Family Tree DNA is running a limited-time special that you may want to consider. This special is for a combo test -- a 37-marker Y-DNA test plus a mtDNA test. While I normally recommend their 67-marker Y-DNA test since that gives me the most information to work with, this special is very difficult to pass up if you have Scottish blood <grin>. You can sign up for this special and later upgrade your 37-marker results to 67-markers for an additional cost, but the total cost of the special and the upgrade is less than that for a 67-marker test. Additionally, you will get a mtDNA test out of the deal which will tell you of your deep maternal ancestry. The special price is good only if you sign up for a surname project such as the Clan MacLaren Surname DNA Project. You must be male since the Y-DNA test is done on the Y-chromosome (the male sex chromosome). In order to join the Clan MacLaren Surname DNA Project you must also bear one of the Clan surnames (Lawson, Losson, or spelling variants). If you bear another surname, but because of adoption or other reasons, are actually a Lawson (on a straight-line descent), you can also join. So, if you havn't yet tested this is the time to do it. If you have tested, perhaps your know of a distant cousin to test. In this case, the cousin should be at least a third cousin and more distant would be better. If you have any questions, contact me at bobmclaren@earthlink.net. As I said above, this is a limited-time offer and was to end on 24 June, but it has been extended until 30 June. Or you can order at the folloiwng URL: www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=MacLaren&Code=T20437 The Clan MacLaren Surname DNA Project now has 405 members and as we continue to grow, the odds of finding matches (and therefore relatives) increase. Bob McLaren Chairman, Genealogy Committee, Clan MacLaren Society of North America Genealogist, Clan MacLaren Society (based in Scotland) Administrator, Clan MacLaren Surname DNA Project (Worldwide) Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Robert McLaren bobmclaren@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.