LIEBES is an infrequent family name which occurs mainly in Prussia, Friesland and Alsace during various historical periods. The group administrator is familiar mainly with the Prussian branch. The project is aimed at detecting connections between the several branches (or twiglets). Anyone having LIEBES in their family tree is welcome. Specially welcome are males with surname LIEBES or LEBUS or variants, who should test for Y-DNA with at least 37 markers. Anyone who has a LIEBES (or equivalent) ancestor and who takes the Family Finder test is also welcome.