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The World's Largest Y-DNA Haplotree keeps growing.
May 2026:
+1,495 branches
+9,179 variants
Every new branch helps refine paternal lineages, reveal new connections, and improve haplogroup placement. That's the power of Big Y-700.
Read More ➡️ https://t.co/uhxQgg0P1q
Did you miss RootsTech in person?
Watch Bennett Greenspan’s booth talk, “Bennett’s Big Y Chromosomal Time Machine,” now on YouTube to learn how Y-DNA and Big Y-700 can help trace paternal lines.
Watch now ➡️ https://t.co/gxEAXW9WYE
For 80 years, he was unknown.
An mtDNA haplogroup and a Group Project helped identify an HMAS Sydney (II) sailor and restore his name.
🔗 See how it all came together: https://t.co/fR544uQR2R
Find your story through hers. 💐
This Mother’s Day, go beyond flowers and give something meaningful.
Explore Mom’s ancestry and save $80 on the mtFull Sequence + Family Finder® bundle.
Sale ends May 11. Shop now ➡️ https://t.co/oZJZgIDAYU
It’s DNA Day 🧬
We’re celebrating the science behind every discovery—from uncovering connections to exploring origins.
Proud to support the work across myDNA, Gene by Gene, and FamilyTreeDNA.
Continuing our DNA Month celebration 🧬
Mitochondrial DNA traces your maternal line—but knowing how to use it is key.
Our 5-part series breaks it all down.
Start exploring ⬇️
https://t.co/xHkMKuz5ci
It’s DNA Month 🧬
Autosomal DNA can reveal relatives, origins, and new discoveries—but knowing how to use it is key.
Our 7-part series breaks it all down.
Start exploring ⬇️
https://t.co/tyHqe9A7On
Up to 50% off DNA tests 🧬
Find relatives, explore your origins, and uncover the story behind your DNA with Family Finder, mtDNA, and Y-DNA.
Explore DNA tests ➡️ https://t.co/p2vnKZB1iC
Sale ends April 30
Customer Support Update
Phones and chat will be unavailable April 2–3 and April 7–8 for professional development days.
We’ll be open April 6 and continue responding to emails in the order received. Normal support hours resume April 9.
Your haplogroup just got more detailed.
In March 2026, the Y-DNA Haplotree added:
+1,274 branches
+7,421 variants
Explore the latest growth and what it means for your research. ➡️ https://t.co/RzkAuAOWQ4
Day Three at #RootsTech — and it’s Discovery Day.
🎤 Dave Vance — Main Stage, 11:30 AM (live)
🧬 Janine Cloud — Big Y-700 class, 1:30 PM
🤖 Dave Vance — AI in Genealogy panel, 1:30 PM (live)
🎟️ Final raffle 12:45 PM at Booth #419
🧑🔬 Consultations 9–3:00
https://t.co/6aUuSaAwCf
Day Two at #RootsTech is here! 🧬
• Katy Rowe-Schurwanz — 8:00 AM (Room 255A)
• Dave Vance — Forum, 9:30 AM
• Roberta Estes — 1:30 PM (Ballroom A)
• Sherman McRae — Webinar, 6:00 PM
Plus our Green Light Special at 2:30 PM at Booth #419.
More ➡️
https://t.co/6aUuSaAwCf
Tonight, join us for Night at the Expo Hall — we’d love to meet you and talk about how DNA can help unlock your family history.
Explore more and visit our virtual booth ➡️ https://t.co/6aUuSaAwCf
📣 Day One at RootsTech 2026 is here!
We’re excited to see everyone in the Expo Hall today. Stop by the FamilyTreeDNA booth for booth talks, consultations with our DNA experts, raffles, and more throughout the day.
Saturday is Family Day — and your final chance to enter our raffle drawing 🎟️
Join us for Y-DNA and mtDNA sessions, attend a booth talk, and enter to win.
@RootsTechConf 2026 is 7 days away 🎉
Our full FamilyTreeDNA booth talk schedule is live — 10 talks, 30 minutes each, at the top of every hour and replaying throughout the event.
View the schedule: https://t.co/zLbki2PvTx
Friday features our Green Light Special 💚
From haplogroups to DNA group projects to Big Y 101, we’re diving deep into practical genealogy research — with raffle drawings along the way.