Group Administrator:
Alice Fairhurst And Doug Miller - Email:
alicefairhurst@gmail.com
Project Surnames
SCGS
Project Background
Recognizing the importance that DNA testing is going to be in the field of genealogy and family research, the Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library has decided to partner with the Family Tree DNA testing service to provide reduced pricing for our members and to encourage this form of research.
SCGS members who sign up through SCGS will later be able to have their results transferred to the appropriate Surname Project.
Understanding DNA Testing:
Family Tree DNA provides information to help you understand DNA testing. Most people start by looking at projects which fit their surname. Across the top of every page are the words TESTIMONIALS, PRIVACY and FAQ. There are also excellent explanations of Y-DNA (male DNA) testing and mtDNA (female DNA) testing accessed from the left column. On the lower right column are articles which give you a deeper understanding of DNA. An excellent tutorial on DNA is found on the Blair Surname site called DNA 101.
Recommended books for understanding DNA are:
Colleen Fitzpatrick & Andrew Yeiser, DNA & Genealogy
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and Ann Turner, Trace Your Roots with DNA.
Books featuring DNA in the British Isles and Ireland are:
Stephen Oppenheimer, The Origins of the British
Bryan Sykes, Saxons, Vikings and Celts (published in Great Britain as Blood of the Isles).
If you still have questions, contact:
Doug Miller - djmill at earthlink.net or
Alice Fairhurst – alicefairhurst at gmail.com
Please note that the FTDNA Surname Group Administrators are not FTDNA employees. They do not receive any form of financial payment or any other incentive or reimbursement.