People ask me what I am a lot. I think we, as humans, want to put people into boxes. And then amongst genealogists, it is even stronger.
If I take my 16 great great grandparents and divide my genealogical makeup percentage of 100% into 16 groups, that is each of them giving me 6.25% of my DNA.
So I took my great great grandparents and figured out what each was into different categories. For the sake of this experiment, I am placing New England into its own category. Why? Because New Englanders are a mix of German, Irish, English, Swiss and Dutch roots for hundreds of years.
After analyzing my 2nd great grandparents I can say this:
53.12% British
18.75% New England
12.5% Swedish
7.81% German
3.12% Irish
3.12% Scottish
1.56% Swiss
Now, this could go into more detail if I analyzed say... 5th great grandparents.
But this gives a very rough idea of my genetic makeup.
When asked, I say "My family is English, Swedish, Scottish, Irish, German, Swiss"... Very White Anglo Saxon Protestant sort of mix.
When people ask me how I will raise Kabaale, I told them I would raise him with the same genetic makeup as my own family but we would ADD Ugandan heritage as well.
So I will say after the adoption that my family is English, Swedish, Scottish, Irish, German, Swiss and Ugandan.
I will have 0% Ugandan blood in me, but Kabaale will have 100% Ugandan blood in him.
And you know what? Having him here will be 100% awesome regardless of blood!
http://www.gofundme.com/69w1hk
If I take my 16 great great grandparents and divide my genealogical makeup percentage of 100% into 16 groups, that is each of them giving me 6.25% of my DNA.
So I took my great great grandparents and figured out what each was into different categories. For the sake of this experiment, I am placing New England into its own category. Why? Because New Englanders are a mix of German, Irish, English, Swiss and Dutch roots for hundreds of years.
After analyzing my 2nd great grandparents I can say this:
53.12% British
18.75% New England
12.5% Swedish
7.81% German
3.12% Irish
3.12% Scottish
1.56% Swiss
Now, this could go into more detail if I analyzed say... 5th great grandparents.
But this gives a very rough idea of my genetic makeup.
When asked, I say "My family is English, Swedish, Scottish, Irish, German, Swiss"... Very White Anglo Saxon Protestant sort of mix.
When people ask me how I will raise Kabaale, I told them I would raise him with the same genetic makeup as my own family but we would ADD Ugandan heritage as well.
So I will say after the adoption that my family is English, Swedish, Scottish, Irish, German, Swiss and Ugandan.
I will have 0% Ugandan blood in me, but Kabaale will have 100% Ugandan blood in him.
And you know what? Having him here will be 100% awesome regardless of blood!
http://www.gofundme.com/69w1hk