DNA Testing
So, were you lured by the many advertisements during the holiday season to purchase a DNA testing kit? I saw commercials, advertisements, and social media posts from Ancestry, 23andMe, and My Heritage. Did you take the plunge and purchase a kit or, better still, receive one as a gift? I had DNA testing done a few years ago through Ancestry DNA. I have had an Ancestry.com subscription for years and I find it helpful to link my DNA results to my family tree and view the shared ancestry I have with other Ancestry.com members who have done the same. DNA testing can lead me to people who have family pictures, documents, and stories that I have never seen or heard. It can provide the final blow that shatters a brick wall I have been chipping away at for years. Let’s face it, though – what many people are really interested in is their ethnic composition. Here is my Ethnicity Estimate: If you are only interes...