Enhanced Shared Matches

AncestryDNA Pro Tools. $$$

Earlier I wrote about awaiting new features on AncestryDNA, specifically about enhanced shared matches and shared matches with DNA communities. As I have several current research goals using shared matches, I was hoping the new feature would arrive to general subscribers of Ancestry. I was mistaken, because the only way to currently get the new feature is to pay extra and sign up for Pro Tools. 

Booo Ancestry! Yes, it is "only" $10 per month. But, I'm already paying a lot for All Access, so the additional $120 for the year adds up. I've signed up for it anyway, and maybe Ancestry will make this feature available to all access users at some point in the future (Please!).

The other parts of Pro Tools are ok. The Tree Checker, Tree Insights, and Maps are interesting, and may become more useful. The real draw for Pro Tools is enhanced shared matches.

I am still working through this on my Dad's line to tackle the question of Bridget O'Brien, her parents and birth location in Ireland. The other use is to try to settle the question of the father of Mary Alice Cain on my Mom's side of the tree.