In the January/February 2024 issue of Family Tree Magazine, they have introduced The Year Ahead, 366 genealogy tips will make 2024 your best research year yet by Lisa A Alzo. Lisa mapped out a day-by-day research plan.
April 25 – For National DNA Day, score the major testing companies’
websites for sales on testing kits.
Keep in mind, that some testing companies allow you to
transfer the results from one company to theirs. However, AncestryDNA and
23andMe do not. Also, think about asking siblings, parents, grandparents (if
you still have them) and your oldest generation of relatives to test. These older
people will be closer to your ancestors and will have inherited more DNA from
them.
I tested my siblings because my parents are not longer
living. My siblings match distant relatives I don’t and I match relatives they
don’t. Think about your 1st cousins, your parents’ nieces and
nephews. Those cousins might match distant relatives that you and your siblings
don’t. We can’t all inherit everything from our ancestors.
Think of it this way, if your grandparents were given 100 marbles each, and they just grabbed at random 50 to give to their child, such as one of your parents. Then they started over and gave 50 to your aunt or uncle. Now if both of your parents then grabbed 50 each to give you and then grabbed 50 each to give to your siblings. You can see how you won’t get the same 100 marbles as your siblings. Your Dad and his brother won’t get the same 50 from each parent and thus are giving each of their children different 50 marbles. Thus, your cousin might get a marble that your dad never got. Therefore, the more test results you have access to, might help discover who your 2nd, 3rd or 4th great grandparents are.
Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!
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