Have you ever done a dna ancestry test and were surprised by the results?

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Yes. The part of my mother’s ancestry we always thought was Native American turned out to be mostly North African. The tests update your percentages periodically and sometimes clarify the ethnicity. So now we know she had some Algerian and Tunisian ancestry.

Blondily · F

Cool@bijouxbroussard
Do you get your updates on ancestry.com? That's where I get mine.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Blondily Yes, mostly. But they do the same thing on MyHeritage.

Blondily · F

@bijouxbroussard Which dna site do you feel is the most accurate?

bijouxbroussard · F

@Blondily For me, the most detailed was 23 & Me, in terms of my SubSaharan African ancestry. It gave me some info that Ancestry.com and MyHeritage didn’t. Ancestry.com, however, found family members who still live in Marseille, and they reached out. My mother actually got to meet some of them before her death.

Blondily · F

Sorry about your mother's passing@bijouxbroussard

I have heard 23 & Me is more detailed. Im happy for you that you found more detailed info on your ancestry. It must have been thrilling for you to find out plus meeting relatives.