Group Administrator:
Randy Walker - Email:
walkerrs15@comcast.net
- Email:
BWGood@aol.com
Project Background
ANNOUNCEMENTS.......
ALERT NOTICE: SPECIAL JULY SUMMER SALE FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS
Last summer FTDNA offered a DNA testing price special that was the most successful offering of its kind in the company’s history.
This year FTDNA is offering summer specials during the month of July with an unparalleled promotional discount.
OFFER SUMMARY
Y-DNA37 – promotional price $119 (reg. price $149)
Y-DNA67 – promotional price $199 (reg. price $238)
mtDNAPlus – promotional price $119 (reg. price $149)
These are the best prices, marker for marker, of any company in the market.
• The promotion will begin on July 1, 2009 and will end on July 31, 2009
• Kits ordered in this sale must be paid for by July 31, 2009
This is a new members’ opportunity to skip past the Y-DNA12 and Y-DNA25 tests and get the best Y-DNA Genealogical test on the market for an extremely reduced price! To order at this special price, just click on JOIN THIS PROJECT on the left of this page and select your choice of testing.
FREE DNA TEST OFFER
If you are descended from William Walker of Eastham, Barnstable, Mass., born 1620 in Southwark, Surrey, England, we have an offer to pay for a 25 marker test, for anyone who can document his ancestry back to the Walkers of Eastham. Contact one of the volunteer administrators for information: BWGood@aol.com or walkerrs15@comcast.net
WALKER DNA DISCUSSION GROUP
There is a discussion group for all Walkers interested in DNA testing that you are invited to join. You do not have to be a member of the Walker project to participate. To subscribe to the group, send e-mail to: WALKER-DNA-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join WALKER-DNA-D (digest), do the same thing with WALKER-DNA-D-request@rootsweb.com.
PRICES HAVE BEEN REDUCED ON MOST OF THE DNA TESTS
If you are a new participant, you can see the schedule of prices by clicking on the JOIN link at the left of this page, and looking at the drop-down menu at the bottom of the application form. Of special interest is the new price for the 25 marker test, $124 plus shipping. We recommend a minimum test of 25 markers for first time participants, and the new price puts the cost at only $25 more than the 12 marker test. We now have over 500 Walkers in the project. Only if you test with FTDNA will you be able to have your results shared in the largest Walker database available.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
1. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
2. FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE WEBSITE
1. The Walker Surname DNA Project was created to establish a database of Walker DNA haplotypes to determine which Walker lineages share a common ancestor. The project was started in 2001 and almost fifty genetic groups have already been formed. We are one of the largest surname projects at FTDNA with over 500 participants.
Our project is open to any male Walker or man believing that he is descended from a Walker male. Participants have come from all parts of the USA, and Canada, Scotland, and England. We would welcome more participants, particularly from the British Isles, which is believed to be the largest source of our name and original ancestors.
Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), affiliated with Dr. Michael Hammer and the University of Arizona, will be testing the Y-chromosome for genetic matches between males. Since the Y-chromosome is passed down through an unbroken male lineage (father to son to son, etc.), you must be a male with the Walker surname to participate. In order for a female to participate, she must recruit a male on her father's side -- her father, brother, cousin, uncle, etc.
DNA testing will identify others who are a match to your DNA indicating that you both descend from a Common Ancestor (referred to as MRCA, Most Recent Common Ancestor). The DNA will not identify the specific person, but your DNA placing you in a common family group is an adjunct to your regular genealogical paper research. Please visit the FTDNA web site for more information and an explanation of Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA). A link to Most Frequently Asked Questions is at the left of this page.
2. FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE WEB SITE
Find Y-DNA and mt-DNA results by selecting their respective buttons at the top of the page.
For PEDIGREES of Y-DNA participants, select RESULTS. We have placed the pedigrees in groups of closely matching individuals that correspond to the group numbers on the Y-DNA results. All of the pedigrees are on one page which you can search easily by using your search engine. Enter either the Group number i.e. GROUP-9, in your search finder, or search the page for name, location, kit number etc.
Read our Goals and News sections to learn more about our project and to see what the latest pedigree additions are to the web site.
You can participate in the Walker DNA Project by joining as a male Y-DNA descendant, sponsor a male descendant in your family, or contribute to the General Fund to help fund testing of additional Walker participants. You are also welcome to order your mt-DNA test or other DNA tests through the group pricing benefit of the project.