Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-19 Thread Florence B
Yes. Future-proofing myself against loss. Ancestry gives no guarantees. Ensuring my descendant have access to the data (whatever it holds). Florence B On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:06 AM, Sandra Nuhn wrote: > I might have missed something, and am also new at DNA analysis,

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-19 Thread Sandra Nuhn
I might have missed something, and am also new at DNA analysis, but why have you attached about 26 pages of raw DNA to yourself in Legacy, is it just so you will know where your download is stored? Sandy > On Mar 18, 2017, at 7:36 AM, Florence B wrote: > > After reading

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-18 Thread Florence B
After reading all the comments about this subject I've decided to do as Cathy suggested. I downloaded my Raw DNA Data from Ancestry and I've created an Event called DNA and linked it to my downloaded text file. I'm happy with that. Florence B On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Crystal Emory

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-16 Thread Hotrum family
On 16 Mar 2017 Gmail Georges wrote: > Thanks Dave for the info. > I am curious to find out what they'll send me. Being Canadian, your results will be on 23andMe's "old" system which has problems interworking with the US customers on the "new" system -- but we manage. You will get an eMail

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-16 Thread Hotrum family
On 16 Mar 2017 Margaret Gagliardi wrote: > Is Family Tree DNA one that works with Legacy? None of them "work" with Legacy! Legacy has a place to enter Family Tree DNA's Y-DNA STR test data. But no features in Legacy use or work with that data. This test only applies to males. The only

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-16 Thread Gmail
mars 2017 11:23 À : Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Objet : Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results On 16 Mar 2017 Cathy wrote: > As far as I know 23andMe's DNA test is also autosomal. > Autosomal test results are MB not a few numbers. Cathy is correct, as usual. 23

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-16 Thread Hotrum family
> Have I missed it? > > Georges > > *De :*LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] > *De la part de* Cathy Pinner > *Envoyé :* 15 mars 2017 23:52 > *À :* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > <mailto:legacyusergroup@lega

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-16 Thread Margaret Gagliardi
I missed it? > > Georges > > *De :*LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com > <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com>] > *De la part de* Cathy Pinner > *Envoyé :* 15 mars 2017 23:52 > *À :* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com&

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-16 Thread Gmail
Cathy Pinner Envoyé : 16 mars 2017 09:11 À : Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Objet : Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results Georges, As far as I know 23andMe's DNA test is also autosomal. Autosomal test results are MB not a few numbers. I'm only a beginner with DNA. Cathy

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-16 Thread Cathy Pinner
:* Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results Florence, You can't enter autosomal DNA tests (like Ancestry) in the same way you can enter other types of DNA tests. The results are megabytes long. You can enter an event and attach the results file to that. You can use events to help you keep track of de

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-16 Thread Jill Baty
Me too! Best Regards, Jill A Baty > On Mar 16, 2017, at 1:35 AM, Crystal Emory wrote: > > I ran into this same problem. I do know that Ancestry standard test is an > autosomal DNA test. I will be watching this thread closely to see if I can > learn anything new. >

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-15 Thread Crystal Emory
I ran into this same problem. I do know that Ancestry standard test is an autosomal DNA test. I will be watching this thread closely to see if I can learn anything new. Crystal On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 12:44 AM, Florence B wrote: > Thanks Cathy > Have watched a few

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-15 Thread Florence B
Thanks Cathy Well, that explains that! Good idea to create an event. I'll even go and watch a few webinars again. Florence On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > Florence, > > You can't enter autosomal DNA tests (like Ancestry) in the same way you > can enter

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-15 Thread Cathy Pinner
Florence, You can't enter autosomal DNA tests (like Ancestry) in the same way you can enter other types of DNA tests. The results are megabytes long. You can enter an event and attach the results file to that. You can use events to help you keep track of definite matches. There are other ideas

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-15 Thread Florence B
Thanks Cathy Have watched a few webinars but I don't see any that actually show how to enter the data into Legacy. There doesn't seem to be any appropriate matching Available Tests In the dropdown menu in the DNA Records dialogue box. If there is, which one do I choose and what data from my

Re: [LegacyUG] AncestryDNA results

2017-03-15 Thread Cathy Pinner
Florence, Have you watched any of the Legacy webinars on DNA? They are a good place to start. You might need to get a webinar subscription at least for a month, but havinb spent money to get a DNA test, the little more for a webinar subscription is worth it.