Fish in all the DNA ponds We've heard this advice; do we use it? Most often it is given about DNA testing. No matter what company you choose to test with first, download your raw DNA results and then upload to all the sites which allow uploads that fit your research goals. If you have the funds, test at both Ancestry and 23andMe . Neither allow uploads, and they have the largest databases. If you are using DNA testing for genealogy research, your goal is the most matches possible, and "fishing in all the ponds" accomplishes that goal. You can download your results from either Ancestry or 23andMe or both, and upload to: FamiyTreeDNA  - the earliest DNA testing company, and most often used by researchers. The only choice for Y and mitochondrial testing. Upload is free. MyHeritage  - most used by Europeans and is the top choice by those who do not want law enforcement to have access to their DNA results and matches. Upload is free . LivingDNA  - the newc...

Used with permission from Randy Majors  https://www.randymajors.com/p/ancestorsearch.html For a change, this post focuses on Google  Search  rather than the Google  Maps  tools on this website. If you've tried searching for a mention of your ancestors (or living people) using Google Search, you've no doubt run into this little issue from time to time: 175 MILLION results?  OK, this might take a while... Enter  AncestorSearch on Google Search , a free search tool that uses Google search enhancements so that you are much more likely to find mentions of the ancestors (or living people) you're looking for that are otherwise buried in thousands of Google search results.  Basically, it uses Google advanced search operators  behind the scenes  so you don't have to spend time typing a bunch of awkward symbols. An example is probably the easiest way to illustrate how  AncestorSearch  works.  Let's say I am ...