Good thing.I just read an article about 3 identical triplets.
Good thing.I just read an article about 3 identical triplets.
Good thing.Originally Posted by Blue Collar Guy View Post
I just read an article about 3 identical triplets.
Is that 9 people?
I just read an article about 3 identical triplets(Identical Triplets Take A DNA Test, But The Unsettling Truth Is Revealed | NinjaJournalist). Their results were off as to heritage, the article concluded it should be used for entertainment purposes. Id like to further add my own observations. Once you submit a DNA sample to these places, with a court order the authorities can get it. Im sure everyone in here is squeaky clean, , but if your 2nd cousin is doing stick ups and he left some DNA, "they" can come visit you and want to get some information(Ancestry Guide for Law Enforcement). Im just putting it out there.
Is that 9 people? -ERD50
Glad i could provide you with some entertainment. I bet your more delighted that I amassed a 5 million dollar estate so far despite the fact Im not a master of the English language. Imagine how far i would have gotten.
Thanks, I didnt know about the houses in Cudahay WII was hoping you would get some entertainment out of it as well, no charge. Heck, if I didn't do it, REWahoo would, he usually is quick to catch those things.
It was much more a poke at the English language than at you (not at all, really). The English language is full of these phrases than can be taken multiple ways. Tickles me sometimes, that's all.
Like the phrase "every other house on the block" can mean alternate houses (half of the houses on the block), or "every house other than the one I'm talking about" (n-1 houses). And in Cudahay, WI the houses are side-by-each.
Your estate value is your business, none of my concern. You seem kinda touchy for a guy with a conceal-carry permit (he says from half-way across the country ) ).
-ERD50
Yes, I've often thought how ordinary some of my family facts may seem to non-family members. I can't say that I've made earth-shattering discoveries. However, my perspective has changed quite a bit over the last year, and some of that has been due to searching for historic facts.These seem trivial things - I never knew any of these people - but I love the stories I can imagine, based on these bits and pieces of real written history.
This explains a bit about how you interact with your DNA match information in Ancestry. Below is a screen shot of the right side of the matches screen. It's showing 4 individuals (out of screen cap), who don't have a tree, have a tree, or have a locked tree. For the base testing fee, you cannot access the trees. However, I simply copy the link and look at the tree from spouse's Ancestry account ($150 for 6 months).Wondering if anyone here has used Ancestry.com and if so, what your experiences were.
I'm afraid to try the DNA tests now - they might prove I'm not even human since no record can be found of my family. YMMV
But if that turns out to be true, think of the bragging rightsI did try the LDS system in Laie. It had never heard of either side of my family. Go figure. I'm afraid to try the DNA tests now - they might prove I'm not even human since no record can be found of my family. YMMV
I just got back my results from 23andme. I have less German ancestry, but also lots of Neanderthal (just under 4% and 339 variants).23andme says I'm nearly 4% Neanderthal, which has a certain cachet to it.
The Neander valley in Germany is not far from where my paternal ancestors were from, so I suspect the DNA results are fairly accurate.
From the few Aussies I've talked with, the highest ancestry status there is to be descended from an English prisoner brought there in the late 1700's. So I ask if they are descended from a murderer, a robber, or a mere petty thief.(Along the same lines, it used to be said that, in Australia, an 'aristocrat' is someone who can trace his ancestry back to his father.)
I believe that, for some time now, it's been 'fashionable', (reverse snobbery), for (mainly) law abiding Australians to present the image of having some kind of spiritual 'reformatory chic' relationship with Ned Kelly.From the few Aussies I've talked with, the highest ancestry status there is to be descended from an English prisoner brought there in the late 1700's. So I ask if they are descended from a murderer, a robber, or a mere petty thief.
Actuallly there is a web site associated with the family history center https://familysearch.org/ which is free and has census records and others records online. In addition if you live near them several public libraries have significant sections on geneology such as Fort Wayne In, Houston Tx. I used to live in Houston so it was easy to get there. Fort Waynes is a big bigger however.The best thing to do is go to your nearest Family history center. Ancestry.com is free to use there. Ancestry.com is awesome. At the FHC there is always an experienced researcher to help you look up census records or any other records they might have.
I did try the LDS system in Laie. It had never heard of either side of my family. Go figure. I'm afraid to try the DNA tests now - they might prove I'm not even human since no record can be found of my family. YMMV
If your parents were born before 1940 you can likley trace them with census records assuming you know where they lived in 1940 or earlier (census years only). familysearch.org has the 1940 census online.
I know, but unless you subscribe online and give them information you may not want to, your resources are limited. About 10 years ago you could go into a LDS family history center and put in a name and get an ancestor's ancestry ,"pedigree" chart without being a subscriber. You can't do that anymore unless you either subscribe to their website or are a member. I don't want to do either one of those. But you still can't use ancestry.com unless you pay or go to a family history center. Well, I am not sure if you are a non paying subscriber to family search.org if you can access ancestry.com for free or not. My guess would be no. You can't even get an ancestor's pedigree file without logging in, and that is at a family history center. It did not used to be like that.Actuallly there is a web site associated with the family history center https://familysearch.org/ which is free and has census records and others records online. In addition if you live near them several public libraries have significant sections on geneology such as Fort Wayne In, Houston Tx. I used to live in Houston so it was easy to get there. Fort Waynes is a big bigger however.
Managed to confirm a few family stories etc.