If one of your grandparents is an incognito, you can click Unknown. It basically tells you that they don't want unknowns. From a population geneticist's point-of-view, that makes sense. They are trying to build population samples out of known populations to compare the rest of their customers with. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 6:44 PM lunamarc <[email protected]> wrote: > Working on mine right now. One thing, I have an incognito. So, I assume > the same ethnic group and country but not quite sure if same island. Or he > may have been a sailor? > > On Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 7:32:03 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes lists) >> >> A few years back (about 2013-2014), Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) did a survey, >> asking for background information which they then incorporated into their >> ethnicity estimates. Only 25 people of Portuguese descent answered. That >> was all. "Portuguese" then had to cover Portugal, Azores, Madeira, and >> Brazil. Only 25 people! And of course many people did not match those 25 in >> the population sample. And of course people were disappointed with their >> ethnicity estimates. >> >> If you would like more accurate results for the Azores, Madeira, >> Portugal, Brazil (or any other country), NOW is the time. Family Tree DNA >> has created a new Family Ancestry Survey. You need to have ordered Family >> Finder, transferred over to FTDNA (from Ancestry, My Heritage, 23 and Me), >> or you have a Family Finder test on order. >> >> 1) Open your genealogy program and have the main person be the same as >> the test person (I did my dad because he's half Portuguese). It helps as a >> reference if you are answering for someone else. >> 2) Log directly into the kit with the kit number and password. >> 3) Scroll down the left column looking for the survey and click it: >> [image: image.png] >> >> There are only 4 questions. And it's clunky and not intuitive. >> >> It asks which ethnicity the test taker's father's father was from. So the >> test taker's paternal grandfather. If you start typing "Portuguese" it will >> suggest "Europe - Portuguese." Then it asks for the country. The Azores nor >> Madeira is a country, so you pick Portugal. Then it asks for other group >> affiliation details. Here you can put something like "Born in the Azores, >> Sao Miguel island" or "Born in Madeira." >> >> It then repeats the process for the test taker's paternal grandmother, >> maternal grandfather, and maternal grandmother. >> >> However, if you have something that's plain old American, it becomes >> difficult. My dad's maternal half has been in America for a couple of >> hundred years (at least). So when it wants his maternal grandfather's >> ethnicity, that would be American. Nope, that was not an option. Neither >> was Caucasian. I finally picked Europe - English even though he was a blend >> of the British Isles (English, Irish, Scottish). For his birth place, it >> allowed United States of America. Then for other group affiliation details, >> I put "Born in Kansas." >> >> So please, Please, PLEASE answer the survey so we can have more accurate >> results for our corner of the world. Don't let another 5 years (or so) go >> by! >> >> (No, I don't know when the survey will end and they will stop collecting >> results.) >> Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer) >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/24c10965-404d-4a11-b987-7e74d2f859d5%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/24c10965-404d-4a11-b987-7e74d2f859d5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_G%3DSmf7fTwJbU7ZT_LWd16bBYPXbNsoT2cU3MA%2Bc4sCpw%40mail.gmail.com.
