- University Products has a 20% off code BOXES20 on all archival storage boxes
- AncestryDNA has $20 off a single kit- just $79. Additional kits can be purchased for $69 each. Plus a coupon code FREESHIPDNA for free shipping on your first kit.
- FamilyTreeDNA sale prices on the Family Finder kit - $59, YDNA kit - $129, and the mtDNA kit - $169.
- 23andMe has its Ancestry Service DNA kit for $49 when two or more kits are purchased or get a single kit for $69.
Showing posts with label DNA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DNA. Show all posts
15 November 2017
Holiday Sales for the Family Genealogist & Archivist
Now through December there will be lots of sales for genealogical and archival gifts. Some sales that have come to me via advertisements that are decent are listed below. If you are thinking of getting any of theses items, do not wait; these offers all expire on different dates.
04 November 2017
Genealogy Deals
Now that the holiday season is upon us; genealogy sales and specials are beginning to trickle out. Two decent specials are listed below. I, personally, have taken advantage of the MyHeritage sale in the past.
Deal #1
For readers of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (EOGN), he has secured a very limited 1/2 price off a year subscription to MyHeritage.com for $125. You must be a subscriber to his daily newsletter. It is free and offers lots of good genealogical info. If interested, click on the above link to EOGN and follow the links for the 1/2 price off for a MyHeritage subscription.
Deal #2
DNA company 23andMe are offering a sale of their Ancestry DNA kit for just $49 per kit when you buy two or more kits. This is a great way to get yourself and also perhaps an older relative tested. This offer ends 23 November 2017.
Deal #1
For readers of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (EOGN), he has secured a very limited 1/2 price off a year subscription to MyHeritage.com for $125. You must be a subscriber to his daily newsletter. It is free and offers lots of good genealogical info. If interested, click on the above link to EOGN and follow the links for the 1/2 price off for a MyHeritage subscription.
Deal #2
DNA company 23andMe are offering a sale of their Ancestry DNA kit for just $49 per kit when you buy two or more kits. This is a great way to get yourself and also perhaps an older relative tested. This offer ends 23 November 2017.
03 September 2017
MyHeritage DNA, Houston, & Hurrican Harvey
For anyone who has submittted their DNA to MyHeritage for testing, your samples are safe, I read. Yes, Harvey dumped an unprecedented amount of water on Houston. MyHeritage uses the Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) labs for DNA processing and is located in Houston. I read that the DNA labs are on the 8th floor of an office building and are completely safe. However DNA results may be delayed due to employees being unable to commute to work because of the flooding.
04 June 2017
DNA Matches and Results
The hottest topic presently in the world of genealogy is DNA. Submitting your DNA to one of the various DNA/genealogical platforms can be very beneficial to your research. And it can be very confusing (how do I interpret my results), which company should I test with, and what if I find something unexpected?
It appears that many people are taking the Ancestry DNA test simply to find their ethnic origins. That is OK. The more people who test themselves or older relatives the better off genealogists will be. Because the larger the DNA pool the better the chances are to find a distant cousin. However many DNA results are online without an online family tree to compare your own to. Ancestry has blitzed television viewers with media commericals hourly regarding this; such as the man who traded in his German lederhosen for a Scottish kilt.
I have submitted DNA with all of the testing companies, Ancestry, 23 & Me, FamilyTreeDNA, and I have uploaded my raw DNA files to MyHeritage. This was done to spread the wealth. Everyone does not test with the same companies so I tested with all of them to hopefully discover better results.
Again results can be confusing. Compare the two scans below. The top scan is from Ancestry, which details my ethnic origins. The lower scan does the same and is from MyHeritage.
As you can see both companies state that I am 100% European. However, Ancestry predicts that my ancestors were predominately from the British Isles and mostly Irish. Conversely MyHeritage reports that I mainly descend from ancestors in continental Europe from countries such as France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Both testing companies are correct in my ethnic origins. No surprises here but the question remains which one is more correct than the other?
Further research to follow...
It appears that many people are taking the Ancestry DNA test simply to find their ethnic origins. That is OK. The more people who test themselves or older relatives the better off genealogists will be. Because the larger the DNA pool the better the chances are to find a distant cousin. However many DNA results are online without an online family tree to compare your own to. Ancestry has blitzed television viewers with media commericals hourly regarding this; such as the man who traded in his German lederhosen for a Scottish kilt.
I have submitted DNA with all of the testing companies, Ancestry, 23 & Me, FamilyTreeDNA, and I have uploaded my raw DNA files to MyHeritage. This was done to spread the wealth. Everyone does not test with the same companies so I tested with all of them to hopefully discover better results.
Again results can be confusing. Compare the two scans below. The top scan is from Ancestry, which details my ethnic origins. The lower scan does the same and is from MyHeritage.
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| Ethnic origins according to Ancestry |
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| Ethnic origins according to MyHertiage |
As you can see both companies state that I am 100% European. However, Ancestry predicts that my ancestors were predominately from the British Isles and mostly Irish. Conversely MyHeritage reports that I mainly descend from ancestors in continental Europe from countries such as France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Both testing companies are correct in my ethnic origins. No surprises here but the question remains which one is more correct than the other?
Further research to follow...
22 April 2017
Ancestry DNA sale - 20% off
If you were thinking about getting your DNA tested, now is the time. Ancestry has a 20% off sale until Wednesday 26 April. The regular price is $99. The sale brings the cost down to $79 and add shipping the total cost is $88.95.
In the past, Ancestry has had these sales two or three times a year. If interested in DNA testing; why wait? Just go to the Ancestry web site and find the DNA header at the top of the page to order.
When the kit comes within a week. Instructions are super easy. You activate your kit online, spit into a tube, seal the tube, mail it back to Ancestry in the provided mailing bag, and in around six weeks your results should be in.
Many people who take the Ancestry DNA test are not interested in the genealogy aspect. They are simply interested in discovering their ethnic origin. The DNA kit might surprise you with the results!
Disclaimer: I am not associated with Ancestry.com. Just passing on information on a great deal.
In the past, Ancestry has had these sales two or three times a year. If interested in DNA testing; why wait? Just go to the Ancestry web site and find the DNA header at the top of the page to order.
When the kit comes within a week. Instructions are super easy. You activate your kit online, spit into a tube, seal the tube, mail it back to Ancestry in the provided mailing bag, and in around six weeks your results should be in.
Many people who take the Ancestry DNA test are not interested in the genealogy aspect. They are simply interested in discovering their ethnic origin. The DNA kit might surprise you with the results!
Disclaimer: I am not associated with Ancestry.com. Just passing on information on a great deal.
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