Hello Cheri, I just joined this site and am very confused so am writing to get some insight on my next step. My great grandfather (surname Simmons) I was told was born on Ste. Michael's Island in Azores. Is it correctly called St. Miguel? I know the birth or death of my great grandfather and some other genealogy information. I am interested in knowing more about the Family Tree DNA. Is this process only connected to Azores Genealogy or do other parts of the world participate in this type of search process. For example, I am searching for Scotland and European ancestors.
Can you suggest what my next step should be and what is involved in the FTDNA? Thank you for your time. I appreciate any thoughts you have to help me in my search. Pamela Russell Sent from my iPad On May 30, 2012, at 10:25 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > A couple of more questions.... > > The company that houses our Azores DNA Project is Family Tree DNA, not > Ancestry.com. The coupon is for Family Tree DNA only. > > Here's why. Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) is the oldest, the largest, and has the > biggest database. They have good tools and support for admins as well as > good customer support for customers. They have an annual DNA conference for > admins with some of the big name geneticists to keep us educated. So that's > why the DNA project is with them. > > Another question I'm getting.... > Can it tell the ethnic origins? > In a general sort of way. It can tell you if you are of European descent, > African, Middle Eastern or Asian. It will give you the percentages of each. > This part of Family Finder is still under development and you may see your > results change a little bit as the population geneticists refine it further. > It CANNOT distinguish between countries as in Spain or Portugal. Those are > political boundaries. My DNA cannot tell if my mother chose to have me in > California or Nebraska. Kind of the same thing. > > Hope this helps! > Cheri Mello > Azores DNA Project > Family Tree DNA Admin with Rick Pimentel > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when > they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
