I'm this close to doing the DNA test from Ancestry.com.....

[a kennedy]

Don't have the $99 they need to do the test, but I might start saving up for one.... anyone ever get their DNA testing done with ancestry.com??

[LiberalEsto]

1. I did it with FamilyTreeDNA.com

through the genealogy website GENI.com. The tests cost a bit less for GENI members.
I paid $129 for a mitochondrial DNA plus test and am not sure it was worth it.

Collecting the sample was easy

I was surprised that the two closest genetic matches I have in their database were women from Ireland and West Virginia. To the best of my knowledge my maternal ancestors were
all Estonian peasants. The results showed that I was a T haplotype through the maternal line, whereas most Estonians are U haplotypes. I'm actually wondering whether they mixed me up with someone else.

[a kennedy]

4. Hey, thanks for this info....

It'll be quite awhile before I scrape up enough money anyway....so this info is great.

[a kennedy]

5. Thank you, I won't do Ancestry.com you and some others have indicated there are better organizations

out there for me to go with. Thanks. I'll be a while before I get the cash to anything anyway, but this is good info. Thanks again.

[sharp_stick]

3. I like the National Geographic one

The Geno 2.0 - Genographic Project Participation and DNA Ancestry Kit.

It's $200 but it's nicely detailed and provides you with a lot of information.

https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/about/

[a kennedy]

6. National Geographic sounds intriguing.....

more expensive, but as long as I've got to save for it, might as well save more for a better result. Thanks for the info.

[pink-o]

8. I was gonna suggest that one too.

Mainly, because I'm fascinated with Spencer Wells' research and the fee you pay goes directly towards that.

They show this periodically on PBS, and I watch every time it airs. Really cool stuff:

[UTUSN]

7. a waste. only tells broad categoiries like european caucasian nt

[applegrove]

9. I went with national geographic. Same cost I think.

[csziggy]

10. Any of the ones you're interested in, sign up for a newsletter/emails

Just about every one has specials every so often and you can get a great discount.

I haven't done any of them - I know too much about my genealogy for a general DNA test to tell me much. I'm tempted to ask a cousin to get his DNA tested to trace the direct male line. We have a brick wall on that side four or five generations back and Y-DNA might give us clues as to where the first ancestor we know of came from. There is no point for me as a woman to get tested to trace that line, it wouldn't be specific enough to help.

Here is the Ancestry new forum for their DNA tests - you don't have to be an Ancestry member or sign up to read the messages. http://ancestryforums.custhelp.com/hives/543291e013/summary