{"id":8486,"date":"2019-03-01T00:36:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T00:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=8486"},"modified":"2019-03-01T01:52:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T01:52:24","slug":"responsibly-using-thrulinestm-at-ancestrydna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=8486","title":{"rendered":"Responsibly Using &#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; at AncestryDNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8475\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image-52-300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image-52-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image-52-768x639.png 768w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/image-52.png 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/>To begin with, remember that the only DNA matches that appear in &#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; at\u00a0<em>AncestryDNA<\/em> are those who have trees attached to their results. Their tree may be hidden but they will still show and, in some cases, the names in their genealogical connection may be displayed on your\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; results page. One current advantage of using\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; as it is currently structured is that it allows you to see how you connect with individuals whose trees are hidden but are connected to their results.<\/p>\n<p>Remember&#8211;you and someone else get\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; page together for an &#8220;ancestor&#8221; if you share DNA and if you have a shared name in your tree. There is no guarantee that you connect in the way AncestryDNA is suggesting via\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm).&#8221; It is <em>possible<\/em> that you and the match\u00a0<em>really\u00a0<\/em>connect through an ancestral line that is currently blank in the linked online tree for you or your match.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in an earlier post,\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; puts information from other trees in gray when displaying it on your results tree for that set of shared matches.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not a lot to responsibly using the\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; at\u00a0<em>AncestryDNA<\/em>. The rules are fairly simple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not add names to your tree just because\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; says it is a potential ancestor.\u00a0<em>Do actual research.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>If you and your shared matches all descend from Susan and one of your matches thinks Susan&#8217;s father is Bubba, that does not mean you descend from Bubba. I don&#8217;t care if\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; suggests he is your ancestor or not. I do not care if they put Bubba at the top of the page or not.<\/li>\n<li>Do not add names to your tree just because\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; says it is a potential ancestor.\u00a0<em>Look at original records.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Remember that you could be related to a person more than one way.<\/li>\n<li>Do not add names to your tree just because\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; says it is a potential ancestor.\u00a0<em>See if it makes sense.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Standard genealogy methodology still applies. DNA is but one research tool. Don&#8217;t let it be your only one.<\/li>\n<li>Do not add names to your tree just because\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; says it is a potential ancestor.\u00a0<em>Double check their work.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>DNA will not catch all errors. If there are two grandsons of Edward Tinsley named James Tinsley, you&#8217;ll be\u00a0 DNA match for them. It won&#8217;t tell you that you have the wrong father for James.<\/li>\n<li>Do not add names to your tree just because\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; says it is a potential ancestor.\u00a0<em>Don&#8217;t.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Personally I&#8217;m using this tool to streamline a little filtering of my matches for further research. It&#8217;s a tool that makes it a little faster to do things I&#8217;ve been doing by hand already. It&#8217;s not the greatest thing since sliced bread.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To begin with, remember that the only DNA matches that appear in &#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; at\u00a0AncestryDNA are those who have trees attached to their results. Their tree may be hidden but they will still show and, in some cases, the names in their genealogical connection may be displayed on your\u00a0&#8220;ThruLines(tm)&#8221; results page. 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