I like watching that show sometimes. I actually find genealogy a little interesting. For most of my life, I thought my ancestors were from Germany. I remember asking my dad where we "came from" and he said we were "probably German". My brother said our surname, Helms, was probably a German name. It wasn't until I researched my genealogy last year that I found out my family came to America in the 1500's from jolly ol' England.
Tracing my tree I found that my Paternal Grandfather's side came from England and my Paternal Grandmother's side came from Belfast, Northern Ireland. I can't quite trace my mom's family. The best I can do says the family name comes from England.
Fast forward to August. I was sitting in the hospital waiting area and decided....I'm going to order a DNA test. So I did. Here are my results....
I am:
58% Great Britain
20% Ireland
14% Western Europe (France, Spain, Germany etc.)
and 2% North Africa
I was so excited to find that I might have some North African in my history. Turns out...all of these years I was wrong about being German. No wonder I love Jane Austen & Irish music so much!
God Save the Queen
Maybe it also explains my love of Britcoms...
OMG! Mr. Bean and Hyacinth Bucket! You're a woman after my own heart. I've been toying with doing the DNA test for a long time. I can't trace my family at all, so I'd love to know where my DNA places me.
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