If you get a chance, take a look at how we're getting around the maze of the DNA results. The numbers by themselves are confusing. But when coupled with good documents research, it gets very powerful. See www.stclairresearch.com We are lucky in that we have centuries of good documents research to help us, but I think that any project can achieve satisfactory results if they stay on the documents. Best Steve -----Original Message----- From: Bob MacLean [mailto:bobmacleanuk@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:02 AM To: SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCOT-DNA] DNA? Mine was a bit of a disappointment too Bob, and like you I struggle to understand the finer points. My registration at FamilyTreeDNA permits them to compare my results with everyone else and I've also done the same on Y-Search.

Thanks Steve. Interesting site. I'm hoping that as the MacLean Clan Project matures it'll have these explanations and the project will come "alive". Bob MacLean West Sussex, UK. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve St. Clair" <steve@planetcentral.com> To: <SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:28 PM Subject: RE: [SCOT-DNA] DNA? > If you get a chance, take a look at how we're getting around the maze of the > DNA results. The numbers by themselves are confusing. But when coupled with > good documents research, it gets very powerful. > See www.stclairresearch.com > > We are lucky in that we have centuries of good documents research to help > us, but I think that any project can achieve satisfactory results if they > stay on the documents. > > Best > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob MacLean [mailto:bobmacleanuk@yahoo.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:02 AM > To: SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCOT-DNA] DNA? > > Mine was a bit of a disappointment too Bob, and like you I struggle to > understand the finer points. My registration at FamilyTreeDNA permits them > to compare my results with everyone else and I've also done the same on > Y-Search. > > > > ==== SCOT-DNA Mailing List ==== > Have questions about lab cost? Contact the Project Manager, > John A. Hansen, directly at dnaclans@brigadoon.net and he will > provide a private answer. > Want to join the Project? Visit: http://www.ftdna.com/surname_det.asp?group=Scottish-Clans&projecttype=G > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Steve I notice lots of possible "Scots" haplotypes (although most of them do not have 37 markers so it a bit hard to tell them from other R1b types). Do any of your St Clairs have claims back to Dalriadic dynasties? I thought I saw the name appear somewhere in one of those old trees. We are trying to establish whether we can prove a link between all or some "Scots" hapltypes and the Dalriadic nobility. You are probably aware that the possibility has been discussed for some time. Regards Andrew (clan MacLea project) -----Original Message----- From: Steve St. Clair [mailto:steve@planetcentral.com] Sent: Thursday, 30 March 2006 5:28 PM To: SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SCOT-DNA] DNA? If you get a chance, take a look at how we're getting around the maze of the DNA results. The numbers by themselves are confusing. But when coupled with good documents research, it gets very powerful. See www.stclairresearch.com We are lucky in that we have centuries of good documents research to help us, but I think that any project can achieve satisfactory results if they stay on the documents. Best Steve -----Original Message----- From: Bob MacLean [mailto:bobmacleanuk@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:02 AM To: SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCOT-DNA] DNA? Mine was a bit of a disappointment too Bob, and like you I struggle to understand the finer points. My registration at FamilyTreeDNA permits them to compare my results with everyone else and I've also done the same on Y-Search. ==== SCOT-DNA Mailing List ==== Have questions about lab cost? Contact the Project Manager, John A. Hansen, directly at dnaclans@brigadoon.net and he will provide a private answer. Want to join the Project? Visit: http://www.ftdna.com/surname_det.asp?group=Scottish-Clans&projecttype=G ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx