How do I find my Roots?

[Neuromancer]

So I'm half ADOS on my dad's side and Half Afro Caribbean on my mom's side. Most of my pops family has passed, is locked up or estranged. I want to get to know more about my ADOS side (they're from NC and MD respectively.) what would be the best way to go about that ? Would an ancestry test be best? Are there other ways? Any info would be appreciated.

 

[Tair]

Ancestry.com

 

[Neuromancer]

Ancestry.com

I think that might be a good starting point. I'd really like to get in touch with that side of my family.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Welp... The lock up situation might work in your favor. Laws (police/prison) tend to collect DNA and bank it. Which is useful for hits once you get yours tested. Census records will also be helpful once you have names to work with.

 

[CrushedGroove]

I typically use a rat tail comb and part my hair. Move one side over so you can see your scalp clearly and you'll see your roots.

Let me know if this helps.

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[3Rivers]

ancestry.com, 23andme.com, myheritage.com for DNA

Ancestry also has records

familysearch.org for records(usually not indexed)

newspapers.com(you may find obits of your fam that could contain names of their kids/spouses,siblings etc. Also may find your fam in the papers in different news articles from yesteryear.

 

[Neuromancer]

ancestry.com, 23andme.com, myheritage.com for DNA

Ancestry also has records

familysearch.org for records(usually not indexed)

newspapers.com(you may find obits of your fam that could contain names of their kids/spouses,siblings etc. Also may find your fam in the papers in different news articles from yesteryear.

Thanks fam

 

[Neuromancer]

Welp... The lock up situation might work in your favor. Laws (police/prison) tend to collect DNA and bank it. Which is useful for hits once you get yours tested. Census records will also be helpful once you have names to work with.

I didn't think about the DNA bank stuff. Thanks.

 

[Jaylen Tatum]

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