How do you trace your ancestry and how do you know if you could be another race?

Question

i want to know how i can find out if i am just one race or something else. if that makes sense. how do i trace back anyway?

Answer 1

Read this mans story "Black like I thought I was" http://onedroprule.org/about2431.html.

You could take an Ancestry by DNA test through DNA Print Genomics http://www.dnaprint.com/welcome/home/

Answer 2

starte with your selff who are your parents then there parents
then your fathers parents and your mothers parents and
keep going ask your family questions to get you started
then use Ancestory.com for farther back in your line they
have a lot of info. just type in a name and birth day and it will
search you neede a good genealogy program to keep your
information in. i like Family Tree you can order it from
Ancestory.com or if you sign up for Ancestory.com they
have an on line one. the farther you trace you will know
all of the diferent race in your line I am back 4 generations
and have found German, Irish, English have fun it is
addecting

Answer 3

invest in a book ($20) called unpuzzling your past by Emily Croom. She will take you step by step in tracing your ancestry.

We are all mixed. Once you get into tracing your ancestry you will see that.

Good luck on your quest

Answer 4

How do you trace your ancestry? Start with living relatives to obtain as much info as possible. Once you get started, try:
Free sites: there are several to choose from. Start with:
http://www.searchforancestors.com/...

http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...

http://www.usgenweb.com/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.rootsweb.com/

http://www.ukgenweb.com/

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...

http://www.cyndislist.com/

Assuming they emigrated from Europe, start with Ellis Island and the Battery Conservancy sites:
http://www.ellisisland.org
http://www.castlegarden.org


For Scotland, check:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/


For ship’s passenger lists, try:
http://www.immigrantships.net/
www.cyndislist.com/ships.htm
www.geocities.com/Heartland/5978/Emigration.html
www.immigrantstips.net/
www.searchforancestors.com/passengerlists/
www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/passenger-arrival.html


For those with native American ancestry, try:
http://www.tribalpages.com/

For a fee, try a DNA test:
When you really want to know where your ancestors came from, try such sites as: www.familytreedna.com, dnatribes.com, dnaancestryproject.com, and, of course, the National Geographics Genotype program, https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/geno...
For Jewish ancestry, try:
www.israelgenealogy.com
Have a look at these sites these are South African ones,
http://genealogy.about.com/od/south_afri...
http://www.rupert.net/~lkool/page2.html....
http://www.jewishgen.org/safrica/website...
http://southafricanfamilyhistory.wordpre...

Meaning of names:
http://www.winslowtree.com/surname-meani...

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/f...

Here are some general sites with lists of African names:
http://www.swagga.com/fname.htm
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/afr.php
http://www.familiesonlinemagazine.com/ba...

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/...


Finding live people:
Two good places I use are www.zabasearch.com and www.peoplefinder.com

Don't forget, use your local library. Ours (a small one, yet) has www.ancestry.com and www.heritagequest.com, as well as periodicals, books and guidance from an experienced genealogist.

Keep good notes on where you find what: sources are very important.


As to being another race or whathaveyou, try a DNA test from www.familytreedna.com (where I got mine; they sent a kit, I swabbed the insides of my cheeks, sent the kit back, they sent me a written report and web access). There are so many DNA companies; look for a reliable one.
Good luck!

Answer 5

that's the odds you do when you start to do geneology. Check with the Mormon church as theirs is the best of the best in geneology. You are who you are and you can't change your past. Embrace it.