tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post8138834800623921311..comments2024-03-10T01:10:41.946-07:00Comments on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD: Is DNA testing right for me? Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-90764717686664649272017-06-25T00:06:41.990-07:002017-06-25T00:06:41.990-07:00Thank you, Dianne, what a lovely compliment!Thank you, Dianne, what a lovely compliment!Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-79990268044637543822017-06-21T12:27:28.334-07:002017-06-21T12:27:28.334-07:00Maybe when the price comes (way) down I will try i...Maybe when the price comes (way) down I will try it.<br />I love your blog by the way. Even though we don't have same ancestors or county, I learn something every time.Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-54063058403975873832017-06-21T11:39:22.443-07:002017-06-21T11:39:22.443-07:00I waited for the sales and did a test for the crai...I waited for the sales and did a test for the craic (fun). I love learning new things and DNA was a steep learning curve. I have not had any breakthroughs as yet - I already knew I was 100% Irish - but you never know what new discoveries the future will bring. :-) Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-37607504549635847882017-06-16T09:46:22.001-07:002017-06-16T09:46:22.001-07:00Great that through DNA testing you were able to fi...Great that through DNA testing you were able to find cousins to corroborate with. If two heads are better than one, think what 5, 6 or more heads can do together! Often they have photos and documents you never would have seen otherwise.Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-21758818308530414722017-06-16T06:58:13.292-07:002017-06-16T06:58:13.292-07:00I think that the "ethnicity" aspect is a...I think that the "ethnicity" aspect is a bit of a parlour game, but my first test was yDNA as I have an NPE in my direct paternal line (no answer to date).<br />Later, I have been using atDNA to identify 2nd/3rd/4th cousins seeking to build out collateral (blood) lines, but also to use their ancestry lines to strengthen our common ancestral lines - I have no close 1st cousins to help AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666988610973114631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-76863542665815502102017-06-16T00:16:43.141-07:002017-06-16T00:16:43.141-07:00I forgot to mention that the reason I got into DNA...I forgot to mention that the reason I got into DNA testing was to find a brother that was kidnapped from my parents when he was just a few days old.<br />http://dna-explained.com/2014/12/20/baby-boy-hacht-born-july-1944-dead-or-kidnapped-and-alive-today/ As an aside, I do believe I found him, unfortunately two months after he died.<br /><br />I have also been contacted by several adoptees who Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006166857807072917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-26760053445476168902017-06-15T23:52:17.744-07:002017-06-15T23:52:17.744-07:00I am glad that DNA testing has worked for you. Won...I am glad that DNA testing has worked for you. Wonderful that you could grow your family tree by so much! Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-73529134709077265322017-06-15T23:47:04.724-07:002017-06-15T23:47:04.724-07:00And DNA testing may show you that you had an NPE (...And DNA testing may show you that you had an NPE (non paternity event) in your line, and you are not even a biological member of the family you think you are!!! You have no clue what DNA testing can do for you. It can help you tie trees (and other researchers) together that you never thought belonged together. In my own family we were able to tie three branches of our tree together that prior to Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006166857807072917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-28261531041621058922017-06-15T16:01:51.142-07:002017-06-15T16:01:51.142-07:00I agree Louise. You surely have to be prepared fo...I agree Louise. You surely have to be prepared for what ever the answers are. Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-15751396336889953832017-06-15T13:51:44.563-07:002017-06-15T13:51:44.563-07:00I think one's DNA results might be like openin...I think one's DNA results might be like opening that box of chocolates, you never really are sure what you might get. It has been very interesting reading the pros and cons of doing the testing and it's certainly requires one to have a good reason to spend the money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10454557688457127851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-48912552027945910592017-06-15T12:00:00.166-07:002017-06-15T12:00:00.166-07:00Taking the DNA test was obviously right for you! (...Taking the DNA test was obviously right for you! (as it was for the guy on Relative Race who didn't know who his father was). It was also great for many people who were adopted and have found their parents through DNA. <br /><br />You hit the DNA jackpot! What a wonderful story, and lucky your step-mother decided to test, and your father as well. I am so happy for you!!Dianne Nolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-54617476549003598542017-06-15T10:35:06.363-07:002017-06-15T10:35:06.363-07:00Hi there,
Thank you for starting a conversation a...Hi there,<br /><br />Thank you for starting a conversation about this. I have to say that the $100 I spent on my test was by far the best investment I have ever made.<br /><br />Without this test, and the good fortune of others having tested, I NEVER would have known my Dad. Today in fact is the one year anniversary of me opening my results to discover the Parent/child match.<br /><br />Ours was A Research Guruhttp://aresearchguru.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-55061083263054788392017-06-15T09:11:38.013-07:002017-06-15T09:11:38.013-07:00Wow! When researching Houlihan, who would think &q...Wow! When researching Houlihan, who would think "Oh let's try Wholean"? Nice!<br />Since Irish genealogy is tough to do I MAY have been tempted if I didn't already have a family Pedigree that was published c1916.<br />Are you related to any of the families in the Hoolahan pedigrees?<br />http://genealogybeyondthebmd.blogspot.ca/2014/06/no-luck-of-irish.htmlDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711482483798033679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-83873643149539643082017-06-15T08:55:45.193-07:002017-06-15T08:55:45.193-07:00I had a lot of help from 4th and 5th cousins that ...I had a lot of help from 4th and 5th cousins that live in the areas, or went there to research to get back that far. I only mention it to show I don't need DNA testing to tell me there is no Indian Princess in my past LOL. Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711482483798033679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-552719790505511862017-06-15T03:28:53.726-07:002017-06-15T03:28:53.726-07:00In one respect I would agree with you, my DNA resu...In one respect I would agree with you, my DNA results have done little to advance my own research. My cost was $89 on sale at Ancestry with free uploads to Family Tree DNA and Gedmatch. The biggest upside has been the ability to share my 2nd great grandparents and further back with relatives who have hit brick walls. For example, I was able to recognize that one person's Wholean was my Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044686016540032438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-33945936346158507642017-06-15T01:08:01.234-07:002017-06-15T01:08:01.234-07:00I'm with you, at this stage I see no reason to...I'm with you, at this stage I see no reason to spend that money. I certainly have not identified my ancestors back as far as you have done and even though I've done a lot of reading about DNA and the various tests and companies, I've yet to be convinced of its usefulness for me.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.com