If anyone is considering ordering a DNA test before the end of the year, now is the time. This announcement just came through from FTDNA: Also, if anyone has been contemplating ordering an mtdna test, this would be a good time. Mtdna cannot help you trace your Pace ancestors, but it gives an interesting take on the general area of your maternal ancestry. To review-both males and females receive mtdna, but males do not pass it on to their offspring, while females do, so a male can have mtdna tested and it will be valid for him. His children's mtdna would be derived from their mother. The announcement: ============== As Family Tree DNA gets close to the mark of 50,000 test kits sold, we would like to thank all our customers for making Family Tree DNA the leading company in the field of Genetic Genealogy. In recognition and appreciation of our Group Administrators and the Genetic Genealogy community, we are offering 3 Gift Certificates to be used by individuals that want to get tested. Two(2) Gift Certificates are for $30 and are available for participants who order a new kit for a Y DNA test for 25 or 37 markers. A $15.00 Gift Certificate is available to participants who order a new kit for an mtDNA test. To claim your Gift Certificate from Family Tree DNA, click on the links below: For a $30.00 Y DNA Gift Certificate: http://www.familytreeDNA.com/giftcertyDNA.html For a $15.00 mtDNA Gift Certificate: http://www.familytreeDNA.com/giftcertmtDNA.html Order your test kit through the appropriate Surname Project. The Gift Certificates are limited to two(2) Y DNA and one(1) mtDNA new test kits per Surname Project. Roy Johnson Project coordinator