Updated DNA Results ~ Valhalla Awaits

I am a fan of change. I know there are folks who don't like change. They prefer to have things stay the same. I am not one of those people. I feel that change is good. It's healthy to change things up every now & then. 

It wasn't too long after we moved in together that my husband discovered I like to change furniture around - a lot! Over the almost 30 years we have been together he has been a willing participant. 

Recently we attempted to change things in our living room and dining room only to discover that the current configuration is all that works with the current furniture. We only discovered this by attempting to shuffle everything before moving it all back to exactly where it started. 

If we are going to change things up we will have to purchase all new furniture. We aren't quite ready to do that so for now things stay the same. 

Recently I got an email from Ancestry DNA letting me that my DNA story had been updated. 

When I opened Ancestry DNA I discovered my husband's had as well. 

The changes weren't dramatic, BUT as you can see we now have more Viking in our DNA results - VALHALLA AWAITS!!!

My first results (or maybe they were also an updated result:

The lack of Irish in my first DNA results had me wondering about what became the Lake/Cannon mystery (My great grandmother Nellie May Cannon's paternity). 

My results before the newest update:

The 4% Irish that appeared in the update above (and remains below) wouldn't have resulted in my questioning what eventually became what looks like a NPE (non parental event).

My updated results:

My husband's results before the update: 

Even less changes in my husband's, but as you can see his previous minimal Viking (2%) has now increased to 6%

In looking at the changes in the DNA results I wondered why the results changed when the DNA didn't change. The explanation from Ancestry 

"AncestryDNA® ethnicity estimates now provide even greater precision.

DNA science is always improving, and we're proud to announce our latest ethnicity estimate update. We've added new regions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas in our most precise ethnicity estimates yet." 1

That makes sense.

Taking delight in the discoveries! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Footnotes:

1 Ancestry DNA results. Retrieved October 15th 2021 from 
https://www.ancestry.ca/dna/lp/ancestry-dna-ethnicity-estimate-update

DNA results:

Ancestry DNA. Retrieved October 15th 2021 from Ancestry person account

Photos:

Viking Ship. Retrieved October 15th 2021 from 
https://pixabay.com/illustrations/viking-ship-drakkar-sailing-6366228/

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/

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