Project News
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TAYLOR TOPICS Our Newsletter is on our BLOG site!
http://taylortopicsdna.blogspot.com
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Here you may post your concerns, questions, success stories, etc. or read what others are saying. LALIA WISE, a Taylor descendant and co-administrator of this Taylor Family Genes project has graciously consented to create and manage the blog.
Just a few reminders to all.
1. Please send in your Taylor TREE and upload your results to www.ysearch.org That's another place where you might also find a match.
2. Our PUBLIC site for anyone to view the trees and the marker results is found at www.familytreedna.com/public/taylorfamilygenes
3. For your own SAFETY regarding your identity, we strongly recommend NOT posting the names and dates of your parents, children and spouse.
4. TELL A TAYLOR about the DNA testing. He might just be the connection for some Taylor in our project. The larger the number of participants, the better the chances for all of us to find a perfect match!
4. Have fun with the BLOG!
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NEW TO THE TAYLOR DNA PROJECT OR WANT TO JOIN?
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If you're interested in being a part of Taylor Family Genes please see you may click on the pricing link or scroll down to "Type of Test" and look at the drop-down box to determine the type of test you want. Clicking on the link does not obligate you to join if you fill out no information, but will provide the group prices for that type of test. If you have any questions contact one of the group administrators.
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$$$$$$$ FINANCIAL A$$I$TANCE for DNA test $$$$$$$$
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DONATIONS to our Taylor project to assist in funding tests from 12 or 25 markers to 37 markers are always welcome. Email to: http://www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html and tell them it's for TAYLOR.
REQUESTS for funding may be made by sending an email to: Dr. Leigh Taylor: taylorhaus at att.net Requests will be considered on a number of criteria and handled on a first-come, first served basis and as long as funds are available.
Before everyone decides to swamp us with requests, please note we have very limited resources and only a partial amount of the cost for the 37-marker test will be granted. The member who wishes financial assistance must have a) matched 12/12 with at least one Taylor member and b) submitted their male Taylor tree reaching back to 1850 or earlier. Candidates will be contacted by us for further information. Deadline for requests each year is November 30.
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PROJECT TEAM ADMINISTRATORS
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LEIGH is collecting and posting your paper trail (TREES) which can be seen by clicking on the Results tab. Contact Leigh: taylorhaus at att.net
LALIA is managing the BLOG called Taylor Topics DNA. Contact Lalia Wilson: LaliaW at aol.com if you'd like to have us present a topic.
MARLAINA and RALPH analyze the MARKERS to determine if there's a close kinship. If so, they will set up a new Group. We have 32 Taylor family groupings at present (September 2009) and over 300 members. Sixteen kits have not been returned. Contact Marlaina Taylor: taylorq.m at sbcglobal.net or Ralph Taylor: rt-sails at comcast.net