Project News
A yahoo discussion group has been formed for this group. Membership is open to membership of the DNA project, and to other interested in joining or discussing the results and purposes of the group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/douglasDNA/?yguid=132306060
There is now a map on the site showing the origins of the most distant ancestors. Please update your personal page with the co-ordinates of your ancestor's origins. This will then update the map.
I have added a facility to this site for contributions to a fund for the project. I foresee that we will want to obtain DNA samples from some people who can already trace their lines back to William (1174). Some of these people may not have an interest in family history and may not see any reason to have their DNA tested. So we may need to contribute to the cost of the some tests if we are to get the information we need.
So please consider making a contribution to a fund for this purpose. This is a particularly suitable way for females and Non-Douglas surname males who want to see their lines defined.
The Douglas/Gordon connection.
we have found unexpected perfect matches (37 markers) between 2 of our Douglas members and a group of Gordon Surname members. This raises the liklihood of a common ancestor. Was he a Douglas or a Gordon?! We have started a discussion group between the affected members of the 2 families to work on this. Contact the co-ordinators if you are interested in this group.