The DNA Factor New DNA services can take you further back than records. With a cheek swab you can trace your genetic connection to ethnic groups worldwide (dnatribes.com, $200) National Geographic's Genographic Project ($100), will tell you the migration route your ancestors took thousands of years ago, and men can learn from dnaancestryproject.com ($200 for advanced testing) if they are descended from Genghis Khan (8% of Asian men) or Niall Noigiallach, king of Ireland(2% of New York Irishmen). (article from Hallmark Magazine May/June 07 issue. My husband had great information and he used The Family Tree Archives for a lot of his information. I have not commenced the data as he did (deceased Jun05) but I have been monitoring his account and keeping the data that pertains to our family members. He had over 18,000 names and entry data and it was building quite nicely but I have been slow getting back into the process other than monitoring his incoming messages. Every summer he and I would hit the road to the states that he needed confirmation, and all the cemetery's, Historical Societies of those towns. He did have his DNA processed and it was amazing the data received after his DNA test were completed. [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (surviving spouse) ----- Original Message ----- From: Marjorie Clayton<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 12:56 PM Subject: [Elliott] DNA testing What is the answer to the question about DNA testing? Where? How? Legitimate? marjorie clayton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To contact the ELLIOTT list administrator, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post a message to the ELLIOTT mailing list, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message