This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gross Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZFB.2ACI/4074 Message Board Post: Tired of hitting that brick wall in your research? or do you just want to confirm what you already have? This year could be the year you make a break through! As the co-administrator of the Gross Family DNA Project, I want to personally extend an invitation to you. The Gross Family DNA project covers the Grose, Gros, Groce, Groze, Gross, Grossman and other variations of the surname Gross. Simply go to the following link and explore what is has to offer: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=Q29726&special=true You must be (or find a known relative to be) a direct male descendant of your specific family with the Gross surname(or varation) for the Y-DNA test. You may also test your maternal DNA if your mother was a Gross(or variation). The purpose of the DNA website is so that researchers can determine if they are genectically related to and to prove or disprove family pedigrees. Here is an additional link to answer some common questions: http://www.ftdna.com/faq.html There are already researchers that have had their DNA tested and are waiting to connect. Why wait? Check the site out, request your kit and see if you can break through that brick wall and confirm your research. Hope you'll join! Thanks, Jerry Gross