Ancestry yesterday rolled out a new beta experience for AncestryDNA called, Genetic Communities™. The new experience is supposed to give you a more detailed connection to the people, places, cultures, and stories that led to you.
In its news release, Ancestry said there are more than 300 Genetic Communities around the world. “We will compare you to all of them and list the ones you have a connection to based on your DNA. These Genetic Communities dot the globe and are often more specific than what’s possible to discover with an ethnicity estimate, providing a more recent connection to your past.”
Confused?
If you are trying to figure out what this is all about and how it will benefit your genealogy research, you will want to watch Blaine Bettinger’s webinar for Legacy Family Tree Webinars, called Exploring AncestryDNA’s New Genetic Communities, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, March 30. Register here.
In his blog post, AncestryDNA’s Genetic Communities Are Finally Here!, Mr. Bettinger writes about Genetic Communities and shares a PDF he complied of the 300 Genetic Communities, with the associated hierarchy. He also mentions the new Facebook group, Genetic Genealogy Tips & Techniques.
