The goal of this surname project is to determine the genetic genealogy markers and branch tags for the various male lines in order to provide a new tool to distinguish between the various CHRISTMAN, CHRISTMANN, and CRESSMAN ancestral lines worldwide to aide your traditional genealogical research. Any reasonable spelling variant can be included. Please feel free to suggest a variant you feel I may have missed. You can also add your basic Pedigree Chart information linked to your personal record in the FTDNA database using your personal account page and the GEDCOM tab therein. To learn more about Genetic Genealogy see: Genetic Genealogy - An Introduction More Information about this project see the:Christman Genetic Genealogy YDNA ProjectHOW TO JOIN THIS PROJECT: At this time you must have been tested either directly via FTDNA or indirectly via FTDNA via the NGS Genographic Project to join this project. Genographic Project customers must first do the free transfer of their results from the NGS database to FTDNA's database. See the "Learn More" link at the bottom of your Genographic Project personal page for how to do the free transfer of your test data to FTDNA or call FTDNA for assistance in doing the transfer. Once you have a personal account page at FTDNA, to join this project which is the original [Christman] project, sign/log in to your FTDNA personal account page using your kit number and password and click on the JOIN PROJECTS section in the upper left part of your personal page screen. Find the "Surnames" projects section. Click on the letter "C" category. Then click on the [Christman] project link. If there are multiple projects listed with similar names, to join my project you need to click on the [Christman] spelling for the project name. You will then see a description of this project. Fill in a brief comment in the comments field if you wish. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the small white join button at the bottom of the [Christman] project join page. That is all there is to it. If you have not been tested before either by FTDNA or the Genographic Project and want to join this project you need to order a YDNA test kit. Click on the Request to Join This Group link in the upper left hand corner of this screen to contact the Project Admin and arrange ordering your test kit. Project Background, Goals, Results and News Copyright (c) 2006-2010, Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. All Rights Reserved