Project Goals
The Project Goals are to connect families, who share the variant spellings of the surname McAlister through research and genetic genealogy, and to group them by their DNA family signatures. To accomplish these goals we must work with the project members in supplementing the conventional genealogical research and to identify families who share a common ancestor. The more DNA family groups that are formed will prepare a better foundation for comparison of all subsequent participants. DNA testing also work by process of elimination, since each set of results will either match an existing family group, or not (in which case it will be representative of a whole new family group).
Whether you’ve exhausted the traditional avenue of research and wish to break down that brick wall through scientific means, or maybe you are already a part of a well established ancestry and wish to help “lost” branches find their own place, your participation will be an invaluable contribution toward the larger goal of family reconstruction to find the common ancestor.