Project Goals

The overall intent for the project is to assist families in their genealogical research on their ENGLANDER family lines.  The project has several important goals:

1. Help contribute to genetic genealogy research. We encourage all male members who carry the ENGLANDER surname to take, at a minimum, either a 37, 67 or 111- marker Y-DNA test, and if possible, the Big Y-DNA test.  For those members that cannot afford more expensive testing at this time, we have established a general fund where all member can donate to help subsidize others. Please click here for more information. Our main goal is to encourage as many people to participate in our research so we can begin to “connect the dots.”   The more people that can test, the more likely we will be able to achieve the goal!

2. Help members document various family trees and verify surname matches.  Enable members to help members to identify and contact possible genetic matches to other members who carry the ENGLANDER surname by creating a positive, respectful forum where family members can gather to collaborate with one another to achieve this very important goal.

3. Help members find family matches.  While some families search for surname matches, other members may be trying to break through brick walls associated with their broader genealogical research efforts.  Thus, members who are descendants of a ENGLANDER line in their family trees are welcome to join the group in hopes of finding common ancestors and tracing their roots back to a specific location in Europe where the paper trail ends.  Members are encouraged to take an Autosomal DNA test to help find other genetic matches.

Please see the background pager for more information on our family research