"Very good DNA course"

Very good DNA course! Have also worked for them earlier.

"I learned so much!"

This course taught me so much! I had tried for months to use my DNA test results to identify my great-grandfather with no luck. I am so glad that I decided to sign up for the DNA Academy! The clear and organized lessons really made it easy to understand how to use my test and apply it to my research. I am happy to say that the brick wall that was my great-grandfather is a mystery no more.

"Terribly, Frustrating Course"

I have had a terrible time with this course. I completed the course and sent them my mailing address for a certificate. I also asked questions during the course and never got answers. For the price I paid I think I should get my money back but have no way of getting it. I have recently asked another question about my certificate and my question is sitting as pending waiting to be approved. It has been like that for several weeks. My course was the fall 2022 one.

"Sanborn Maps - Great Course"

Fantastic course covering Sanborn maps and how to use them for genealogical and historical research. Everything was covered, from how to access and interpret the maps, to utilizing other resources in conjunction with the maps, in order to bring a community to life.

"DNA Academy: Genetic Genealogy"

I absolutely LOVED this course! Very detailed and informative. I worked at my own pace and spent alot of time on sections that were important to me or that I didn't quite get the first time. I'd 100% recommend it to anyone interested in Genetic Genealogy.

"I recommend this course for DNA analysts at every level."

I recommend this course for beginning, intermediate and advanced DNA analysts. I have been Co-Admin of a Surname DNA Project for several years and while I already knew a lot of the material, I still earned a lot.

"Finding out about my Father-in-laws Adoption."

It was nice to finally learn information on the adoption of our relative. We had tried for years to learn something without any luck. Know. That we have what Trace has given us we can start researching the families. I am excited to get to our part know. Thanks Trace,

"Happy Trace Academy Graduate"

After working through the lessons in the Trace DNA Academy, I have a good grasp of the concepts and have made significant progress analyzing my DNA results. Prior to the course, I had trouble getting started and figuring out what to do with all those matches. As I progressed through the course, I did all the exercises and feel much more competent. Spending time on the exercises using my own data was enormously helpful. It took me a year to complete the course, working at my own pace. I can now confidently carry a conversation about ethnicity, DNA, and family relationships.

"Great experience"

Staff was very friendly and responsive to my requests for updates. I knew the process would take a lot of time given my request so I wasn't too concerned about the length of time. Overall it was a great, successful project and I am definitely considering hiring them for a second phase.

"Good research, fair timeline and communication"

Revision- after correspondence with the company, they claim they did not receive most of my emails and that they sent out links every time there was an update. It could be the fault of my email program, although I check my spam folder regularly, but I did not receive those. So I’ll change to 3 stars, although for any future research I will go directly to a researcher rather than a third party like trace. I think there is too much chance for miscommunication and lack of response.

The research was good, the communication was really bad! I recently had my grandfather in Norway researched. When the final report came back, there was some scans of records that were missing. I have emailed four times and called once, and absolutely no response. They are really good at communicating until they get your money, and then no follow-up until the final report, and no response after the final report.