The testing company we use for our Turner DNA Project has offered all surname groups a very limited number of gift certificates to be used on some new tests. The tests must be ordered and paid for before December 31, 2006. We were offered: Two $20 certificates to be used on two new Y-DNA25 marker tests--one of these has already been requested and used. Two $30 certificates to be used on two new Y-DNA37 or 67 marker tests. Two $15 certificates for new mtDNA tests (I don't push these tests as I feel they are not of much genealogical value). They can't be used to upgrade anyone already in the project. If you have a very well documented line back to an EARLY Turner ancestor who had his roots in the mid-Atlantic region of the American colonies, and would be interested in possibly being considered for one of the above Y-DNA tests, please send me your lineage outline showing the birth and death and locations and spouse names if known for your earliest known documentable ancestor and how your lineage traces to him. We would particularly love to have lines that can be documented to an known immigrant into this region but if it is to someone who really is early or documented to someone with an early Will or pensioned Revolutionary War Soldier, I might consider that. The person tested must be a male Turner (no female interruptions in the line) back to the earliest known Turner ancestor. Because of restrictions of the List, I can't mention the name of the testing company and can't give the price of the kits. E-mail me if you need information. Also, go to our Turner DNA Project website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~turnerdna/ We now have 225 members. It continues to be a really exciting adventure as DNA testing for genealogy purposes becomes widely used across all surnames. Gail R. Blancett Administrator Turner DNA Project