Section: What can I learn from a DNA test?
Section: Which companies should you trust?
Section: Should I tackle this on my own or with family members?
Section: Should I use a company's online tools to trace my ethnicity, or rely on my family's oral history?

Section: How do I take a DNA test?
Section: What is an at-home saliva kit and which one should I get?
Section: What are the advantages of an online database?
Section: Do I need to upload my raw DNA data to find relatives and trace ethnic markers?
Section: What kind of DNA test should I take if there are men in the direct line of paternal ancestors in my family tree?
Section: How do I interpret the results, and what possible surprises might pop up along the way?
Takeaway: If you know your lineage is from more than one place, tracing your ancestry with DNA may make more sense than relying on historical records.