Hi Mary, We have a couple of expressions. "You get what you pay for." And "You can't get something for nothing."
Was this the DNA test that Ancestry was giving out for free last November? And they started to get the results in April? You're not getting any results on Ancestry because there are like 3 Portuguese people there. There's over 300 on Family Tree DNA. 92 of them have done Family Finder. So you can attempt to match only 3 people on Ancestry or the 90 of us on Family Tree DNA (FTDNA). Inconclusive results. Interesting. I don't know who Ancestry has over there, but I know who Family Tree DNA has on their advisory board. Drs. Michael Hammer, Bruce Walsh, Doron Behar, Thomas Krahn, and more. You can read a little blurb on them here: http://goo.gl/mtycZ These men teach and are doing research in genetics. They are up on the latest and conform to the current standards. Family Tree DNA was the first DNA testing company devoted exclusive to genealogists. They still are. They don't have a publishing branch or an image scanning branch or other ventures that would make them spread thin. They are exclusively DNA. That is their sole focus. Because they were the first, they are also the largest. If you are trying to find cousins and make connections, you need to go with a large database. Size matters in this case. If it's in your budget, I'd do the Family Finder with Family Tree DNA. This current sale of $179 is as low as I've seen it go. You'll get results over there and lots of matches as well. I still have coupons too. Just email me directly at gfscherim at gmail.com and I'll send you over a coupon. Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin Azores DNA Project -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
