yes it can be used to show aboriginal ancestry. I also saw a show on the history channel recently where they had extracted some DNA from the teeth of two Beothuck skulls being held in Scotland and were doing some tests to see if they can determine the heritage of that tribe. ..... I just noticed your last name. Are you from the Greenspond Edgar family ? My first name is Edgar :-) Ed Barbour ----- Original Message ----- From: "john edgar" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] DNA primer > Hi Folks, > Does anyone know if these tests can be done to verify aboriginal ancestry? > It seems I heard that some folks in central Newfoundland were being tested > for descendancy from Beothucks, but I have not heard anything about it > lately. > > Thanks, > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:39 PM > Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] DNA primer > > >> Hello Grace, >> >> I spent $118 on this test. I had my brother do the cheek swab as we are >> tracing the male line. However, it seems like a big waste of money since >> they don't >> tell you who you are connected to. I was very disappointed. They give you >> 44 >> markers (these are letters like DYS19 etc. You will get 44 of such. No >> way >> to >> tell if you are connected to anyone unless you know people who have done >> the >> test and are probably related to you. My grandfather was from Chapel's >> Cove. >> I suspect that anyone from Harbour Main or Chapel's Cove would have >> similar >> DNA to myself and my brother. However, until everyone is tested, we won't >> know. >> Here is the link to the site where I went. >> It is called www.Genebase.com >> Good luck, >> Judy >> >> Judy Corbett Barker >> St. Petersburg, Florida and Holyrood, Newfoundland, Canada >> Researching the Channel Islands, Ireland, Newfoundland and New Jersey. >> Visit my website at http://members.aol.com/judyb3753/index.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Ed, Thanks for the reply regarding DNA and aboriginal ancestry. I am not related to the Greenspond Edgar's. My gf came to NL from Scotland in 1912. I think the family in Green Bay may be Greenspond descendants. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Barbour" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] DNA primer > yes it can be used to show aboriginal ancestry. > > I also saw a show on the history channel recently where they had extracted > some DNA from the teeth of two Beothuck skulls being held in Scotland and > were doing some tests to see if they can determine the heritage of that > tribe. > > ..... I just noticed your last name. Are you from the Greenspond Edgar > family ? My first name is Edgar :-) > > Ed Barbour > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "john edgar" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 10:36 PM > Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] DNA primer > > >> Hi Folks, >> Does anyone know if these tests can be done to verify aboriginal >> ancestry? >> It seems I heard that some folks in central Newfoundland were being >> tested >> for descendancy from Beothucks, but I have not heard anything about it >> lately. >> >> Thanks, >> John >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] DNA primer >> >> >>> Hello Grace, >>> >>> I spent $118 on this test. I had my brother do the cheek swab as we are >>> tracing the male line. However, it seems like a big waste of money since >>> they don't >>> tell you who you are connected to. I was very disappointed. They give >>> you >>> 44 >>> markers (these are letters like DYS19 etc. You will get 44 of such. No >>> way >>> to >>> tell if you are connected to anyone unless you know people who have done >>> the >>> test and are probably related to you. My grandfather was from Chapel's >>> Cove. >>> I suspect that anyone from Harbour Main or Chapel's Cove would have >>> similar >>> DNA to myself and my brother. However, until everyone is tested, we >>> won't >>> know. >>> Here is the link to the site where I went. >>> It is called www.Genebase.com >>> Good luck, >>> Judy >>> >>> Judy Corbett Barker >>> St. Petersburg, Florida and Holyrood, Newfoundland, Canada >>> Researching the Channel Islands, Ireland, Newfoundland and New Jersey. >>> Visit my website at http://members.aol.com/judyb3753/index.html >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >