Recently I cancelled my subscription to Ancestry.com. The biggest reason for this is that I believe I have exhausted this resource for now. Since Ancestry has bought Find A Grave, the only hints popping up for me are the memorials I myself have added to Find A Grave, seems a little redundant. When I run searches, there is nothing new popping so for now it is bye bye to Ancestry.
The next step has become a scientific one. Yup, you got it, DNA testing. I am approaching this very gingerly and will see where it goes. First of all, there is great potential for spending massive amounts of money for tests which range from $59 upwards to $500 and $600 for complete panels. This cost can double when you start to look at testing for both male and female DNA.
Being the cautious person I am, I have opted for the lowest priced test, one for myself and one for my brother who will be doing the Y DNA test which can only be done by male descendants. I on the other hand will be doing the mtDNA which can only be done by female descendants. These tests are meant to give you an idea of where in the world your family originated.
There are two reasons I am interested in both my maternal side and my paternal side. The first is to know where my Hall family line originated. After trying for over 20 years to break through the brick wall there, I have come to the conclusion that the best I can hope for is to maybe find out where our ancestral lands are.
The second is to confirm or deny where the maternal ancestral lands lay as I have come across many different family stories through my years of research.
This new genealogical path promises to be interesting and I can't wait to find out where my ancestors actually came from.
