Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FTDNA: "Azores DNA Project - Projecto do ADN dos Açôres"

2016-06-06 Thread George Medeiros
ThanksGeorge Sent from my iPad On Jun 6, 2016, at 3:33 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > George, > > I am a project administrator with Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), not Ancestry. So I > can answer as to what pertains to FTDNA. > > Yes, you will get different results with Ancestry vs. FTDNA. You will h

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FTDNA: "Azores DNA Project - Projecto do ADN dos Açôres"

2016-06-06 Thread Cheri Mello
George, I am a project administrator with Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), not Ancestry. So I can answer as to what pertains to FTDNA. Yes, you will get different results with Ancestry vs. FTDNA. You will have different matches on Ancestry (they call them Circles). Your Ancestry results are compared with

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FTDNA: "Azores DNA Project - Projecto do ADN dos Açôres"

2016-06-06 Thread George Medeiros
Cheri, Recently I got my DNA done with Ancestry because the test was given to me as a gift. Is there any difference ever in the results from Ancestry and Family Tree ? I recently got my results. I grew up with my Father's side of the family who are Portuguese and his parents are Portuguese f

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Salt Lake City Genealogy Conference, Sept. 6-9, 2016: Deadline 2 months away

2016-06-06 Thread Cheri Mello
(Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes lists) When calling the Plaza Hotel in Salt Lake City (800) 366-3684 and booking a room with the Azores Genealogy block of rooms, you may need to spell out a-z-o-r-e-s for the person at the front desk (depending on who you get). The may be spelling it

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FTDNA: "Azores DNA Project - Projecto do ADN dos Açôres"

2016-06-06 Thread Cheri Mello
You buy a DNA kit though Family Tree DNA (make sure you order & join through the Azores DNA project here: https://goo.gl/BfMIzR There are 3 types of DNA tests and a bunch of combinations of the 3 types. Unless you have a specific goal in mind, you most likely want Family Finder (autosomal DNA). Th