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Ancestry.Com Getting Closer

I have been researching for close to fifteen years found many ancestors from Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Northern Italy but Ancestry.com never found them in their algorithms. FINALLY they show up! If you want to get into the nuts and bolts, here the link to their latest white paper on the subject. 

For those of you that have sent your results to several companies, you know that things never match up 100%. At one time Living DNA seemed to be the most accurate, now it seems to be the least accurate. I put my comparisons below. My advice has always been to try at least two if not three.

 

Ancestry.Com

My Heritage

Living DNA

My Wife

My Son

My Daughter

Can you figure out why the kids are so different? Put it in a comment.

Italian DNA — Where do we come from?

But I know my grandparents came from Italy, how come I’m not 100% on my Italian  DNA test?  I know where I came from, why should I take a DNA test.  Ahh, there just made up anyway, somebody I know took the test and it said they where only 10% Italian, how can that be? All valid questions.  One thing we have to remember is that Italy was not united until the mid 19th Century.

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My True Ancestry New Update – Five Star Review

I felt that I had to do at least one more post and give a My True Ancestry New Update.  Rarely would I do this for one company, but they give such an enormous amount of data, and roll out new data and features rapidly.  I won’t go into great detail on how to sign up here, you can list the first to posts to get that information. One of the great things about My

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Genealogy Detectives

The Genealogy Detectives Antonia was born and raised in New York and also lived in Los Angeles before making her Big Fat Move to Italy in 2019. Her worldwide travel experiences have allowed her to indulge in her favorite interests of writing and photography. She also spends her time teaching English and has a varied translation clientele. Becoming a dual citizen through ancestry has further imbedded her in the culture and language of her beloved

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