Several of you have asked how the DNA project can help families get beyond their brick walls in genealogy research. I have gone through several DNA books without finding a good reference for this information. The books are great for crime or paternity types of research/investigation, but not for genealogy. Fortunately, there are lots of good stuff on the Internet in this area. However, a lot of it is technical -- they throw lots of numbers at you. With the help of Norman Jordan and Bob Jordan, I am pulling together text, diagrams and links that can help you understand the use of DNA for breaking the brick walls. The page that provides this start is at: http://jordannctoal.homestead.com/JordanDNAProjecMRCA.html Stay tuned to this page. We will add more good references as we find them. If you find something that helps explain all of the numbers in layman's language, please pass that on to me. Larry Jordan Charlotte, NC Visit my genealogy sites at: http://jordannctoal.homestead.com/index.html http://www.homestead.com/lumbee/ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/r/Larry-E-Jordan/