Easy Genealogy Search with the Right Tools

To be successful with your genealogy search, there are helpful tools which can aid you to find your ancestors. 

• By Word of Mouth   

Story-telling from immediate family members and relatives is the most common step one undertakes when doing a genealogy search. Oral history is the appropriate term for this in genealogy studies.

The memories of an individual are evidences you can gather to track your lineage. Face-to-face interaction is not the only means of communication you can assume when doing oral history. You can also opt to send a letter by post indicating your motive. Phone interviews can also be done.

It is best to prepare a set of questions when doing an interview, may it be formal or informal, to avoid repetitions. 

• Through the Internet

With the advent of technology, you can now enjoy a hassle-free genealogy search through the internet. The internet offers different genealogy search website. You can choose from a paid or free service to help you with your search.

There are several information you can gather through the internet such as your ancestor's surname. Different documents can also be obtained via the internet such as papers concerning your ancestor's birth, marriage, and death. In some sites, the location and type of employment can also be viewed. 

• Through DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

DNA testing is a medical technology utilized to determine and establish proof of the existing relationship of one person to the other. There are two types of DNA testing which can be done to help you with your genealogy search: 

1.    Y-line Test – this type of DNA test is extremely helpful to genealogists due to its distinctive features. Y-chromosome is only present with male individuals which are passed on from father to son.  Additionally, the said chromosome is the only chromosome that breaks out in the repeated rearrangement of the parental genes.
2.    mtDNA Test – mtDNA Test is  the short term for mitochondrial DNA test. This type of DNA test is also known as the "maternal lineage test."  The test determines if the individuals has the same maternal lineage. 

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