Hey Cheryl, Lest us not forget that those " Y- fellas" would not be here if it wasn't for us females We play the most important part - getting those guys here. My father had 4 daughters. But thank God a few of my sisters had boys and we were still able to ascertain our linage through my nephews. Thanks for posting - Rene'e Davis, CFO ARD, Family Groups PRA - Group 9 Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.penningtonresearch.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spaulding" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 12:33 PM Subject: Re: The "new genealogy" bumper sticker > It may be time for some rather serious thought about all this DNA studies > "thing." A better statement than the one you present might be "Surnames > have always been the way men keep track of their Y-chromosome > patterns." The 830 surname DNA studies and 40,000 people tested you tout, > do nothing whatsoever for the female descendents of any family line. I > frankly am beginning to find it increasingly alarming that so much effort > and money is being poured into these studies. > > Before you men go galloping off into the sunset, chasing your DNA, you > might give some thought to what you intend to do for your daughters....not > just your sons. Have the boys simply found a new "club" to which only they > can belong? > > Cheryl Spaulding > > > > At 12:31 PM 01/26/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >I saw this bumper sticker on someone's website and its not far off the > >mark! > > > >The value of Y-chromosome testing in genealogy can be summed up in one > >statement: > > > >"Surnames are really just a method of keeping track of Y-chromosome > >patterns". > > > >With at least 830 surname DNA studies and over 40,000 people tested it is > >clear that this tool works! If you are interested in this new tool in > >genealogy go to www.penningtonresearch.org and click on DNA Study. > > > > > >==== PRA Mailing List ==== > >==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > >To sign up to use the archive features, go to --> > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ and follow the instructions. > >Pennington Research Association Web Site > >http://www.penningtonresearch.org > > > > > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by The CCIS.net MailScanner, and is > >believed to be clean. > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > For help with your research, go to > http://www.penningtonresearch.org and > click on Research Tips. > >