Excellent resources. I've had great success believe it or not with mtDNA. Had a 1 step match back to the 1700's. Teach a beginners class in DNA in the ALL program and have started a DNA Discussion group for Montgomery County Texas to help others learn to interrupt results. Autosomal DNA is much richer for genealogy research though. Jean Montgomery CC On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:09 AM, bettyf via <[email protected]> wrote: > I've already replied to Jane privately, but since the topic of DNA has > come up and we love FREE websites... > > I want to be sure everyone knows about www.gedmatch.com. It's a FREE > website that allows people who have tested with Ancestry, Family Tree DNA > (FTDNA), or 23andme to upload their raw data to compare it to others' > results that match yours. For example, if you tested with Ancestry, you > can compare your results with those who tested with FTDNA and 23andme, not > just Ancestry. There are many useful utilities on the site to help with > comparing and analyzing your results that aren't offered on the testing > websites. > > Another FREE website is www.dnagedcom.com, but it is only for those who > tested with FTDNA or 23andme. > > My results haven't been as dramatic as those of Mike and Jane, but I did > connect with a half second cousin; I'm a descendent from our great > grandfather's first wife and she from his second. She scanned and sent me > two photos of him. That alone was worth the cost of the DNA test to me > because I have only one very faded picture of him. We're now research > partners, sharing our research ideas and frustrations - particularly about > our great grandfather, the mystery man, who left very few clues about his > parents and siblings. > > Betty Fowler > San Saba CC > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >