Project News
Welcome to the Family Tree DNA and The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project
We extend invitations to our friends and kin folk from all across North America -- including the United States (especially the East Coast, Louisiana and Texas) Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, the Gaspe Region, and surrounding areas to join our Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA project.
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia October Deep Discounts Yield a Baker's Dozen!
New and pending test results add up to a baker's dozen thanks to the latest Family Tree DNA October deep discounts! I'd like to thank all of you who took this unprecedented opportunity to upgrade your mtDNA results to the MEGA (Full Genomic Sequence) test level -- and for those who jumped in and became new members.
I'd like especially to welcome new members who purchased their first test kits on the wave of excitement!
What this really means is advanced connectivity for our Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia family -- for maternal line ancestries, paternal line ancestries, and the cousins who interconnect with all of us!
Thanks so much -- and I look forward to coordinating with each of you as you receive your FGS test results. Yours factor into the trends and discoveries that have placed our project data on the map -- and front and center with current genetic research of rare haplogroup types.
Holiday Discount Prices for First-Time and Existing Family Tree DNA customers!
If you're thinking about getting off the fence and placing your first order for a DNA test kit, or are thinking about upgrading your tests, now is the time...and please make sure to place your order soonest so as to have your order entirely processed by the last day that FTDNA will accept payments: December 31st 2009.
Remember, you can order a kit in behalf of a friend or family member -- making a Family Tree DNA test kit a perfect gift for the holidays.
Bennett Greenspan, President, Family Tree DNA sent this letter to Family Tree DNA administrators:
2009 is coming to a close and we're finishing it off with an end-of-the-year promotion!
First, though, let me thank you for helping us make our recent Full Mitochondria Sequence sale a resounding success. Despite the challenging economy this was the most successful promotion in our company’s history.
Our Holiday Season promotion will bring back the discount that we offered this summer for the Y-DNA37, since this has been requested by many of our project administrators.
• Y-DNA37 – promotional price $119 (reg. price $149)
• Y-DNA67 – promotional price $209 (reg. price $239)
• mtDNAPlus – promotional price $139 (reg. price $149)
• SuperDNA – promotional price $488 (reg. price $665)
Orders for the above tests need to be placed and paid for by December 31, 2009 to receive the sale price.
IMPORTANT: since this promotion will run through the months of November and December, we encourage you to spread the word starting now, as the natural tendency is for people to order at the last minute, and we will not extend it beyond 12/31/2009. You may use our bulk email feature to notify existing project members about this holiday sale.
In addition here are the newly released permanent prices for the Full Mitochondria Sequence:
• New kit (mtDNA Full Sequence) … $279
• Upgrade from HVR1 … $229
• Upgrade from HVR2 … $209
• mtDNA Full Sequence after testing Y-DNA … $249
Thank you for your continued support. We appreciate your contribution to the sustained growth of the Family Tree DNA matching database, the best genealogical matching tool of its kind.
Bennett Greenspan
President
Family Tree DNA
To join our project, click the following link:
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project
As always, thank you for your continued support!
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project Trends
Recent surname studies within the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project have revealed surprising Amerindian origins, discovered through DNA testing. Please visit our mtDNA and Y DNA results tabs for updated results.
--All About Haplogroup X
The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project, in addition to hosting the DNA results of participants who trace their earliest ancestries to Nova Scotia, the Gaspe region of Quebec, and surrounding areas, has become the home of several statistically rare haplogroups, including "X." After reviewing the results we have on file for haplogroup X in the mtDNA section, please click the following link to review recent research results compiled by Ian Logan (2009):
Haplgroup X mtDNA (2009)
--The Haplogroup C3b-P39 Subclade in North America
Haplogroup C3 Y DNA participants have noted that within their project matches are participants whose results belong to the C3b-P39 subclade. This is of interest with regards to the "North American - Amerindian" project scope -- and our ancestry. We continue to research these results and compare our participants' results with others in the Family Tree DNA project studies.
Please click the following link to find more information about haplogroup C3:
Haplogroup C3 (Y-DNA)
--New A2f1a Haplogroup Branch Discovered!
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project member participation has yielded a new Amerindian (Native American) A2f1a haplogroup branch found among Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project participants whose ancestries trace to the Atlantic Canada region -- and Nova Scotia - Acadian family lines, as identified in the 2009 Phylotree Chart. Other full genomic sequence tests have yielded variants of haplogroup A and the x2a haplogroup finding for Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project participants. Thanks to all who have contributed by your participation in the mitochondrial DNA full genomic sequence tests offered by Family Tree DNA and the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA project. These and other of our findings help us meet the project's published genetic genealogy research objectives. (click the Project Goals tab for more information).
