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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: The Times wants your views: DNA ethnicity results
« on: Friday 05 February 16 15:38 GMT (UK) »
Mark,
My mother's youngest brother was adopted. His father was born in Ireland. I tested him with FTDNA and 23andMe. I transferred his raw data to GEDmatch. Ancestry was not available at the time when I found his mother's match so I did not use them. DNA is the best tool to augment the decades I spent searching on the frustrating paper trail. 23andMe finally found a match to his birth mother so at the age of 80 he finally got to see a photo of his birth mother.
I don't like to hear the negative remarks about DNA as a genealogy tool. We all know that the earth is no longer flat. DNA has expanded our research tools into a new dimension. Folks should not fear that they will fall off of a cliff if they use DNA. Any surprises in their family tree have been there all along. It's time to open our eyes and embrace the future.
Marilyn
My mother's youngest brother was adopted. His father was born in Ireland. I tested him with FTDNA and 23andMe. I transferred his raw data to GEDmatch. Ancestry was not available at the time when I found his mother's match so I did not use them. DNA is the best tool to augment the decades I spent searching on the frustrating paper trail. 23andMe finally found a match to his birth mother so at the age of 80 he finally got to see a photo of his birth mother.
I don't like to hear the negative remarks about DNA as a genealogy tool. We all know that the earth is no longer flat. DNA has expanded our research tools into a new dimension. Folks should not fear that they will fall off of a cliff if they use DNA. Any surprises in their family tree have been there all along. It's time to open our eyes and embrace the future.
Marilyn