Thinking of trying DNA testing, it's on sale

[Old Building Prof]

23andme does basic Y-DNA and mtDNA tests along with the autosomal. It's probably the best overall deal for the money. As I mentioned earlier, I think their autosomal is more accurate than FTDNA's. Because I was interested in uncovering the truth about my distant paternal lineage, I did FTDNA's Big Y, and I don't think there's anything more specific than that for its purpose. It all depends what your goal is though. The nice thing about ancestry is that they identify cousin connections for you (whereas with 23andme you have to document them yourself by contacting people).