Click the following link to view the latest 2009 Phylotree Chart:
PhyloTree.org - mtDNA subtree N*(xR)(2009)
Family Tree DNA Products
Family Tree DNA offers the following products, available when you join our project:
Y-DNA tests: Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, and Y-DNA67-marker
MtDNA tests: mtDNA, mtDNAPlus, and mtDNA Full Sequence
Combined tests: Y-DNA37 + mtDNAPlus, Y-DNA12 + mtDNA
Comprehensive tests: Y-DNA67 + mtDNAPlus
Other: SuperDNA, Autosomal, X-STR Markers Panel 1, X-STR Markers Panel 1 and 2
Notes:
Visit the Family Tree DNA website for detailed information about all DNA test products at http://www.familytreedna.org.
Discounts are made available from time to time. Watch for notifications from your project coordinator and Family Tree DNA so you can take advantage of these special promotions.
REDUCED PRICES FOR Y DNA TESTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR Y DNA TESTED WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES: RELATIVE GENETICS, DNAHERITAGE, ANCESTRY, OXFORD ANCESTORS, GENEBASE:
Have you had your Y DNA tested by another DNA testing organization and would like to participate in our Amerindians out of Acadia Family Tree DNA project? Click the following link: Family Tree Y DNA Test Promotion and enter the surname project, "Amerindians out of Acadia," when you complete the form. Send your completed form to Family Tree DNA as directed.
About Native American Ancestry and DNA Testing -- From "Facts and Genes"
Many contacting the administrators of the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia project have questions about how to determine Native American ancestry through DNA testing -- especially if there are "crossed lines" in the participant's lines of descent -- a typical issue for genealogists.
"Facts and Genes," Volume 8, Issue 1: Family Tree DNA, has this authoritative recommendation that may be referred (with proper citation as provided at the end of the article):
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Both a Y-DNA test and a mtDNA test will indicate if there is Native American ancestry in the direct line tested, either the direct male line or the direct female line.
The typical problem is that the Native American ancestry has crossed a direct line. For example, your father's mother's father is the direct male line for Native American ancestry. In that case, if your father's direct male line or direct female line was tested, neither would show Native American ancestry, unless these direct lines had unknown Native American ancestry.
To test the Native American lineage from your father's mother's father, you would need to find a direct male descendent of this man, such as from his sons or his brothers.
If it is not known which direct line is Native American for your father's mother's father, testing both his direct male line and his direct female line would tell you if either were of Native American ancestry.
Native American ancestry is determined by the haplogroup of the Y-DNA or mtDNA test results, and represents the ancestry of either a direct male line (Y-DNA) or a direct female line (mtDNA). Both males and females inherit mtDNA, though only females pass it on. Therefore, a male will have his mother's mtDNA.
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Project Members: Please Update Your Profiles!
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project Participants: Please update your Family Tree DNA profile information, which you will see immediately after you login to the Family Tree DNA profile page.
Please make certain that you enter the names of your earliest maternal and/or paternal-line ancestors AND the longitude and latitude of the place of origin for each. Click the help link in your user preferences section of your Family Tree DNA page to find the correct longitude and latitude values for your earliest ancestor, based on your knowledge of where he or she lived. The My Maps feature (that relies upon the longitude and latitude values entered in your user preferences) makes it possible for project members to see, graphically charted, the common geographic locations shared among participant ancestors.
Project Members: Here's How to Order Additional Tests
Also, current project participants of the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia DNA project, who have already had an mtDNA and/or Y DNA test, may order additional tests by clicking the "Order Tests and Upgrades" link located on their respective Family Tree DNA home pages and following the directions provided.
Questions and Answers
QUESTION: How do I order my DNA test kit from the Amerindian
Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project?
ANSWER: It's easy! Follow these steps:
1. Click the "REQUEST TO JOIN THIS GROUP" link on the left nav bar on this page.
2. Click the button labelled, "I want to purchase a test to join the project."
3. Complete the order form as directed and submit it.
QUESTION: I've already received my test results from Family Tree DNA and I'd like to join the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA project. How do I join your project so that my results appear along with your other project information?
ANSWER: It's easy! Follow these steps:
1. Using your FTDNA kit ID and password (that you were issued when you first ordered your test kit from Family Tree DNA), logon to your Family Tree DNA home page.
2. Click the button labelled, "Join Projects."
3. Locate the "Search by Surname" section on the page and enter the term, "Amerindian" in the search window provided -- then, click the "Search" button.
5. You will see the link to the "Amerindian Acadian Ancestry" project in your results. Click the link.
6. Click the "Join" button on the lower right hand corner of the project page that follows.
Note: If you need assistance in joining our project, please email the project administrator listed at the top left of the Project Background page.
For Further Information...
Thank you for your interest in participating in the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project. If you have any questions about our project, or would like to find out how to participate, please e-mail the Group Administrators listed at the top of the Project Background tab.