Edward Costello asked: > Has anyone participated in any of the DNA projects & the services that > they offer that occasionally pop up on the genealogy bb's? Does anyone > have any comments concerning them? Are any of them to be recommended? > Which ones? Why? In the menu of services offered, how to select? Are the > services costly, how much? The website that I came across is: > <http://www.familytreeDNA.com>. Your comments may be of interest to many > of us. I'm not sure it would be within list rules to recommend or criticize a particular commercial service in this forum, but DNA is a growing aspect of genealogy that everyone should be aware of, and I strongly recommend it as a news tool we can add to those that have already been available for tracing our family history.. There are lists devoted to DNA testing which discuss the pros and cons of which markers are being tested by which services, how useful various markers are, and what support the services provide to users, especially organized family projects. As coordinator for two DNA surname projects, I would be happy to answer privately (off-list) any specific questions that members of this list might have, after familiarizing themselves with the subject through the material already available on the web. Donn Devine, CG, CGI Coordinator, Devine and Baldwin Surname DNA Studies Wilmington, Delaware, USA Devine Study Web site, with links to more information on DNA: <http://hometown.aol.com/donndevine/myhomepage/heritage.html> Web page to join the Devine study and order your sample kit at reduced group rates: <http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=Q26721> CG, Certified Genealogist, CGI, and Certified Genealogical Instructor are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.