Monday, April 08, 2019

My Ancestry DNA results are in!

So, I recently did my second DNa test, this one, via Ancestry.com.

My first test was with FTDNa.com.    I have a warm spot in my heart for that company (it was my first), and I trust their lab; they are doing an awesome job out there in Texas!  However, you won't always find a lot of family trees posted on that website.


Consequently, I  uploaded my gedcom/database, (created from my fave genealogy software, RootsMagic.com), to as many family tree websites as possible.  MyHeritage.com took my raw data and has, so far, been very useful in putting me in touch with matches, but again, not a lot of family trees.  I also uploaded my raw data to WikiTree.com, Gedmatch.com and maybe a few other websites that I can't think of, right now.  

Just for the heck of it!  My personal belief is that you can't have your DNa data in too many places!

For many years, now, I have posted family trees at Ancestry.com; when I discovered, however, that I couldn't upload my FTDNa results to Ancestry, I really had no choice but to do the Ancestry.com DNa test!  For one thing Ancestry has a ton of other people's family trees, and I wanted to be able to connect with those folks, people to whom I might be related.  Secondly, I wanted those folks to be able to connect with me. 

Just got the results and can't wait to start digging into them!
I don't put a lot of store in the ethnicity report; most of my folks probably came from the
British Isles and (genealogical research always takes me there)!  However, this Ancestry DNA test confirms what I already knew:  If I ever get to the British Isles, I should feel a "whammo" ton of ancestral auras!  Or something. 

Stay tuned---more to come!




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