Every family history question deserves a thoughtful investigation—and an explanation you can understand.

I’m Angie Bush, a professional genealogist and educator. I bring a background in molecular biology and biotechnology and more than a decade of experience at AncestryProGenealogists investigating complex family relationships.

Consultations and speaking

I currently serve as a Senior Research Manager at Ancestry ProGenealogists. Individual consultations are available through Ancestry Advisor; please request a session with Angie Bush. For lectures, workshops, and other teaching inquiries, contact me directly.

Learn with me through NGS

I am also the author of Understanding and Using DNA Test Results, a self-paced online course offered by the National Genealogical Society. Through explanations, examples, and exercises, the course helps researchers understand DNA testing, interpret their matches, and integrate genetic evidence with documentary research.

My work combines genetic evidence with historical research to identify unknown parents and ancestors, evaluate competing explanations, and resolve difficult genealogical questions. I help both family historians and professional genealogists understand what their evidence supports, recognize its limitations, and decide which research steps are most likely to move a case forward.

I am especially drawn to adoption and unknown-parentage cases, African American genealogy, and Jewish family history. In these areas, DNA can help restore connections obscured by sealed records, slavery, persecution, displacement, and the deliberate destruction or withholding of information. I find particular meaning in helping people reclaim family histories they have been denied.

In 2025, I was named a Fellow of the National Genealogical Society in recognition of my service to NGS and contributions to genealogy. I served on the NGS Board of Directors from 2014 to 2022 and was the first chair of its Genetic Genealogy Committee. My work has included developing DNA education, reviewing genetic genealogy content for NGS and other publications, and helping researchers incorporate DNA into sound genealogical practice.

Teaching is central to my work. I have taught and coordinated courses at major genealogical institutes, including SLIG, GRIP, and IGHR, and presented at conferences internationally. My goal is to make complex concepts understandable and give researchers practical ways to apply them.

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