If you ordered a DNA test and are waiting for the kit or waiting for the results, do more than just check your mailbox for the kit or your email inbox for the results. Get prepared. One way to do that is to analyze what you already know about your ancestors. Work on making your “paper pedigree” as complete as you can. If you’ve got a line extended as far back as you can, try tracing down descendants of branches you’ve not worked on. Doing some of that ground work will help you to analyze your results when you get them.
And remember that you may make surprising discoveries. These surprises may involve close relatives.
- How I got ready for my in-law’s test results.
- Not all cousins share DNA.
- To learn more about your AncestryDNA results, check out our recorded presentations.
One response
That’s a good point. I got mine back and some was expected & some interesting. On the same testing besides ethnicity, what other results can we find? I wasn’t sure where to go or if this is all that is given on the first test done? I had test done with a different website. Do I ask them these questions? As u can see I’m new at this part of genealogy.Thank you.