I am already the coordinator of the Bricker (including Bruegger, Brugger, etc) DNA Project, and have been waiting for someone else to begin a Swiss geographical DNA project that I could join which would be for all those who have Swiss roots. Just to count other places which begin with the letter "S", there are already such DNA projects for Sicily, Scandinavia, the Shetland Islands, etc. So why not Switzerland? I have given up waiting, and now would be willing to contribute my experience......such as it is.....to join with two or so people committed to creating and maintaining a website for such a Swiss-wide project. I don't have time to do the whole thing myself. I see such a website as a place to begin collecting the DNA profiles (patrilineal Y-DNA and matrilineal mtDNA) of those of Swiss origin to see if patterns start to develop which indicate regional concentrations of particular profiles. I am aware of at least seventy-five people who both have already had their DNA tested and who have knowledge of their Swiss roots. For anyone who has some knowledge of ancient Swiss history, I was found two weeks ago to have a "SNP" which may indicate my genetic connection to the Alemanni who were migrating into Switzerland at the time of Julius Caesar and over the next hundreds of years, eventually assimilating if not displacing the Celtic Helvetii people already in place. Thanks, Dale Bricker

Good work, Dale. For those whose Swiss ancestors came from the French-speaking areas, we already have the French Swiss DNA Project at www.familytreedna.com/public/FrenchSwiss We welcome both paternal (Y-DNA) and maternal (mtDNA) lines. Carol At 10:32 AM -0500 3/27/06, dbricker@cyburban.com wrote: >I am already the coordinator of the Bricker (including Bruegger, >Brugger, etc) DNA Project, and have been waiting for someone else to >begin a Swiss geographical DNA project that I could join which would >be for all those who have Swiss roots. Just to count other places >which begin with the letter "S", there are already such DNA projects >for Sicily, Scandinavia, the Shetland Islands, etc. So why not >Switzerland? > >I have given up waiting, and now would be willing to contribute my >experience......such as it is.....to join with two or so people >committed to creating and maintaining a website for such a >Swiss-wide project. I don't have time to do the whole thing myself. >I see such a website as a place to begin collecting the DNA profiles >(patrilineal Y-DNA and matrilineal mtDNA) of those of Swiss origin >to see if patterns start to develop which indicate regional >concentrations of particular profiles. I am aware of at least >seventy-five people who both have already had their DNA tested and >who have knowledge of their Swiss roots. > >For anyone who has some knowledge of ancient Swiss history, I was >found two weeks ago to have a "SNP" which may indicate my genetic >connection to the Alemanni who were migrating into Switzerland at >the time of Julius Caesar and over the next hundreds of years, >eventually assimilating if not displacing the Celtic Helvetii people >already in place. > >Thanks, > >Dale Bricker

Hi, Dale. I am a participant in the Mills DNA study, but my Grandmother was Swiss - from Grindelwald. Her name was Emma Luise Almer, daughter of Johannes Almer and Emma Katharina Bohren. I don't know if providing the results of the Mills DNA study would be useful, but I am willing to do it. It was the FamilyTree DNA testing service. Regards to all (especially any Almers/Bohrens out there that are looking for family). Jim Mills in California -----Original Message----- From: dbricker@cyburban.com [mailto:dbricker@cyburban.com] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:33 AM To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SWITZ] Swiss DNA Project I am already the coordinator of the Bricker (including Bruegger, Brugger, etc) DNA Project, and have been waiting for someone else to begin a Swiss geographical DNA project that I could join which would be for all those who have Swiss roots. Just to count other places which begin with the letter "S", there are already such DNA projects for Sicily, Scandinavia, the Shetland Islands, etc. So why not Switzerland? I have given up waiting, and now would be willing to contribute my experience......such as it is.....to join with two or so people committed to creating and maintaining a website for such a Swiss-wide project. I don't have time to do the whole thing myself. I see such a website as a place to begin collecting the DNA profiles (patrilineal Y-DNA and matrilineal mtDNA) of those of Swiss origin to see if patterns start to develop which indicate regional concentrations of particular profiles. I am aware of at least seventy-five people who both have already had their DNA tested and who have knowledge of their Swiss roots. For anyone who has some knowledge of ancient Swiss history, I was found two weeks ago to have a "SNP" which may indicate my genetic connection to the Alemanni who were migrating into Switzerland at the time of Julius Caesar and over the next hundreds of years, eventually assimilating if not displacing the Celtic Helvetii people already in place. Thanks, Dale Bricker ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? Go to http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CHE/SWITZERLAND.html to unsubscribe nothing in message