I am pleased to announce that matching funds (10% - 25%) are now available under our HILL DNA Project for those who qualify. Selection criteria established by Project Sponsors includes (but not limited to) the following: (1) The recipient, whose DNA is tested, must be a male from a direct line of male Hill descendants. A female may be a recipient of funds if she is willing to (a) make arrangements with a male Hill relative to take the test and (b) handle all necessary transactions with that relative. (2) The recipient should be someone that has been directly involved in researching their Hill family history, and has good documentation on his/her Hill ancestor, preferably born before 1800 (prior to 1700 even better). (3) The recipient should be a descendant of a HILL family line NOT yet represented in our DNA Project. (4) Project Sponsors reserve the right to select or not select any funding request, for any reason, including (but not limited to) the availability of funds, insufficient family history, etc.. If you have run into a brick wall in researching your Hill family history and are interested in receiving matching funds to participate in a scientific approach, please send me a brief summary of your earliest Hill ancestor (wife, children, dates, etc.) and indicate how you meet the above criteria. We have approximately 60 people participating in the Project, which is divided into 14 unique family groups based on the results of DNA testing. The common ancestor for participants in five, and possibly six of these groups, has been identified, based on a combination of traditional research and DNA testing. As new test results come in from the University of Arizona, we anticipate identifying new common ancestors not previously know to participants. To learn more about the HILL Surname DNA Project, visit this website: www.livingston.net/hilldna E. Ray Hill, Project Coordinator Hill Surname DNA Project [email protected]