tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223435721248605051.post7597628760474517520..comments2024-02-20T08:01:32.002+02:00Comments on All My Foreparents: Ancestry and MeIsraelPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748957039859625149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223435721248605051.post-75231460852903077532016-09-12T07:24:06.011+03:002016-09-12T07:24:06.011+03:00Thank you for your comments. I in fact do have a t...Thank you for your comments. I in fact do have a tree and it is connected. Now it actually shows up.IsraelPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748957039859625149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223435721248605051.post-25851939847593276562016-09-12T05:02:25.748+03:002016-09-12T05:02:25.748+03:00The starred matches come about when you add the st...The starred matches come about when you add the star when you're viewing the match. I use it to highlight my known relatives. As someone with many generations in America, I have many colonial ancestors.<br /><br />In order for your results to show that you have a tree, you want to link your DNA results to you on your tree. However, you will be unlikely to have any shared ancestor hints unless you have a very close cousin test and link his/her test to a tree. <br /><br />Where I have 136 shared ancestor hints (not all correct) and 269 4th cousins or closer, my husband has 0 shared ancestor hints and 2,294 4th cousins or closer - the difference between English-Scottish ancestry and Eastern European ancestry. Using AncestryDNA is a very different way of thinking, but has been helpful for some testers. Best of luck!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223435721248605051.post-31925349408591172602016-09-12T03:14:57.680+03:002016-09-12T03:14:57.680+03:00I agree. There is a very low response rate with An...I agree. There is a very low response rate with Ancestry and part of that reason, I think, is because people are drawn into doing the test by the extensive advertising campaign which focuses on 'ethnicity', so many people only do the test for that reason. Also, anecdotally, there are suspicions about how effective the Ancestry internal messaging system is and it's frustrating that there is no way to contact the match directly. I wonder if messages sometimes get bumped if the match is not a subscriber. However, I keep track of who I contact and then just keep sending reminders - and that has actually been successful in a few cases. In the end, though, I definitely prefer FTDNA.Cate Pearcehttp://gengenaus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223435721248605051.post-5339440794519709992016-09-11T20:55:58.704+03:002016-09-11T20:55:58.704+03:00Israel: You echo my thoughts. Ancestry testing wa...Israel: You echo my thoughts. Ancestry testing was almost useless except for one person who wanted to learn more. Even though she appeared to be fairly distant, I spent an hour on the phone with her explaining a little bit about how to use GEDMATCH. Outside of her, nobody responds, even a person who is known to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366317812322825860noreply@blogger.com