your family tree, organizing DNA matches, and solving genealogy mysteries. Learn how to research family history records on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, and 23andMe.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DNAResearch
Chapters:
00:00 Ancestry DNA Updates with Crista Cowan
00:26 Celebrating 500 Episodes and DNA Kit Giveaway
00:55 Ancestry's Ethnicity Estimate Updates
03:36 Macro Regions and Detailed Breakdown
06:26 Exploring DNA Journeys and Their Significance
09:05 Origins vs. Journeys: A Deeper Dive
15:34 Side View and Parent-Specific DNA Insights
18:32 Clustering DNA Matches Tool
23:47 Face Match and Identifying Unknown Photos
28:29 iMemories bought by Ancestry
Music Credit:
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Ancestry's Exciting Ethnicity Estimate Update & DNA Kit Giveaway! | Genealogy TV's 500th Episode Celebration. This is Ancestry’s biggest update to date.
In this milestone 500th episode of Genealogy TV, I welcome corporate genealogist Crista Cowan from Ancestry to discuss the latest updates to Ancestry's ethnicity estimates.
We discuss the annual fall update process, which now includes more precise data and numerous new regions. Also, Crista elaborates on the distinction between 'origins' and 'journeys' in the context of AncestryDNA and how these help in tracing family history.
Lastly, we talked off of the DNA subject about the image matching capabilities that is new on Ancestry called “Face Match.”
👉 Enter for a chance to win one of 10 AncestryDNA® kits giveaway to celebrate the show's 500th episode.
https://mailchi.mp/genealogytv.org/500thepisode
🎥 Crista’s interview with the CEO of Ancestry. youtu.be/ZO-XIQtwD-g?si=65Pcx9IJcKyJYZ51
There is not a handout with this episode, but stay tuned, one is coming.
SIMILAR VIDEOS
🔴 Ancestry's NEW DNA Matches by Cluster
youtu.be/XneeQfFZHDs&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
🔴 Ancestry DNA's 2024 Update Explained: Interview with Senior Geneticist Aaron Wolf
youtu.be/0cwIlAfsRYE&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
🔴 BREAKING NEWS Ancestry Released NEW Image Handwriting Recognition & Transcriptions
youtu.be/_P0vNfLC9K8&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
🔴 Ancestry's NEW Network Feature - 2025
youtu.be/6z9Fg-9Wy9w&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw
❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY
genealogytv.org/product/genealogy-tv-academy-membership-month-or-annual-option
📝 FOUR WAYS to ACCESS HANDOUTS!
📝 1) Genealogy TV Academy members get access to all lessons and handouts since 2022.
genealogytv.org/academy
📝 2) CHANNEL MEMBER ($9.99/month) for access to all handouts.
youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join
Handouts are on the Community tab: youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 3) PURCHASE HANDOUTS individually ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/.
📝 4) PATRON ($15+/month) for early video access and handouts via email.
patreon.com/GenealogyTV
❤️ SUPPORT Genealogy TV by becoming a CHANNEL MEMBER for exclusive perks!
youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join
❤️ Patreon Membership – Early videos and handouts emailed as they are released.
patreon.com/GenealogyTV
✅ VISIT Genealogy TV WEBSITE for more genealogy and family history resources:
genealogytv.org
✅ GENEALOGY TV on FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/Genealogytv
✅ SIGN UP for GTV’s GENEALOGY NEWSLETTER:
https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genealogytvnewsletter
👉 SUBSCRIBE to GENEALOGY TV for free family history videos:
youtube.com/channel/UCcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw/Subscribe
*** GENEALOGY TV AFFILIATE PARTNERS ***
🛍️ GENEALOGY TV AMAZON STORE full of genealogy tools:
amazon.com/shop/genealogytv
👉🏻 Ancestry Subscription - US click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02%2fybBif9I&offerid=1347376.8&type=1&subid=0
👉🏻 Ancestry ProTools – US (Add-on to existing subscription) click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02%2fybBif9I&offerid=1347376.204&type=3&subid=0
🧬 Ancestry DNA - US click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02%2fybBif9I&offerid=1347376.2&type=3&subid=0
👉🏻 Ancestry Subscription - Australia - click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02%2fybBif9I&offerid=1348285.9&type=3&subid=0
🧬 Ancestry DNA - Australia - click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02%2fybBif9I&offerid=1348285.6&type=1&subid=0
👉🏻 Ancestry Subscription - UK click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02%2fybBif9I&offerid=1348222.9&type=1&subid=0
🧬 Ancestry DNA - UK click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02%2fybBif9I&offerid=1348222.8&type=1&subid=0
Genealogy TV is your #1 resource for genealogy and family history research, providing expert tips on building your family tree, organizing DNA matches, and solving genealogy mysteries. Learn how to research family history records on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, and 23andMe.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DNAResearch
Chapters:
00:00 Ancestry DNA Updates with Crista Cowan
00:26 Celebrating 500 Episodes and DNA Kit Giveaway
00:55 Ancestry's Ethnicity Estimate Updates
03:36 Macro Regions and Detailed Breakdown
06:26 Exploring DNA Journeys and Their Significance
09:05 Origins vs. Journeys: A Deeper Dive
15:34 Side View and Parent-Specific DNA Insights
18:32 Clustering DNA Matches Tool
23:47 Face Match and Identifying Unknown Photos
28:29 iMemories bought by Ancestry
Music Credit:
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
