I did the 23 and me DNA test

[duncang]

7. I did both 23 and me also ancestry

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Just a warning on 23 and me. They are going through hard times now.

I did like aspects of both and think it was worth it. The 23 and me does have more health related aspects. So that’s a big plus on their part. Which is nice. And they confirmed each other.

But with Ancestry being able to place people and their stories in my family tree was fun. I’m thinking about re-subscribing to ancestry to work on it some more. Seeing the pictures of the actual towns they came from is neat. 3/4’s of my tree come from the southern tip of Sweden which explains a hint of Norwegian and my grandfather came from just northwest of Stockholm explaining a smaller hint of Finnish blood.

Edit: Ancestry can easily lead you astray. Don’t blindly copy someone else’s tree. Luckily I found that out early. Just at my grandparents level. It showed he had 12 siblings. I knew that was wrong. His name was Americanized when he came over. They listed his American name and his Swedish name as separate people. Birth certificates, census records, and church records are your friend.