Why Get a Monograph

Find Out What Your Y-DNA And mtDNA Results Mean

Footsteps of Ancestors Monographs are for those who have had mtDNA or Y-DNA (direct lineage) testing and want to better understand their results. If a person or family has had both types of testing, more than one Monograph can be ordered. Direct lineage genetic testing is very powerful, showing us new insights about recent genealogy and also peering deep back into time. What do your results truly and fully mean? Let us show you.

Learn The Deeper Story Of Your Lineage

Our Monographs are also for people who want to understand more about their lineage history. They are a good idea even if a family already has a great deal of genealogy known. The research behind our Monographs always reveals something new — interesting details and useful information. What was your lineage doing hundreds of years ago? Thousands? We can show and tell you.

Your Customized Monograph Even With Minimal Information

Likewise, if a family knows next to nothing about their history, a Monograph can still be written. We will work with you, using the information you already have, no matter how little, to customize a detailed Monograph for you. Footsteps of Ancestors Monographs are an excellent way to learn much more about your family. The Monograph itself becomes an heirloom of sorts; it is the story, in depth, of one of the lineages leading to you.

Why Get an Autosomal Report

Autosomal Reports are for people who have had Autosomal (regular gene) DNA testing. Our personalized Autosomal Reports — the RealYou — reveal all of your geo-ethnic components and explain their significance. They also explain how these components came to be, why they are present. No one else does this. Why is one or another ethnicity part of the mixture that is you? What is the history which explains how this could come to be? We explain this, and clearly.

However, we go far beyond simply 'translating' the results of a genetic testing company, which use only one single algorithm (computer program for detection) to analyze your DNA. When only using one algorithm, components are often missed or confused. This is because every algorithm has strengths and weaknesses, looking for different components and patterns. Do you have any false positives in your ethnic results from another company? Or, were you and your family expecting a component which seems to be missing.

At Footsteps of Ancestors, we work with up to 32 algorithms. This creates a much more accurate picture of your and your ancestors' ethnicities. And, we explain the role and reasoning these ethnic identities played in the story of you and your family — how they came about and why they are there.

Our Products

Footsteps of Ancestors offers three levels of direct lineage Monographs — Clarity, Savvy, and Mastery, and the RealYou Autosomal Report.

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Clarity

Clarity monographs are a great start and make genetic testing truly worth the money and effort. The main portion of Clarity monographs are what we call Deep Roots — this is the full story of a lineage, peering back with great clarity many years and generations.

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Savvy

The Savvy level builds upon your Deep Roots, with more customized detail, including the stories and variants behind your family's surnames. Each name has a history itself and is tied to the deeper history of your family lines in revealing and often surprising ways.

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Mastery

Our Mastery level monographs include explanations about your genetic matches, in addition to your Deep Roots and Surname Etymologies. We explain who your genetic cousins are and why, and what they tell us about your family's story.

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RealYou

If you have had autosomal testing, you likely wonder why some components are missing, or why others are present. Unlike most companies, we use multiple algorithms to analyze you. This way nothing is missed or incorrect, showing the RealYou.

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Testimonials

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David Maritnez

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David Maritnez

There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly believable. If you are going to use a passage of Lorem Ipsum, you need to be sure there isn't anything embarrassing hidden in the middle of text. All the Lorem Ipsum generators on the Internet tend to repeat predefined chunks as necessary, making this the first true generator on the Internet. It uses a dictionary of over 200 Latin words, combined with a handful of model sentence structures, to generate Lorem Ipsum which looks reasonable.

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Patrick L.

I'm impressed beyond words at the mtDNA Monograph, the depth of the work and the results. Mom is reading it non-stop now. Both parts of the Monograph were fascinating and informative!

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Bob P.

The great thing about the Monographs and Reports is that they truly explain things. Normal people are not usually able to digest the raw results the genetic testing companies give their customers. It really requires a professional touch to sort it out and interpret it. They do not tell you this when ordering the tests. Thanks again Footsteps of Ancestors!

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Robert E. D.

Reading the Footsteps of Ancestors Y-DNA and mtDNA Monographs for our family was completely satisfying, and I was delighted with the story of the treks my ancestors took. My own story is just a small part of that larger trek. I completely trust Footsteps of Ancestors to accurately research the lineages of my family. And, they explain this history clearly. It's enjoyable to read. I predict that others will also be very happy with the results for many years to come.

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Louise K.

I only wish Dad were still with us because he would have found these discoveries fascinating, especially the prehistory / archaeology. He would have been amazed and pleased that one of the most common male lines in Europe is a ‘brother’ to the most common Native American male line. Not only is the genealogy (surname and match) information in the Monograph very helpful, but the Deep Roots (Part One) is extremely interesting!

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Andreas G.

I am very impressed with their overall analysis. A service like Footsteps of Ancestors is much needed because folks don't understand the gibberish of the geneticists. Instead, they want complete explanations and in plain language. How does it all connect? — our genetic results, our family history we already have, and what experts now know about prehistory and history. This is what Footsteps of Ancestors provides. I know people in America and Europe who were reluctant to get genetic testing. Now they don't need to be.

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