Sadly, it told me I was 100% Western European Caucasian

No diversity play at work; I was hoping for some Native American. Plus, I pretty much knew that already. Once you get results, if you make your profile public then you get emails from people who say they are cousins. If you're into that, it could be cool, I guess. My view was that, if I hadn't heard of you in my 50+ years of life so far, no need to now. I rarely check my Ancestry email box.

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Posted: 03/18/2019 at 09:13AM

Has anyone used the Ancestry DNA services? Did it tell you anything of -- Hoakie82 03/17/2019 11:28PM

I used it and it was somewhat helpful for me because it did -- VTHokie2000 03/18/2019 1:37PM

The NSA uses it daily. ** -- thankbud 03/18/2019 1:01PM

Just saw this morning that two different cases were solved by -- fordham 03/18/2019 4:48PM

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Wifey did. She's 1% Finnish! If she was just tall and blond we'd be good! ** -- DonHo-kieHi 03/18/2019 10:14AM

Not yet, but pretty certain my BIL is 50% Neanderthal. ** -- MontyPythokie 03/18/2019 09:52AM

Yes. I found an aunt I never knew I had and she informed us of my maternal -- 1400E 03/18/2019 09:42AM

I see the benefit if you don’t already know people that close to you but I -- Hoakie82 03/18/2019 10:22AM

We thought we knew who my grandpa was, enough that my mom has carried -- 1400E 03/18/2019 10:30AM

I had similar reservations but went ahead and did it -- MAHokie69 03/18/2019 09:29AM

Sadly, it told me I was 100% Western European Caucasian -- WestyHokie 03/18/2019 09:13AM

I have info from relatives that have traced us back to Ireland, but... -- vpidaddymo 03/18/2019 10:58AM

How does anyone know? They could make that stuff up. I’m like to see -- Hoakie82 03/18/2019 4:24PM

I’m with you. I don’t keep up w/all my cousins that I know about, I don’t -- Hoakie82 03/18/2019 09:20AM

It is a good supplement to family tree research on Ancestry.com. Otherwise -- Femoyer Hokie 03/18/2019 08:10AM

I did it, along with my father and siblings. I grew up thinking Danish on -- Stork 03/18/2019 08:09AM

It's genetic facebook- -- bigbadbird 03/18/2019 07:54AM

My cousin in Roanoke found a cousin in RVA we didn't know about. -- 48zip 03/18/2019 07:45AM

But maybe the laws will change to favor the genetic superman (or woman), -- Late 80s Hokie 03/18/2019 07:24AM

Here's a comparison between Ancestry and '23 and me' -- VaAkita 03/18/2019 01:44AM

Do they have any that would say I could open a casino at my house? ** -- bigbadbird 03/18/2019 07:56AM

I might be one of those other cousins, at least distantly -- 76 B210 03/18/2019 06:41AM

Already being used by law enforcement -- TheNuke 03/18/2019 01:28AM

That's how they caught that monster in California! -- EDGEMAN 03/18/2019 07:52AM

Did he pay for the service ? i hope they double billed him ** -- bigbadbird 03/18/2019 07:58AM

Not him, but one of his relatives -- EDGEMAN 03/18/2019 08:09AM

I think they've caught a few other murderers that way now. ** -- Hokie360 03/18/2019 10:16AM

Yep, such a great idea! ** -- EDGEMAN 03/18/2019 10:43AM

It created a whole new career....Forensic Genealogist ** -- MAHokie69 03/18/2019 12:41PM

I used it along with my double 1st cousin on dad's side of the family... -- Major Kong 03/18/2019 12:06AM

Good stuff! -- MAHokie69 03/18/2019 09:37AM

Mom's family, Dunbar. Dad's family, Ayr. My dad's grandfather was from... -- Major Kong 03/18/2019 11:13AM

Sadly, it told me I was 100% Western European Caucasian

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