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Helping everyone to make connections.
No matter where you have tested your DNA, it is important to connect a family tree to the results. Doing so allows everyone in the database to see how they are related to their matches.
The North of Ireland DNA Project, which the Society administers on FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA), has over 11,000 members but unfortunately some of them have not yet provided a tree. We want to change this so we are actively encouraging all members to connect a tree to their FTDNA account.
FamilyTreeDNA retired their tree building software in 2024 and partnered with MyHeritage to provide those tools.
- If you had an existing tree on FamilyTreeDNA, you could elect to transfer that tree to MyHeritage.
- Or you could elect to connect your FTDNA account to an existing tree or to a new tree on MyHeritage.
- If you did nothing with your existing tree on FTDNA, it was archived. It is still available for matches to see but cannot be edited.
- You can now connect your FTDNA account to your Wikitree profile as well.
Connect your FTDNA account to MyHeritage and/or to your profile on Wikitree:
- Log into your FTDNA account.
- Hover over your name at the top right of your dashboard.
- Click on Account Settings and then on the Genealogy Tab.
- On the Family Tree tab, you may either connect your MyHeritage account and/or enter your Wikitree profile ID.
Extra Information about connecting your FTDNA to Wikitree:
- You do not transfer any DNA to Wikitree.
- When you add your Wikitree ID to your FamilyTreeDNA account, Wikitree automatically populates all the profiles of potential DNA matches with your name, type of test and where it was taken. This is valuable information for anyone looking at that profile who could also be a DNA match. (Note that for autosomal DNA, profiles of up to 3rd cousin are populated.)
- If you add a profile to Wikitree for a living person whose kit you manage and who is not a member of Wikitree, you must have their express permission. Their name and other personal details will not be visible to a DNA match who clicks the tree icon on their match list on FTDNA. Invite that person to join Wikitree so that their profile shows.
Extra Information about connecting your FTDNA account to MyHeritage:
- You do not need to pay a subscription to MyHeritage for this process. However if the number of profiles in your combined trees is over 250, you will not be able to add any more without a subscription.
- This process does not transfer your DNA to MyHeritage and does not affect any DNA or trees you already have on MyHeritage.
- Think of this connected tree as your DNA tree – it does not need to contain information other than names, dates and locations that would allow matches to find common ancestors.
- Name your connected tree like this: “John Smith DNA tree” so you always know which tree you are dealing with.
- If you manage FTDNA kits for other people, provide a separate tree for each person on MyHeritage as this works better for linking matches.
- Make sure you have selected the correct Home person on your tree ie the DNA tester.
- The DNA tree could just contain direct ancestors, then add more lines as DNA matches are identified.
Please consider adding a tree to your FTDNA account today. You will be contributing to the Great North of Ireland Family Tree and helping us all to make those vital connections in our shared ancestry.