My Ancestral History

I was really excited when I sent a vial of my spit to be tested. I didn't know what to expect. I wanted to know if the rumors that my grandfather's father was of English decent and if Avila was really a name that originated in Spain. Mostly I wanted to know where in Mexico my families came from and if  I really had Native American (Indian) blood in me. The results finally came and I was pretty disappointed: So yes, beside the large green over the Americas, I do have 48% in Europe, mostly coming from Great Britain and the Iberian Peninsula. As for the parts I really wanted to know, well Ancestry decided to just throw a large green blob over all the Americas and basically said " It's safe to assume you are from the Americas. " Excuse me but, NO SHIT! I am currently from the Americas. The United States of America to be exact. And Ancestry considered this to be "Native American" not Indian-Native American, but someone who's families came from ANY

It has been quite sometime since I've looked at my genealogy project, and even longer that I last posted an entry here. Since beginning graduate school, finishing, and starting my career teaching history, I haven't had time to really dig deep into this. Sure I would briefly search around ancestry.com but never really sit down and spend a lot of time on it. Even now I haven't really spent a lot of time on it. As I wait for my new job at a new school to start I have some time, so last night I began with my father's side of the family - somehow I ended up here with my mother's side of the family. I also purchased 6 months of the international membership (for the first time) on ancestry.com. Now I can trace my families back to Mexico and England. Ok some things I have found so far: I did my DNA testing from Ancestry and let me just say, I was disappointed, more on that in a separate entry. I also found that my father's side of the family I can trace back to th