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We enter our 4th year of project participation, as we begin the year here in January of 2009. While perfect DNA matches have been few thus far, the matches that have occurred have provided vital information to the ongoing research of the participants involved. The obvious conclusion at this point is more participants are needed to truly gain the incredible leverage that the indisputable DNA testing provides. This is even more true now, than when the project began--primarily due to the vast array of surname spelling variations. If one couples the wide number of spelling variations with the additional fragmentation of Haplo-groups even within the same spelled surname--the ongoing need for recruiting project participants becomes even more important.
We have our second perfect match here in May 2007. This time it is no surprise, but as an objective researcher in genealogy, surprises regarding those family members that have gone before us can be frequent. This time, family branches that had not communicated in 150 years were confirmed to be part of the same tree.
The project is concluding its first year of organization going into 2007. We wish to thank everyone who has chosen to participate thus far and look forward to seeing many additional participants in the coming months and years as we continue the search.
In October 2006,we had our first perfect match between two test participants. In one case, the match confirms the paper trail and in the other, it proves his respective paper trail to be entirely contrary with regard to branch origin.
Shores DNA Surname Project participants, prospective participants, or simply any Shores researchers can gain insight as to the meaning of their genetic markers on their respective test results and the origin and migrational movements of their Haplogroups by accessing the Genographic Project Interactive Atlas at www.genographic.com.
In addition to the Genographic Project web site, another resource recommended by Family Tree DNA, is the DNA-ANTHROGENEALOGY Yahoo Group, which was found to have a friendlier place for traditional genealogies as well as people new to this field, genealogists or otherwise, to go to talk specifically about ancient ancestry in regards to their DNA results. It can be found at the following site: http://group.yahoo.com/group/DNA-ANTHROGENEALOGY/
More sites that are worth taking a look at are: The International Society of Genetic Genealogy, ISOGG: http://www.isogg.org/
World Families Network, http://www.worldfamilies.net/
Charles Kerchner's website, http://kerchner.com/dna-info.htm
DNA From the Beginning, www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
Some suggested reading is a book called, Trace Your Roots with DNA, by Ann Turner and Megan Smolenyak. This can provide a very good background in all the basics. You can pick this up at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594860068/
The first y-line test results that have been posted indicate a number of interesting points. First, the first participants is firmly planted in Haplogroup I1a. This group has been and still remains throughout the northern British Isles--England, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, Greenland, Iceland, Eastern Canada--all formerly Viking populations. A second Haplogroup of R1b1 appears to be forming the majority of this so far small group. This groups has primarily Western European origin, however further south and east of Haplogroup I1a.
We have our second perfect match here in May 2007. This time it is no surprise, but as an objective researcher in genealogy, surprises regarding those family members that have gone before us can be frequent. This time, family branches that had not communicated in 150 years were confirmed to be part of the same tree.
The project is concluding its first year of organization going into 2007. We wish to thank everyone who has chosen to participate thus far and look forward to seeing many additional participants in the coming months and years as we continue the search.
In October 2006,we had our first perfect match between two test participants. In one case, the match confirms the paper trail and in the other, it proves his respective paper trail to be entirely contrary with regard to branch origin.
Shores DNA Surname Project participants, prospective participants, or simply any Shores researchers can gain insight as to the meaning of their genetic markers on their respective test results and the origin and migrational movements of their Haplogroups by accessing the Genographic Project Interactive Atlas at www.genographic.com.
In addition to the Genographic Project web site, another resource recommended by Family Tree DNA, is the DNA-ANTHROGENEALOGY Yahoo Group, which was found to have a friendlier place for traditional genealogies as well as people new to this field, genealogists or otherwise, to go to talk specifically about ancient ancestry in regards to their DNA results. It can be found at the following site: http://group.yahoo.com/group/DNA-ANTHROGENEALOGY/
More sites that are worth taking a look at are: The International Society of Genetic Genealogy, ISOGG: http://www.isogg.org/
World Families Network, http://www.worldfamilies.net/
Charles Kerchner's website, http://kerchner.com/dna-info.htm
DNA From the Beginning, www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
Some suggested reading is a book called, Trace Your Roots with DNA, by Ann Turner and Megan Smolenyak. This can provide a very good background in all the basics. You can pick this up at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594860068/
The first y-line test results that have been posted indicate a number of interesting points. First, the first participants is firmly planted in Haplogroup I1a. This group has been and still remains throughout the northern British Isles--England, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, Greenland, Iceland, Eastern Canada--all formerly Viking populations. A second Haplogroup of R1b1 appears to be forming the majority of this so far small group. This groups has primarily Western European origin, however further south and east of Haplogroup I1a.