This is my space to share my quest to collect as many broken branches as I can in my fractured family tree which resembles a bramble bush more then a proper tree. As I go forward in this blogging journey I hope to share how I have searched far & wide for family - with no regard for where they come from or if I should really want them.
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

Thursday, December 1, 2022

DNA Sources Overlooked ~ No Stone Unturned

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2022: Week 48 (OVERLOOKED)


7 years ago I received my first genealogical DNA result. That first test was from Ancestry. Nothing new was added to what I already knew. 

I uploaded it to GedMatch, and nothing new was added to the area I thought I was searching. A new mystery presented. 

MyHeritage had a promo several years ago. I uploaded my results there. More matches, but nothing new. 

This last summer I did 23&Me. The information provided was interesting, but no real new information was added.

This week Family Tree DNA advertising was all over my social media about uploading for free. I uploaded my DNA from 23&Me with the hopes of finally breaking through my father's paternal brick wall.  Nope - nada. 

Now I wonder -- are there any DNA sites I have overlooked that might finally break that wall down?

I am looking for more information on my paternal grandparents:

Alexander (Alex) Pellack
Born: 17 Apr 1873 Skoryky, Скорики, Ternopil's'ka Oblast, Ukraine
Died: 22 Oct 1955 Gronlid, Saskatchewan, Canada
and
Marya (Maria) (Mary) (Marinka) Maximiw
Born: 24 Dec 1875 Ukraine/Galicia/Austria - Unknown
Died: 12 Aug 1946 Gronlid, Saskatchewan, Canada

I have basic information about them. 

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DNA confirmed my grandfather really was their son. 

DNA is the key to finding out more. 

 


Still searching !!!




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***



Links:

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



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