Nell, Depends on your goal. If you want to focus on one line only and have access to a male relative from that line, then you would want a Y-DNA test. If you want to focus on your mother's mother's mother's line (all women - that one line only), you'd want an mtDNA test (which yields more anthropological information generally). If you want a cross section of your entire pedigree going back about 200 years from the age of the testee, then you want Family Finder. Since I had access to both of my parents, I had them take the Family Finder test (2 separate tests that I paid for). I got more information that way.
DNA for genealogy has been out since 2000. Almost all genealogical conferences have speakers on DNA. Local genealogy societies also have DNA speakers at their meetings. Although these books are now out of date, the basic way DNA works can be obtained from there: "Trace Your Roots with DNA" by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and Ann Turner and "Genealogy and DNA" by Colleen Fitzpatrick. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
