Are you frustrated that your "Cousins"
(matches) on AncestryDNA, 23andMe, FTDNA or ??? do not have trees nor will they
communicate with you? Realize the
greatest majority of the seven million who have tested have little or no
interest in genealogy. It will take time
and effort to get them to help you with your quest. Try the following:
MIKE's RECOMMENDATIONS:
PERSIST. Do not give up.
Be positive and cordial when communicating.
Provide an email address for them to communicate with
you.
Understand the "calculated relationship" may
not be accurate. Verify it yourself or
get help with the calculations.
Provide your estimations of how you are related to your
cousin. Include family names, time
periods and locations.
Continue your efforts to contact matches and encourage
them to exchange info, even if they do not have a tree. It may take several attempts so add extra
morsels of information each time.
Be as helpful as you can with adoptees looking for their
biological parents.
Remember our ancestors may not have had the time or
interest in preserving the family history so those you are contacting may only
have recent history (themselves, their parents and perhaps grandparents
recollection).
Do not get any more frustrated, you have no control on
those "Cousins" and can only do your best to enlighten them.
Should you do mtDNA test. I do not see much benefit to enhance
genealogical research.
Should your children / grandchildren test? The elders are best as their DNA
is diluted with each generation. It is
better to get all of their grandparents to test.
May this help you.
Merry Christmas MIKE Sunday 12/03/2017 2100
PST
