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Group Administrator: Amelia Reimer reimer@canada.com
Group Co-Administrator: Glenn Penner gpenner@uoguelph.ca

Project Background:

This project group was formed on 3 Jul '04. This study is open to both males and females descended from Anabaptist ancestry. This includes Mennonites, Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, etc. As many of our communities have been "separate" (by choice) from the dominant societies in Europe, North America, Central America, and elsewhere, it is expected that we have become genetically unique (in addition to our cultural uniqueness).
For the most accurate results, we are looking for participants who have either maternal-only and/or paternal-only ancestry fitting the above description.
The male-only test for their Y-chromosome will show the paternal-only line (father's father's father, etc.), whereas the Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) test is open to either gender, and will show your maternal-only line (mother's mother's mother, etc.).

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Project Goals:

Project goals include:
1) Providing a common resource tool for those using DNA testing to document their traditional genealogy research, and
2) Establishing a greater understanding of our unique ethnic backgrounds and origins within the Anabaptist community.

Project News:

Those of Low-German Mennonite background may be interested in the web page www.mennonitedna.com

Still looking for more people to be part of the project!! Do you have an Anabaptist line in your tree, but are not the male with the name to have it tested? Ask for help, and we'll see if we can't identify possible candidates to show your family line.
Currently, we have 42 different surnames represented: Arends, Bartel, Bartsch, Bauer, Bergen, Braun, Bricker, Derksen/Doerksen, Dyck/Dueck, Enns, Epp, Fehr, Friesen, Froese, Hiebert, Hubert, Janzen, Kauffman, Landis, Lentz, Miller, Neufeld, Nikkel/Nickel, Pankratz, Penner, Peters, Quiring, Ratzlaff, Regier, Reimer, Rempel, Schroeder, Schellenberg, Stahly, Thiessen, Toews, Voran, Wiebe, Wieler, Wiens, Winter, and Wolfe.
**Actively searching for the above surnames in bold, as well as: Abrams, Banman, Berg, Bergman, Blatz, Bueckert, Buhler, Buhr, Driedger, Esau, Ewert, Falk, Fast, Flaming, Funk, Gerbrand, Giesbrecht, Ginter, Goerzen, Groening, Hamm, Harder, Heinrichs, Heppner, Hildebrand, Kauenhowen, Kehler, Klassen, Kliewer, Klippenstein, Knelsen, Krahn, Krause, Kroeker, Kropp, Leiki, Lemky, Loeppky / Leppke, Loewen, Martens, Pries, Redekopp, Sawatzky, Schmidt, Schultz, Siemens, Stoesz, Striemer, Suderman, Unger, Unrau, Veer, Wall, Wakentin, and others! Look for more names here http://www.mmhs.org/int/reimer.htm

Project Results:

As of 29 Nov '05:
There are now 84 participants in the project. Results received so far are listed below.

Very interesting that the Penner (18) results received is part of the E3b Haplogroup - most likely indicating a Mediterranean origin (possibly before recorded history). This is the largest surname group of the project thus far.

Braun (4) Y-DNA results are showing a pattern of Haplogroup I (which is thought to be indicative of NW European ancestry and possibly Scandinavian).

Bricker (3) Y-DNA results are showing a pattern of Haplogroup R1b (most common Western European group).

Dyck (3) Y-DNA results are showing a pattern of Haplogroup R1b (most common Western European group).

Epp (3) Y-DNA results are showing a pattern of Haplogroup R1b (most common Western European group) and R1a (Scandinavian and/or Eastern European).

Fehr (2) Y-DNA results are showing a pattern of Haplogroup I (which is thought to be indicative of NW European ancestry and possibly Scandinavian).

Froese (3) Y-DNA results are showing a pattern of most likely Haplogroup R1b (most common Western European group).

Janzen (2) Y-DNA results so far are of the J2 Haplogroup (also Mediterranean), but not to be confused with the J2 Haplogroup of mtDNA (maternal).

Landis (4) Y-DNA results are showing a pattern of Haplogroup I (which is thought to be indicative of NW European ancestry and possibly Scandinavian).

Miller (3) Y-DNA results are split between J2 and R1b.

Schroeder (4) Y-DNA results are currently split - 1 is R1b, while the other 2 results are most likely R1a (Scandinavian and/or Eastern European). (Awaiting results on the 4th participant.)

Wiens (2) Y-DNA results are showing a pattern of Haplogroup I (which is thought to be indicative of NW European ancestry and possibly Scandinavian).

Other individuals have been tested, but we don't yet have a 2nd person for each of those surnames with which to compare. Please sign up today and be a part of the project! :)

Currently, there are nine (9) mtDNA (maternal line) participants. Haplogroups returned are J2 (Mediterranean/Near Eastern), J* (Near Eastern), K (Central/Eastern European), and H (Western European).

DNA Test Results (mtDNA) for Project Members