Hi I have no pecuniary interest in this company, before someone slaps my wrist, but I submitted (a male cousin's) sample to FamilyTreeDNA. It's a US company and probably the biggest there is. I received three close matches with distant family members and assured myself of my family's place within a larger clan. The process was very simple, communication good and cost very reasonable. Being the biggest DNA company means that tens if thousands of people are 'on their books' such that you have a good chance of making connections. Also one receives a HUGE amount of very in depth information about the probable origins of one's lineage. You can test paternal (y)DNA, maternal (mt)DNA or probably autosomal samples. Google them and see for yourself. In a nutshell, this was a worthy investment for me. Good luck! Regards, Karen Sent from my iPhone On 9 Oct 2012, at 11:02, "Amanda Kerby" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi List > > We have a Family History Expo on here in Christchurch this weekend and a special speaker on DNA studies whom I’m looking forward to hearing. > Has anyone out there had any good experiences with DNA testing for family history research? > I’m going to begin looking into who is currently offering testing and at what cost, for what sort of results, before deciding where to spend my money! > it would be great to hear from anyone who has tried it and whether the results justify the cost? > > I remember reading in a magazine that Oxford University offer a test. I know Ancestry do and there seem to be wide variation in pricing for the service. > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. > > Cheers > Amanda > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

thanks Karen, .....close matches with distant family members ....did you know those people before you did the test? They don’t offer up connections with other people do they? Would be huge privacy issues. I’d be happy just to confirm areas of origin so that I know I am looking in the right place, but then also would expect it to confirm what I already know. I guess we would all hope for some new lead or some new piece of information which might lead our researches in another direction. A surprise finding would be good! Amanda From: Karen Francis Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:08 AM To: [email protected] Cc: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: [B&S] DNA testing for Family History Hi I have no pecuniary interest in this company, before someone slaps my wrist, but I submitted (a male cousin's) sample to FamilyTreeDNA. It's a US company and probably the biggest there is. I received three close matches with distant family members and assured myself of my family's place within a larger clan. The process was very simple, communication good and cost very reasonable. Being the biggest DNA company means that tens if thousands of people are 'on their books' such that you have a good chance of making connections. Also one receives a HUGE amount of very in depth information about the probable origins of one's lineage. You can test paternal (y)DNA, maternal (mt)DNA or probably autosomal samples. Google them and see for yourself. In a nutshell, this was a worthy investment for me. Good luck! Regards, Karen Sent from my iPhone On 9 Oct 2012, at 11:02, "Amanda Kerby" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi List > > We have a Family History Expo on here in Christchurch this weekend and a special speaker on DNA studies whom I’m looking forward to hearing. > Has anyone out there had any good experiences with DNA testing for family history research? > I’m going to begin looking into who is currently offering testing and at what cost, for what sort of results, before deciding where to spend my money! > it would be great to hear from anyone who has tried it and whether the results justify the cost? > > I remember reading in a magazine that Oxford University offer a test. I know Ancestry do and there seem to be wide variation in pricing for the service. > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. > > Cheers > Amanda > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi No, it's not like that at all. You can CHOOSE to put your sequence onto a database, which is separate from the main site. This can be identified by a number if you wish. If there are matches you will receive an email and can contact the other person if you wish. You only get matches with people who have the same surname (for male DNA) and who are thus related. I didn't know any of the three people but all are part of my tree. As I said, however, you don't HAVE to do this bit at all - you can just receive your own results with breakdown of likely ancestral beginnings &c. Sent from my iPhone On 9 Oct 2012, at 20:10, "Amanda Kerby" <[email protected]> wrote: > thanks Karen, > > .....close matches with distant family members ....did you know those people before you did the test? They don’t offer up connections with other people do they? Would be huge privacy issues. I’d be happy just to confirm areas of origin so that I know I am looking in the right place, but then also would expect it to confirm what I already know. I guess we would all hope for some new lead or some new piece of information which might lead our researches in another direction. A surprise finding would be good! > Amanda > > > From: Karen Francis > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 12:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: mailto:[email protected] > Subject: Re: [B&S] DNA testing for Family History > > Hi > > I have no pecuniary interest in this company, before someone slaps my wrist, but I submitted (a male cousin's) sample to FamilyTreeDNA. It's a US company and probably the biggest there is. I received three close matches with distant family members and assured myself of my family's place within a larger clan. The process was very simple, communication good and cost very reasonable. Being the biggest DNA company means that tens if thousands of people are 'on their books' such that you have a good chance of making connections. Also one receives a HUGE amount of very in depth information about the probable origins of one's lineage. You can test paternal (y)DNA, maternal (mt)DNA or probably autosomal samples. Google them and see for yourself. In a nutshell, this was a worthy investment for me. Good luck! > Regards, Karen > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 9 Oct 2012, at 11:02, "Amanda Kerby" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi List >> >> We have a Family History Expo on here in Christchurch this weekend and a special speaker on DNA studies whom I’m looking forward to hearing. >> Has anyone out there had any good experiences with DNA testing for family history research? >> I’m going to begin looking into who is currently offering testing and at what cost, for what sort of results, before deciding where to spend my money! >> it would be great to hear from anyone who has tried it and whether the results justify the cost? >> >> I remember reading in a magazine that Oxford University offer a test. I know Ancestry do and there seem to be wide variation in pricing for the service. >> Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. >> >> Cheers >> Amanda >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message