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.