The Adoptee, The Next Door Neighbor, and The DNA Twist No One Saw Coming | Episode 125
About this episode
This episode shares the surprising story of an adoptee who discovers his long-lost brother lives next door after connecting through AncestryDNA.
When I handed an adoptee a paper with his biological siblings’ names, he burst out laughing. Turns out his long-lost brother was his neighbor! After connecting with an AncestryDNA cousin match looking for his biological family, I spent hours piecing together census records and city directories to identify his biological parents. But nothing prepared either of us for the moment he read the name of his oldest brother. In this episode of Stories That Live In Us, I share the incredible story of a...
People in this episode
Host: Crista Cowan
Topics covered
- adoption
- DNA
- family connections
- genealogy
- unexpected discoveries
Keywords
- adoptee
- DNA twist
- family history
- genealogy
- AncestryDNA
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AncestryDNA
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