SHIELDS Family with roots in Ireland or perhaps Scotland. My Shields family were in Hamilton Co. to Butler Co. to Preble Co. to Darke Co., OH I am trying to initiate a SHIELDS yDNA Study Project for genealogy. I am writing to inform you of our hopefully upcoming project that may be of interest to you. These types of projects are becoming popular among genealogists in helping to trace family lines and make family connections. Perhaps you are already aware of such projects. If not, perhaps you would like to check out this informational webpage: http://www.duerinck.com/mystory.html and here is a webpage listing many of the surnames presently involved in projects: http://www.duerinck.com/surname.html We are in need of SHIELDS surnamed males for this project who would be willing to be testees. If we can obtain at least 6 SHIELDS men willing to participate, I can implement a group and we then can receive special pricing for these tests. At the present I have 4 volunteers. For additional information, please go to this webpage "Under Construction" that I am setting up should our SHIELDS PROJECT take effect. Some of the links work at this time which will give you additional information. Remember long URLs are frequently truncated coming through e-mail so you will have to copy and past to your browser window...all the way to and including "xxx.html" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~grannyapple/SHIELDS%20DNA/SHIELDS%2 0DNA%20HOME.html If you are a SHIELDS male interested in volunteering, please contact me at this time. You cannot join yet via the website until I have enough volunteers to initiate the study. If you are a female researcher, perhaps you have a SHIELDS father, husband, brother, uncle, or cousin who might be willing to help us. Thank you for your time. Audrey AudreyShieldsHancock@att.net