This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DebraNowell Surnames: Dunbar and all variations Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunbar/1104/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dunbar Y-DNA Project Update - Aug. 2008 The Dunbar DNA Project now has 84 participants with many more people following the project for a total over 130 serious Dunbar researches. We have accumulated a wide range of pedigrees from all these people and would like to add more names. This project is a worldwide endeavor open to anyone interested in discovering their Dunbar surname ancestry. The name DUNBAR can be traced back to Gospatric I, 1040-1115, in Scotland with the Royal roots of Dunbar going back even further. Over the centuries, Gospatric's descendants have multiplied and ventured from Scotland to distant lands all over the world. The Dunbar Surname DNA Project was created in an attempt to discover how the various Dunbar lines around the world are related with the help of DNA. We want you to find new genetic cousins and hopefully get your ancestry back further in time. Once a DNA match is made, we form a Lineage. Lineage 1 has 36 men, Lineage 2 has 8 men, Lineage 3 has 5 men, and Lineage 4 has 2 men. We have 19 men who haven't found another Dunbar that matches with their DNA. We really want to get Dunbar matches for all 19 men. We have several test kits being processed by the lab and several more awaiting return to FTDNA but, we need more people to test. The number of International participants has doubled since Nov. 2007. 2 - Australia, 4 - Canada, 1 - New Zealand, 3 - UK. To date, we have awarded 26 Sponsorships, to all eligible men, for a total amount distributed of almost $3,000.00. Plus, we have some terrific summer savings currently being offered. If you've wanted to test, now is the time to do so. You can't beat these prices. To find out more, follow the link below. https://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=G94287&special=true Sincerely, Debra Dunbar Nowell - Dunbar Project Administrator. Email for more information: dunbardna AT gmail.com www.dunbardna.org Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.