Project Goals
1) To collect DNA samples for surnames specifically linked to the Zamagurie Region (Former Spisz/Spis County) in Southern Poland, Eastern Slovakia.
2) To establish a corresponding Zamagurie Region DNA database correlating with the pedigrees generated by conventional genealogy.
3) To formalize an academic review of the project results.
4) To provide means to sample DNA test candidates in the United States and the Zamagurie villages themselves. Project participants may test personally or sponsor testing of their ancestral surnames overseas. The Group Administrator will assist in identifying test candidates overseas. Contact the group administrator for more details.
5) To assist project participants in identifying their link to the Zamagurie Region prior to their participation in the project with the potential of increasing the probability of finding genetic matches. The Group Administrator will personally cross check ancestral information against the private database or available records.
6) To continue to identify key documentation (village histories, church histories, etc) for our Zamagurie ancestors AND immigrants for the purposes of furthering our genealogy efforts!
Group Administrator note: Genealogy assistance is performed free of charge in hopes that the member may participate in the Zamagurie Region Dual Geographic Project. Certain conditions and limitations apply. The Group Administrator will then work with the participant to generate a Y-Chromosome DNA Chart or mT-DNA chart and determine if a suitable DNA donor can be identified. For more information, please contact the Group Administrator.
The Zamagurie Region Project is strictly non-profit. If you are unable to participate at this time, perhaps you would consider sponsoring a DNA candidate's test kit in whole or in part. Simply click on the 'Contribute to the surname Project General Fund' tab located to the left. Thanks.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INTERESTING BOOKS FOR OUR PROJECT MEMBERS:
Zamagurze Spiskie; Spisske Zamagurie by Jan Budz and photos by Wojciech Smolak (ISBN 83-912197-0-4. Describes each of the villages in Polish and Slovak. Included is a great map showing all our villages in the project. Both Mr. Budz and Smolak have authorized the use of their map for this project.
The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe by Dennis P. Hupchick and Harold E. Cox. ISBN 0-312-23985-8. Paperback
Trace Your Roots with DNA - Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree. Megan Smolenayak Smolenyak and Ann Turner. (ISBN 1-59486-006-8. Paperback.
The Early Slavs. P.M. Barford ISBN 0-8014-3977-9. Hardbound. ".. This book is conceived as an introduction to the early history and development of the cultures of the Slavs as may be reconstructed from the archaeological, written and other sources.
The Slavs in European History and Civilization by Francis Dvornik. ISBN 0-8135-0799-5. Paperback.