SDS Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Just curious. If yes, would you be willing to share why you had it tested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Simple curiosity. See what I could find out about ancestry and potential health issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Just Joshin' said: Simple curiosity. See what I could find out about ancestry and potential health issues. Breaking cold cases has been out for a while now, but I’m watching a special on PBS and I was just curious how many NY people went forward with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 No thanks. Seen too many families get sad around Christmas because someone decided to get ancestry.com or some ***** and found out they have cousins or half siblings they never knew about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 41 minutes ago, LeviF91 said: No thanks. Seen too many families get sad around Christmas because someone decided to get ancestry.com or some ***** and found out they have cousins or half siblings they never knew about. why did that make them sad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, SDS said: Just curious. If yes, would you be willing to share why you had it tested? My daughter bought me Ancestory as some sort of gift. I let it lay around for a month or two, then; I followed the instructions and sent it in. Many huge surprises were forthcoming. I'm talkin' about major surprises. So big that she sent me 23 and me and it confirmed the first test. I am fine with the results that I got but wouldn't suggest it to anyone who feels that they may be deeply harmed emotionally if they get shocking results. Edited January 18, 2021 by Bill from NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 An acquaintance who was very proud of their First Nations heritage and status (diluted by generations of intermarriage) was somewhat crestfallen over the fact the testing revealed it was just a false conclusion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Had it done 2 years ago. no American Indian in me (Mohawk) was told from young age we had some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 56 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said: My daughter bought me Ancestory as some sort of gift. I let it lay around for a month or two, then; I followed the instructions and sent it in. Many huge surprises were forthcoming. I'm talkin' about major surprises. So big that she sent me 23 and me and it confirmed the first test. I am fine with the results that I got but wouldn't suggest it to anyone who feels that they may be deepy harmed emotionally if they get shocking results. The whole family 3 generations ago were Auburn fans? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Yep, got Ancestry kit as a gift from one of my kids last year. Fortunately, nothing surprising surfaced...so far. Though I would not be shocked to be contacted by an unknown offspring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, mead107 said: Had it done 2 years ago. no American Indian in me (Mohawk) was told from young age we had some. There goes your band discount. That was the first thing my acquaintance worried about! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, mead107 said: Had it done 2 years ago. no American Indian in me (Mohawk) was told from young age we had some. Is that you Liz? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 hours ago, SDS said: why did that make them sad? Finding out that your late father or grandfather was a philanderer isn’t for everyone. Especially when their widow is still around. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, LeviF91 said: Finding out that your late father or grandfather was a philanderer isn’t for everyone. Especially when their widow is still around. Thats no bueno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 11 hours ago, SDS said: Just curious. If yes, would you be willing to share why you had it tested? My wife and daughter had theirs tested. I really did not care. My daughter bought me a test because she has a chronic health condition (which neither of her parents had) and wanted to see any links. My wife and I come from two entirely different gene pools. I had the test and there were no surprises. It was 23 and Me. Then I kept getting their e-mails about matches - I assume it was second cousins and I really did not care. No Harm - No Foul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Curiosity. Maternal side of my mom's side of the family has a lot of documentation. Father side of family - very little. Was interested to do more research / understanding. The show "Finding Your Roots" was also a motivation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 My wife and I did it a few years ago just out of curiosity. My bride’s father was born in Australia, so she learned quite a bit about her lineage. Some things that her mother had shared with her about her ancestry turned out to be false according to the results. My father never met his father, as the guy ran off right before my dad was born. So learning about some of my ancestry was pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburt2625 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 12 hours ago, SDS said: Just curious. If yes, would you be willing to share why you had it tested? I was adopted as a baby. No information ever. 42 now. Wanted to see what it would tell me about relatives. gave me some good info. I reached out to a few of them but no one ever knew of a family member that gave up a child. Finally last year they passed a law that gave me Original birth certificate. I have since connected to my bio mothers side. Even found out I have 2 bio sisters. Have talked with one quite a bit. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, jburt2625 said: I was adopted as a baby. No information ever. 42 now. Wanted to see what it would tell me about relatives. gave me some good info. I reached out to a few of them but no one ever knew of a family member that gave up a child. Finally last year they passed a law that gave me Original birth certificate. I have since connected to my bio mothers side. Even found out I have 2 bio sisters. Have talked with one quite a bit. I hope that turned out well. I'm sure a lot of us are like, "I came from THAT???" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburt2625 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, SDS said: I hope that turned out well. I'm sure a lot of us are like, "I came from THAT???" lol It really did. Havent met anyone in person yet. We had lunch plans the weekend the whole world got shut down. Havent heard from bio father side yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 13 hours ago, SDS said: Breaking cold cases has been out for a while now, but I’m watching a special on PBS and I was just curious how many NY people went forward with this. I've never been interested in that true crime stuff but I have found the recent DNA catches interesting. The Golden State Killer had Bills Country connections(Bath NY). My oldest daughter had a test done..........confirmed what I was told about where everyone came from. Didn't go into potential family matches. My grandfather was married 3 times back when one divorce was scandalous so I wouldn't be surprised in the least if I had a bunch of relatives we weren't aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I did. Zero Obvious Deviation In Any Conclusions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Grandfather on Mothers side was from Georgia, said his kin fought in Civil War. An Uncle did some ancestors thing about 50 yrs. after he passed. Learned Grandpa had family that fought in Civil and Revolutionary War. Grandfather on Fathers side snuck on a ship heading to America in his teens from what is now Poland at outbreak of WWl. He was caught after ship set sail, but made it here. He never heard from or knew what happened to his family there. My Grandmothers were both born here, but their parents were Irish and Polish immigrants. That's good enough for me to know about my ancestry and it didn't cost me a dime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I'm a viking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 18 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: I'm a viking! ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 23 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: I'm a viking! Fran? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, SDS said: Fran? 48D71AD5-3440-4154-B33D-BAACF9C96BD8.webpUnavailable Pic unavailable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said: Pic unavailable? look again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, SDS said: look again. Fran the man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 7 hours ago, mead107 said: Had it done 2 years ago. no American Indian in me (Mohawk) was told from young age we had some. Any high cheek bones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I found out (in my 30s - I'm now 50) that neither of my grandfathers was my biological grandfather. I know the names of both of my biological grandfathers, but I've never been interested in knowing anything about them or their families. Part of me would like to know more about health histories, but not enough for me to pursue. The biggest impact this has had on me that I'm actually aware of is that I grew up telling people that I'm Puerto Rican and Italian .... and now I know that the only Italian thing about me is my last name. This, after giving my son his middle name after my great grandfather's first name (Vincenzo), only to find out that I have no blood relation to him and, obviously, nor does my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) My brother had this done a while back and shared the results with me. Obviously (hopefully), his results would be the same as mine, so no need for me to do it myself. Edited January 18, 2021 by Bad Things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: I'm a viking! Ha! You didn’t even make the playoffs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Marv's Neighbor said: Any high cheek bones? Not me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I am exactly half Irish and half Lebanese down the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, BillsfaninChicago said: I am exactly half Irish and half Lebanese down the middle. hopefully the Irish part isn’t the bottom half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Has my DNA been tested...hopefully not the bleach should of taken care of it. Edited January 19, 2021 by Warcodered 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 15 minutes ago, SDS said: hopefully the Irish part isn’t the bottom half. LMAO!! No comment! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 i did. found out i was 100% genetically awesome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, teef said: i did. found out i was 100% genetically awesome. For anyone who read the doppelgänger thread, the above reply should come as no surprise. * Mine came back as only good to -5 degrees. They suggested a drain and refill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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