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elleng

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28. My daughter did, and is pleased

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Mar 21, 2017, 05:19 PM

Mar 2017

but for still nothing useful about her father's family, as he was adopted. We knew his lineage was Irish.

Did get some interesting info about MY family!

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Anyone tried Anecstry.com DNA testing? Are you pleased with the results? [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 OP

I was thinking about doing it . I looked up this article too. SummerSnow Mar 2017 #1

Thanks SS! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #4

Yikes! Mike Nelson Mar 2017 #8

No tazkcmo Mar 2017 #2

$25.? Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #6

Then you should be good. tazkcmo Mar 2017 #18

Then I'm paying $150 Bucky Mar 2017 #47

You want gentry in the family tree? That costs more. NT Girard442 Mar 2017 #15

Not enough? tazkcmo Mar 2017 #19

😏 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #20

They should cost less Warpy Mar 2017 #27

They probably dallied with unstable boys jberryhill Mar 2017 #33

No, but... Mike Nelson Mar 2017 #3

I'm kinda looking forward to it! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #7

I did True Dough Mar 2017 #5

A fine looking specimen indeed! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #9

And colorful. brush Mar 2017 #11

Handsome fella! lunatica Mar 2017 #54

"pleased with the results" is an interesting criterion jberryhill Mar 2017 #10

Interesting! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #12

Keep in mind also that these DNA records can be subpoenaed..../nt sdfernando Mar 2017 #13

Whoa... jberryhill Mar 2017 #14

Exactly!!! /nt sdfernando Mar 2017 #24

The Wiki article doesn't say they're directly affiliated with the LDS. Girard442 Mar 2017 #17

I did not cite the Wiki article on that point jberryhill Mar 2017 #22

That's creepy as Hell. Girard442 Mar 2017 #23

you do not need to identify yourself, fake name, PO box or work address etc, pre-paid CC with cash Demonaut Mar 2017 #50

There is no point..... physioex Mar 2017 #16

I guess I'll find out! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #21

And that's what they are counting on.... physioex Mar 2017 #34

I did and was pleased with the results. clarkrd Mar 2017 #25

Cool! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #26

My daughter did, and is pleased elleng Mar 2017 #28

Nice! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #31

I used the National Geographic Genome project... HopeAgain Mar 2017 #29

Thanks for the info! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #32

Both my husband and myself used the Nat Geo Genome project sarge43 Mar 2017 #40

Don't need it. tenorly Mar 2017 #30

I was in the original pilot group. dgibby Mar 2017 #35

I'm adopted & a member of a couple of NY adoptee groups on FB... WePurrsevere Mar 2017 #36

I think they are very good in estimating general ethnicity- helped me tremendously wishstar Mar 2017 #37

yes, but be careful what you ask for..... samnsara Mar 2017 #38

My notes on these tests. First, what questions are you trying to answer? KewlKat Mar 2017 #39

Surprise Mollyann Mar 2017 #41

My Mom ordered it shenmue Mar 2017 #42

I did, a few surprises. Fla Dem Mar 2017 #43

I think the Mid-East and the Caucasus are part of the Italian lineage LeftInTX Mar 2017 #48

The redneck Trump voter who sat next to me at work did it milestogo Mar 2017 #44

I did FTDNA bikebloke Mar 2017 #45

I did it for my husband and myself csziggy Mar 2017 #46

I found my birth parents. Still Blue in PDX Mar 2017 #49

For absolutely free I discovered ymetca Mar 2017 #51

I did the Ancestry test last summer. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2017 #52

Link to free family search and more... littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #53