How satisfied are you with your DNA test experience?

[Sinann]

My first contact is the son of an adoptee, we made fairly good progress breaking down where the match is but need one or two more people matching to get it over the line but just making contact with a living, even if distant, relation was very exciting for them.

I don't have a tree but so far that hasn't given me any problems.

Recently I've helped an adoptee.  Using DNA matches, their trees and some records we found his mother. 

Using the trees of DNA matches, plus analysing segments, we know who his paternal grandparents were.

If none of the matches had trees I don't think we'd have got this far.

The adoptee doesn't have a tree of course and the other matches don't either but using my (off line tree) we managed.

That's something to keep in mind if you see a match without a tree, it just means they don't have one on Ancestry or whichever site your using not that they don't have one at all.

[hdw]

A question - how do you upload an avatar from your computer? I have a suitable picture on my desktop but don't know how to upload it.

Harry

[groom]

A question - how do you upload an avatar from your computer? I have a suitable picture on my desktop but don't know how to upload it.

Harry

Are you talking about an avatar for Rootschat? If so this page might help http://www.rootschat.com/help/profile02.php

[hdw]

A question - how do you upload an avatar from your computer? I have a suitable picture on my desktop but don't know how to upload it.

Harry

Are you talking about an avatar for Rootschat? If so this page might help http://www.rootschat.com/help/profile02.php

Yes, I looked at that before, and it says you can upload an avatar from your computer, but it doesn't say how.

Harry

[davidft]

A question - how do you upload an avatar from your computer? I have a suitable picture on my desktop but don't know how to upload it.

Harry

Go to the profile tab at the top of the screen
On the dropdown menu select forum profile
The first item on the forum profile is a search box to browse your computer for the picture you want
You click on the file reference so that it stays in the browse box and then you save the profile setting

[groom]

Try going to PROFILE at the top of this page and then FORUM PROFILE. Click UPLOAD AN AVATAR. Then CHOSE FILE. This should allow you to upload a picture from your photo or one you've save from elsewhere. When you've finished don't forget to click CHANGE PROFILE at the bottom of the page to save it.

(Beat me to it David.  )

[hdw]

Thanks to both of you for your help. I've now uploaded a photo of my paternal great-grandparents James Murray Watson (1834-1906) and Margaret Reid Watson (1837-1928). In my village Watson was the commonest surname and Watson/Watson marriages were common. James and Margaret were descended from two 18th c. brothers, David and William Watson.

Harry

[Finley 1]

YES --

Got a result

wow

1st one and it is a definite  2nd cousin .. wow.. Scottish too

So will ask her about her ethnicity.

Xin

(happy Xin)

[panda40]

Glad to hear you have had a breakthrough Xin hopefully you will get others
Regards
Panda