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Adoption Search

Just like other genealogists, adoptees are searching for our roots. We just start out with less information than others. We share the same goals and use the same tools, including vital records, online databases, and now genetic genealogy.See More

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What surnames are you interested in researching?: Richards, Hartzell, Franich, Harrier

What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?: United States, Great Britain, Croatia

What is your level of genealogy knowledge?: Intermediate Family History Researcher

For what reason did you start genealogy research?: I was adopted and began a mid-life search for my birth parents. A genetic genealogy test showed me that my surname was Richards. As I found my birth father's family, I got into genealogy as a means of connecting this new family to the three Richards men that I match. I now manage the Richards DNA Surname Project at Family Tree DNA. More recently I have begun to research my birth mother's line and both of my wife's parental lines.

Do you have a genealogy website or blog?: http://www.dna-testing-adviser.com

My Genetic Genealogy Story in the Wall Street Journal

My successful search for my biological ancestors was covered in a front-page article, May 2, 2009: Family Secrets: An Adopted Man's 26-Year Quest for His Father. Richard Hill Uses Latest DNA Techniques And Lots of Shoe Leather to Solve a Riddle

Click here to read the story online.

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How to Identify Ancestors and Confirm Relationships through DNA Testing

This is the title of my new DNA Testing Guide. You can download it free from this page.

My DNA Testing Adviser web site has a lot of useful information for genealogists, adoptees and others. Yet I felt an overview was needed to put the different DNA tests in perspective.

I describe the four major test types. Then I summarize their purposes, strengths…

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Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:48pm