If I wanted to find out what I'm mixed with, how could I do that?

How far back do you want to go? You could do genetic testing to see what’s there, but it’s not cheap. I had some testing done a while ago, which was covered by insurance, but it threw me a curve.

Genetic testing. I had mine done last year and it was fascinating. There are a bunch of companies that will do it and the cost is $99—$200. I used 23&me but there are others. Also, you can still get your health information by downloading your raw data and running it through promethease for $5. You can also link your ancestry through multiple databases using GEDmatch

Thank you guys :) I’m just curious to know what I’m mixed with is all.

You could also trace your family tree back as far as you can. One of my relatives traced parts of mine back to the 1600’s, but they missed a few strange things. Mine is all Anglo-Saxon, except the genetic testing showed some Eastern European blood. Where that came in is totally beyond my explanations.

I had no clue except for knowing one grandparent was from Germany and some vague “we have Cherokee ancestry” comments from my mother. I ended up being basically 100% northern European. I though for sure there would be some middle eastern or southern european along with native American. Nope, none. A big WTF, according to them I’m a statistical outlier for Neanderthal DNA %. I can’t say I saw that one coming.

No that’s probably not why I’m somewhat conservative

@ARE_you_kidding_me You could start with the public records in your county to get some leads and then run those down. That’s tough if that’s all you’ve been given.

Unfortunately I have parents and grandparents and great grandparents who were somewhat nomadic in how they lived. GEDmatch has given me some leads but I simply don’t have much information. Eventually more people will get tested and entered into databases. It’s really just a matter of time. I have not put much time into it and I don’t feel like I really need to. In our lifetimes we will all have a pretty good idea where we come from exactly once all of this data gets collected and parsed.

If you simply want to know what countries your ancestors come from a genetic test won’t tell you that information. A genetic test looks for haplogroups, which give a basic idea of general human migration patterns, but it can’t trace the specific path of your family (especially since over the past few centuries individual people and families have become much more migratory than they were in the past).

Tracing you family tree is better for learning your family’s history, but of course that won’t give you the genetic information.

Try collecting all informations from your parents,grandparents and relatives, make use of use birth or death certificates,census records, immigration records, court records, church records, marriage records and many other sources to research your ancestry.Check out the genealogy area of your public library or Family History Center.

My family is scattered…

@hersilence That’s okay. Almost all of the county records are computerized. It’s just a matter of tracing your family down. What info do you have for their locations?

None. Rather not discuss my personal info on here.

If you do genetic testing guarantee you that your DNA will show a certain percentage of African.