If you are interested in the area of genetic genealogy (DNA), now is a great time to join any of the FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) projects!! They are having special pricing on their various test kits, but only through September 30th!! Men, you can do the Y-DNA test, or the mtDNA test, or both. Women, you can do the mtDNA test. There are specials for both these tests. The test kit is SO easy! You just swab the inside of your cheek, and mail the sample back in. For men testing their Y-DNA—your DNA “markers” will be compared to everyone else’s in the surname project. The men that match you share a common ancestor! This is a way to scientifically prove all your year’s of research, and find new cousins/researchers of your surname too! The test reveals NO personal or medical information. It is testing for markers that all men sharing a common ancestor will have. If there currently is no surname project for your last name, you can join a regional or special interest group and still get the special pricing. I have put a few links below that may interest you!! For men and women, the mtDNA test will analyze your direct MATERNAL line. That is, your mom’s, mom’s mom’s mom etc. Because the surname will change each generation, you cannot join a surname project for mtDNA testing, you must join a regional or special interest project. The special offers are already on the order page, so you don’t have to do anything more to get the special rate. I am a very strong supporter of genetic genealogy. It has helped me solved many mysteries for several surnames I am researching. I have had my dad, my maternal-side uncle, and many cousins and distant relatives participate in several DNA projects. British (origin) Quakers (male and female) https://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=N55947&special=true Welsh (origin) (male and female) https://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=S31169&special=true
Remember....a son carries both his father's y dna and his mother's mtdna....so the "volunteer" you decide on depends on which maternal line you are interested in. Genetic Genealogy is also very helpful in determining which lines you do NOT match...for those of us researching very common surnames, this is its main value. By having a dna test of our pre revolutionary Walker line in South Carolina, we not only have found a group of matches, we have eliminated more than 50 other Walker family groups... Judy Russell Bogart, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Rosine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 11:37 AM Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Surname, welsh, and Quaker projects! If you are interested in the area of genetic genealogy (DNA), now is a great time to join any of the FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) projects!! They are having special pricing on their various test kits, but only through September 30th!! Men, you can do the Y-DNA test, or the mtDNA test, or both. Women, you can do the mtDNA test. There are specials for both these tests. The test kit is SO easy! You just swab the inside of your cheek, and mail the sample back in. For men testing their Y-DNA—your DNA “markers” will be compared to everyone else’s in the surname project. The men that match you share a common ancestor! This is a way to scientifically prove all your year’s of research, and find new cousins/researchers of your surname too! The test reveals NO personal or medical information. It is testing for markers that all men sharing a common ancestor will have. If there currently is no surname project for your last name, you can join a regional or special interest group and still get the special pricing. I have put a few links below that may interest you!! For men and women, the mtDNA test will analyze your direct MATERNAL line. That is, your mom’s, mom’s mom’s mom etc. Because the surname will change each generation, you cannot join a surname project for mtDNA testing, you must join a regional or special interest project. The special offers are already on the order page, so you don’t have to do anything more to get the special rate. I am a very strong supporter of genetic genealogy. It has helped me solved many mysteries for several surnames I am researching. I have had my dad, my maternal-side uncle, and many cousins and distant relatives participate in several DNA projects. British (origin) Quakers (male and female) https://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=N55947&special=true Welsh (origin) (male and female) https://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=S31169&special=true ------------------------------- 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.0/1683 - Release Date: 9/21/2008 10:10 AM