Product Manager at FamilyTreeDNA

Katy Rowe-Schurwanz

Katy Rowe-Schurwanz has always loved stories. Growing up, her maternal grandparents told her tales of their family history, inspiring her to become a genealogist like her grandfather. After studying creative writing, history, and anthropology at Southern Methodist University, she joined FamilyTreeDNA in 2015. As Product Manager, Katy has been a customer advocate for improving FamilyTreeDNA’s tests, tools, and features to help customers discover their ancestral past and break more brick walls. Katy uses her passion for storytelling to improve FamilyTreeDNA’s genetic genealogy products so everyone can discover their family story.

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Thumbnail ki he How to Triangulate DNA Matches with Family Finder Tools
Ko e lea fakafonua ki he fakatahá ni ko e English
Ko e fuoloa ʻo e vitioó ko e 11:18
Naʻe pulusi ʻa e sēsiní ʻi he 2026

How to Triangulate DNA Matches with Family Finder Tools

Katy Rowe-Schurwanz

Thumbnail ki he Where Do I Start? Working with Your DNA Matches
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Ko e fuoloa ʻo e vitioó ko e 15:34
Naʻe pulusi ʻa e sēsiní ʻi he 2026

Where Do I Start? Working with Your DNA Matches

Katy Rowe-Schurwanz

Thumbnail ki he Y-DNA and Surnames: Why Your Matches Don’t Always Share Your Name
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Ko e fuoloa ʻo e vitioó ko e 14:16
Naʻe pulusi ʻa e sēsiní ʻi he 2026

Y-DNA and Surnames: Why Your Matches Don’t Always Share Your Name

Katy Rowe-Schurwanz

Thumbnail ki he Working with DNA Clues & Tools
Ko e lea fakafonua ki he fakatahá ni ko e English
Ko e fuoloa ʻo e vitioó ko e 24:12
Naʻe pulusi ʻa e sēsiní ʻi he 2026

Working with DNA Clues & Tools

Katy Rowe-Schurwanz

Thumbnail ki he Solving DNA Mysteries with No Paper Trail
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Ko e fuoloa ʻo e vitioó ko e 23:33
Naʻe pulusi ʻa e sēsiní ʻi he 2026

Solving DNA Mysteries with No Paper Trail

Katy Rowe-Schurwanz

Thumbnail ki he Finding Sarah's Family: Confirming Connections Through DNA and Documents
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Ko e fuoloa ʻo e vitioó ko e 44:1
Naʻe pulusi ʻa e sēsiní ʻi he 2025

Finding Sarah's Family: Confirming Connections Through DNA and Documents

Katy Rowe-Schurwanz