I wish you luck with it. Some of us were surprised that the DNA only works for males of their surname. So my son is no help in my research, just his father's. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Lechner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 10:18 AM Subject: [ALCOFFEE] DNA Database > Hi All; > I have been on the list a little over a year and > have only lurked. I recently found a site (Sorenson > Molecular Genealogy Foundation) that will send a kit > to collect a DNA sample to put into a genealogical > database. I have only skimmed the site and read tiny > portions but it looks interesting. I sent for the kit > (you can find it under "participate." If anyone else > has more time to really read all this and thinks it is > something we can all use, please do so and let us > know. I will let you know what the kit is like if > there is an interest here. > Here is the site: http://smgf.org/home.html > > Sandra Lechner > (surnames: Johnson, Smith, Senn, Burch) > > > I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, > he isn't fit to live. > Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in Detroit, June 23, 1963 > > It's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary > depends upon his not understanding it. > Upton Sinclair > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee > County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here. > Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project > website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical > and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs > Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15 to > PRH&GS, P.O. BOX 310628, Enterprise, AL 36331-0628, or visit the Society > at 108 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. You will receive the > seasonal copies of Pea River Trails magazine with your paid membership. > Good luck in your search....and happy hunting. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >