This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EgC.2ACE/9975 Message Board Post: The McAnally Surname Project is in full swing; check it out! Our Three Major Goals 1. To solidify the paper trails of each separate family; 2.Attempt to connect the various differently spelled surnames: McAnally/McAnnally/McAnaly/McAnelly/McAnalley/McEnally/McInally/ETC 3. To trace the McAnally linage back to Irealand/Scotland and to connect to living individuals in these countries Consider the benefits . . . . . . Verify the mounds of paperwork. It's a great feeling to have two distant cousins take the DNA test and have them match with your own. Confirm that you are searching in the right geographical location. A match (or non-match) can help you decide whether you are researching in the right area. Determine which other McAnally researchers you should be collaborating with to further your line. Not a direct male descendent . . . . You can still participate! Find a male McAnally from your line and encourage him to participate on your behalf. Specific McAnally lines ....... Are you researching a specific McAnally line? Contact me with the name of your earliest known male McAnally ancestor to find out how this project can help out. Please use the following links to learn more or sign up to be part of the project. The McAnally Surname DNA Project web site ---------> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/McAnallySurnameY-DNAProject/#results Submit request to join the project ---------> http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_det.asp?group=McAnally Please feel free to forward this message to other McAnally surname researchers. And if you have any questions, please contact me at the above email address. Sincerely, John R. McAnally McAnally DNA Project CoAdministrator