This is a new group and it is important to get as many DNA tests done as possible to make a success out of the DNA research on these families. Please contact Lorraine Hatcher Almsted, Almsted-Almstedt Project Administrator, to order your DNA test so connections can be proven. We invite you to join our group so we can make sure our research is given every chance to be accurate and complete. Remember the rule, the Y-DNA test is simple to do and the tester MUST BE an Almsted-Almstedt by blood and not by adoption or a step-child and MUST carry the Almsted-Almstedt surname. Visit my site at http://myweb.cebridge.net/elha/almstedt.htm **FACTS & GENES NEWSLETTER ========================== Published since 2002, Facts & Genes provides valuable information about utilizing Genetic Genealogy testing for your genealogy, and keeps you informed about the latest advancements in the field. Facts & Genes has a diverse subscriber base, ranging from those just beginning to learn about Genetic Genealogy, to those who are very experienced with this new discipline. It is impossible to have an article for every subscriber in every issue. We strive to provide articles for all subscribers over several issues of the newsletter. If you change your email address, be sure to change your address for the newsletter. Each month, we get hundreds of bounced emails, because people have forgotten to change their email address for the newsletter. Unfortunately, when your email bounces, you will no longer continue to receive Facts & Genes, until you register again for the newsletter. To subscribe to this free newsletter or to change your email address, go to the link below. http://www.familytreeDNA.com/fgregister.asp?act=update PAST ISSUES ========== If you missed any of the past issues, they can be found online at FamilyTreeDNA.com. Click on the link below for the past issues of Facts & Genes: http://www.familytreeDNA.com/facts_genes.asp?act=past