This month, we explored MyHeritage DNA.
First, some news items:
We talked about Jefferson-Hemings DNA:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/did-thomas-jefferson-father-sally-hemings-children-after-more-than-decade-research-answer-finally-firmly-hand-180989331/https://www.monticello.org/slavery/jefferson-and-sally-hemings/thomas-jefferson-and-sally-hemings-again
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.18.752809v1
And a more recent case of using DNA to identify/confirm parentage: https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/09/30/adopted-st-louis-man-discovers-his-biological-father-is-michael-mcdonald/
Some resources for AncestryDNA’s Ancestral Origins update and Regions By Grandparent update (in progress):
https://help.ancestry.com/hc/en-us/articles/53933424726547-SideView-Update
https://www.ancestrycdn.com/support/images/Ethnicity2026_white_paper.pdf
https://www.ancestry.com/c/dna/ancestry-dna-ethnicity-estimate-update
https://www.ancestry.com/c/ancestry-blog/dna/ancestrydna-2026-origins-update
https://help.ancestry.com/hc/en-us/articles/53933347292051-Regions-by-Parent-and-Grandparents
https://www.ancestry.com/c/ancestry-blog/dna/ancestral-regions-by-grandparent
Here are some articles that may be helpful for navigating and using MyHeritage DNA:
MyHeritage’s blog: https://blog.myheritage.com/
https://blog.myheritage.com/2025/02/getting-the-most-out-of-your-dna-results/
https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/02/introducing-the-theory-of-family-relativity-a-genealogy-game-changer/
https://education.myheritage.com/article/the-dna-masterclass-how-to-organize-dna-matches-with-labels/
https://education.myheritage.com/article/autoclusters-for-dna-matches/
https://blog.myheritage.com/2025/03/introducing-cousin-finder-gain-dna-level-insights-without-a-dna-test/
https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/03/major-upgrade-to-the-myheritage-chromosome-browser-for-better-exploration-of-dna-matches/
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/practical-chromosome-mapping-gaining-insights-from-segments-of-dna/