This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLAIR Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1ME.2ACEB/1322.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Unfortunately, Marshall. That's probably true. There are, though, many many Blairs out there and the DNA list is very short in comparison right now. Many Blairs can afford it. It is just a matter of taking an interest (and oiling that Scottish squeak). I suggest any Blair male that can't afford it convince another Blair male in his line to submit his DNA. I wouldn't recommend my brother or 1st cousin necessarily spend the money on the Blair submission as I've already done it. I don't expect much of a difference. Blair daughters and non-participating males can encourage others with the means to submit their DNA for the rest of the immediate family. It _really_ isn't that expensive. It gets even cheaper when a family contributes to the cost. Some very interesting and useful results have come from the DNA submissions to date. Blood links between US Blair lines are emerging that have never been thought of before. Connections to the Blair House of Ayrshire have been made for a number of lines. This evidence does not document or prove our genealogies. It does provide 'evidence' where researchers can now work in more closely related groups and possibly be more focused in their direction. Just another means in the quest that we take on as our genealogy. Happy Hunting, Shawn