Geneanet - now for DNA matching too!

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If you have recent immigrant ancestors, especially from France, perhaps you have used Geneanet. The free resources are quite good. So it was with some excitement that I saw:
Geneanet now launches Geneanet DNA, a new beta test service which allows you to upload the raw data of a DNA test kit taken with any company, to compare it to other Geneanet members' DNA data. Click here to discover Geneanet DNA
The FamilySearch Wiki describes Geneanet: 
Geneanet was launched in 1996 by genealogy enthusiasts to help family history researchers sharing their data. They wanted their users to pay only if they want and that’s why they created the Premium service. Most of the website pages and features are available for free but you can take advantage of Ad-Free browsing, more effective search engine and access to additional records by subscribing to the Premium. The site can be viewed in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
They add: Geneanet is especially useful for those who have ancestors in Europe, and more specifically in France. Geneanet is particularly important to researchers in Latin America, as many professional Hispanic genealogists have added their trees to this database.

If you have uploaded your raw DNA test results to other sites such as DNA testing companies or GedMatch, you know how to download your test results from 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, MyHeritage and then upload it to another service. The best thing about this beta service is how quick it was - within an hour I had two matches, which beats LivingDNA which still has only one.


Even better, one of my matches has written back to me already and we're at work finding our common ancestor in Sweden. It will be distant, as you can see from this chart from DNA Painter:

Portion of the possible relationship chart

This new service is in beta, so expect changes and additions over time, perhaps even mitchondrial and Y dna matching! They will be presenting at Rootstech, so more news will be coming out soon.

Have fun with it!

Valorie Cowan Zimmerman

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