I just discovered that you can transfer your autosomal DNA test (done through Ancestry or 23&me) for free…well, sort of.  It looks like they are reducing the price of a transfer kit from $69 to $39, which is great news.  As an incentive, they are allowing people to transfer their results for free.  As a result, you will see the top 20 matches, but note that not all the tools will be active (such as myOrigins).

I’ve been waiting for a good sale on the transfer kit so I could move add my husband’s 23&me results to FTDNA.  A cost of $39 works for me.  Unfortunately, I am unable to transfer my own results because my 23&me test is not version 3.  I was pretty certain this was the case, but because of the free upload, I was able to confirm that without spending a dime.  So if you are unsure about whether you can transfer your 23andme results, now would be the time to try it at no risk!

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There is an alternative to spending $39 for the full transfer.  If you can get 4 people to transfer their results to FTDNA using a special link, you get to open up all your results and the tools for free.  Anyone out there wanting to help me out, click here to start the transfer process.

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Not wanting to go that route?  That’s okay.  To get started, hurry over to Family Tree DNA, hover over DNA Tests and select Autosomal Transfer. 

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Fill in the info to get started and proceed to upload your raw data (instructions are provided for how to retrieve your data from either Ancestry or 23andme).

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I hope to see a lot of people take advantage of this deal.  Good luck and happy hunting!