I know I have both Norwegian and Swedish ancestors and for the last few months I’ve been doing some research into finding out who they are. Because I’m from the US and most of the documents and databases are in their home language, I am finding it difficult to know exactly what I should be searching for and where. Does anyone know how to find Norwegian and Swedish data online? Or if there’s an easy way to find translated info?

Does anyone have any idea where the last name Rischak originates from? An ancestor of mine who lived in Germany had it but I’m pretty sure it’s of Eastern European origin. Does anyone know where in Eastern Europe it could be from?

many years ago, I got a DNA test from Heritage and it went through quite a few updates but it gave me a range of 30 to 45% Irish DNA. My paternal link was adopted with no info on DNA so that was my only way of knowing a portion of that DNA I have is from that paternal side since my maternal doesn’t have any Irish that shows up.

This past year, I decided to try ancestry as they have such a large database and are so respected. I was shocked to see that they assigned only 4% Irish both north and south Ireland for me. And with this latest update, they’ve removed the Irish entirely and replaced it with Scottish. It just seems too big of a difference. I don’t understand.

Unfortunately, there’s such a big discrepancy and distance with DNA matches on there that I can’t find a close enough link that would verify the Irish lineage. I’ve only found a somewhat distant Irish ancestor on my maternal side that doesn’t show up in my DNA.

any thoughts on this?

Hi everyone. I did the DNA test back when I lived in Australia. Now I live in France.

When I try to connect to the ancestry.com.au website, the browser redirects me immediately to the ancestry.fr website.

When I connect through the French website, I can't access my DNA result map anymore. I guess it's because DNA tests are forbidden in France (except legal cases).

Is there a solution to access my results again ? Do I need a VPN-thingy ?