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About Us · Guthrie Genealogy
Many families. A shared search.
Our families have stories to tell.
Let’s discover them together.
Guthrie Genealogy is an independent family-history blog and research resource created, written and maintained by Ann Guthrie. Its purpose is to investigate, document and preserve Guthrie family history, make research accessible, and encourage descendants to share what they know.
Everyone with an interest in Guthrie ancestry is welcome to ask questions, seek help, contribute research and submit articles. DNA testing and DNA project membership are not required to participate at Guthrie Genealogy.
The blog & its research community
Put the pieces together.
A marriage record, a family story or a photograph with names on the back may hold the next clue. Guthrie Genealogy brings those discoveries into a shared conversation.
Open a panel to explore the work.
Make the sources easier to find
Ann develops research guides, finding aids and source collections to help descendants locate evidence and follow their own questions.
Explore Research & Resources →Check the family connections
Compare pedigrees with historical records, investigate mistaken identities and share supported corrections. Clear sources help everyone understand how a conclusion was reached.
Investigate Mistaken Identities →Preserve the family stories
Records tell us more when we understand the people, places and circumstances behind them. Ann welcomes family histories, photographs and article submissions from fellow descendants, with sources and contributor credit.
Share a story or article ↓Connect with other researchers
Ask a question, compare a theory, offer a useful source or help someone follow a difficult branch. Beginners and experienced family historians both have a place here.
Ask a question or share a discovery →Build the Guthrie Research Tree
Share your Guthrie lineage, supporting records and corrections for inclusion in Ann’s Guthrie Research Tree. Families are welcome whether or not anyone has taken a DNA test.
Where relatives have tested, identifying autosomal and Y-DNA participation helps map the ancestral lines represented by testers. Established Guthrie Family Group affiliations, Ungrouped Families and working theories are recorded distinctly.
Explore the Guthrie Research Tree →Creator · Editor · Researcher
A personal commitment to Guthrie research.
Ann Guthrie
Creator & Editor of Guthrie Genealogy
Ann creates the blog’s original content, curates its research resources and maintains the website and Guthrie Research Tree. She welcomes collaboration, data and articles from fellow Guthrie descendants, retaining editorial responsibility for the site.
She also serves as primary administrator of the separate Guthrie DNA Surname Project and as WikiTree Guthrie One Name Study Coordinator.
Ann develops Guthrie Genealogy on her own time and at her own expense. Her continuing priorities include historical research, expanding and maintaining the website, and advancing the DNA project’s Y-DNA and Big Y work.
There is a place for you here
Your family may hold the next clue.
You do not need a finished family history to contribute. A question, a source, a correction or a story can help move the research forward.
A separate research project
The Guthrie DNA Surname Project
The Guthrie DNA Surname Project brings genetic evidence and documented ancestry together to investigate Guthrie lineages. Ann administers the project and shares research through Guthrie Genealogy, but the DNA project and the blog are distinct endeavors.
Y-DNA & Big Y
The project’s primary genetic research focus is Y-DNA and Big Y. Results are considered alongside documented paternal lineages to investigate relationships, distinguish Guthrie Family Groups and explore branches within them.
Explore Guthrie Family Groups →Autosomal participation
Autosomal testers are welcome in the project. Participants collect relevant matches and family evidence, bringing their findings and questions to Ann for help with interpretation and next steps.
Sharing documented Guthrie ancestry is an important part of project participation. Recording both autosomal and Y-DNA testers helps map represented family lines on the Research Tree.
DNA project administrators
Ann Guthrie — Primary Administrator. Ann leads the project’s ongoing administration, research and participant communication. Her research and guidance are a voluntary contribution of her personal time.
Larry Guthrie — Founder & Co-Administrator. GFG1A · Branch B; research interests include the Guthries of Middlesex County, Virginia.
James “Jim” Guthrie — Co-Administrator. GFG8; research interests include the Guthries of Halifax County, Virginia.
Curiosity & collaboration
Bring your question. Bring your clues.
Questions are welcome.
Anyone can ask for help at Guthrie Genealogy. Tell Ann which family you are researching, what you know and where you are uncertain. Share the sources or discoveries you have so far.
You are welcome whether you are beginning your search or have spent years following the records. Stay involved, compare ideas and let us know what you discover next.
Working with autosomal results?
Begin with a manageable set of relevant matches, record their Guthrie ancestry and note what you would like to understand. Add useful new matches or updated information to your research as they appear.
If you are uncertain how to interpret your findings, Ann is here to help you work through the evidence and consider your next steps. Your observations and follow-up make this a shared investigation.
Put your curiosity to work
There is more than one way to help.
Choose what interests you. Documentary research, family stories, questions and practical support all contribute to Guthrie Genealogy.
Share your Guthrie ancestry
Help represent your family in the Guthrie Research Tree. Share your line of descent, names, spouses, dates, places and sources. Identify uncertain links and any known Guthrie Family Group or Ungrouped Family affiliation.
If relatives have tested, include their descent paths and whether they participate through autosomal DNA, Y-DNA or both.
Contribute a family story or article
Your ancestors’ stories deserve to be told. Submit a sourced family history, an account of a discovery or an article idea. Ann reviews and edits contributions for accuracy, clarity and the site’s article style, with credit to the contributor.
Share sources, corrections & research
Found a useful record, a mistaken parent or a source others have overlooked? Share the reference, what it shows and the family it concerns. Supporting evidence helps Ann incorporate the discovery into the site and research tree.
Lend your skills & support
Help with transcriptions, source checking, finding aids, organizing family lineages or answering another researcher’s question. Tell Ann what you enjoy and how you would like to contribute.
Take part in DNA research
If genetic genealogy interests you, explore the separate Guthrie DNA Surname Project. Contribute your documented ancestry, stay involved with your results and share relevant discoveries and questions.
Learn about joining the DNA project →Independent & collaborative
Shared interests. Separate identities.
Our relationship with Clan Guthrie USA
Guthrie Genealogy and the Guthrie DNA Surname Project are each independent of Clan Guthrie USA. Collaboration is welcome, with a shared interest in helping Guthries explore their family history. Clan membership is not required to use this site or participate in the DNA project.
Visit Clan Guthrie USA →Independent of testing companies, too.
DNA project administration and the research shared here are voluntary work. Ann is not an employee of FamilyTreeDNA, Ancestry or other testing companies and receives no payment, commissions or recruitment incentives from them.