What’s New With The Y?

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy When researching family tree mysteries, my genetic genealogy time is typically allocated about 90% to autosomal DNA (“atDNA”), such as the Ancestry.com test, and the balance to YDNA analysis. If you have not checked out the three-part blog, “I’ve Taken a […]

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Not Your Grandparents’ Brick Wall

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy If you search for the term “brick wall” on the the GGFA website or GGFA Facebook site, is mentioned scores of times. These elusive ancestors may have been born as recently as the 19th century and as early as the 1500s […]

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New YDNA Discoveries

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy The YDNA pages on the GGFA website are updated regularly for new discoveries and expanded analysis. As of March 2023, analysis of YDNA, atDNA and paper trail documentation has identified 34 genetically distinct Gough/Goff families around the globe. There are undoubtedly […]

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Watching the Trees Grow

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy A Chinese proverb says that “People from the past plant the tree, so we could hide in its shade.” Trees require nutrients from the soil, rain from the sky and light from the sun in order to grow. In the same […]

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