Turn Your DNA Into a Family Story.
Practical DNA genealogy tools, proven research methods and historical resources to help you understand your DNA matches, find unknown ancestors and verify your family history.
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Learn, Investigate and Document Your Family History
Genetic genealogy works best when DNA evidence, systematic analysis and traditional records are used together. Genetic Voyage brings these pieces into one practical research system.
DNA Academy
Learn DNA genealogy step by step — from understanding your test results to advanced match analysis, chromosome mapping and genealogical proof.
Start Learning →Free Genealogy Research Kit
Plan, analyze, document and verify your research with free genealogy tools, templates and checklists.
Explore the Research Kit →Genealogy & Historical Research
Follow the paper trail, build family trees and connect DNA clues with records, archives and historical evidence.
Start Your Research →From a Research Question to a Documented Connection
Good genealogy is more than collecting names. Use a repeatable process to define the question, analyze evidence, document your work and verify the conclusion.
Define the Question
Start with a clear research question. Decide what you are trying to discover and what evidence could help answer it.
→Examine the Evidence
Analyze DNA matches, relationships, clusters, segments, family trees and other evidence to develop useful hypotheses.
→Record Your Research
Keep track of evidence, hypotheses, research steps, negative searches, correspondence and discoveries as you work.
→Build the Case
Compare DNA evidence with records and independent sources before treating a proposed relationship or lineage as established.
Genealogy
Research Kit
Turn DNA Clues Into a Research Strategy
Genealogy research can quickly become a maze of matches, records, family trees, hypotheses and unanswered questions. The Free Genealogy Research Kit gives you practical resources to keep the investigation moving.
Instead of treating each resource as a separate worksheet or calculator, use the Kit as a complete research workflow.
Every Family Has Clues
Whether you are following a DNA match or searching an archive, the right research approach depends on the question you are trying to answer.
Who Is This DNA Match?
Explore shared DNA, possible relationships, clusters and family trees to work out where a match may fit.
Where Does This Branch Belong?
Use clustering, shared segments and family-tree evidence to investigate which ancestral line connects your matches.
Who Was the Missing Ancestor?
Combine DNA evidence with records, timelines and independent research to investigate difficult family-history questions.
What Does the Paper Trail Say?
Trace people through historical records and compare documentary evidence with your existing family tree.
Do These Matches Share an Ancestor?
Investigate overlapping DNA segments and supporting genealogical evidence when evaluating a possible triangulated group.
How Do I Keep Track of Everything?
Use structured logs and research templates to keep evidence, hypotheses, sources and follow-up organized.
Free DNA Genealogy Tools
Don't just read about DNA genealogy. Use practical browser-based tools to investigate your own family history and test your ideas.
DNA Relationship Calculator
Compare shared DNA with plausible relationship ranges and explore possible genealogical connections.
Use the Calculator →DNA Chromosome Browser
Explore chromosome segment data and investigate shared DNA alongside your wider research.
Open Chromosome Browser →GEDCOM Tree Viewer
Open and explore your GEDCOM family tree directly in your browser while working through your research.
Open GEDCOM Viewer →?
1918
Hi, I'm Peter.
I have spent over 30 years solving the ultimate mystery: Who am I, and where do I really come from?
My Swedish grandfather's father was unknown. On my Finnish side, my grandmother's father disappeared during the Finnish Civil War of 1918.
Solving these mysteries meant combining the paper trail with DNA analysis, triangulation and systematic investigation.
I created Genetic Voyage to share the methods, tools and research principles that helped me solve my own family mysteries.
Read My Story & Editorial Principles →Ready to Follow the Clues?
Start with a question, follow the evidence and keep track of what you discover. The Free Genealogy Research Kit gives you the practical tools to move from scattered clues to organized research.
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