About us
This project is dedicated to the Y-DNA/mtDNA study of persons testing derived (positive) for the O Y-Haplogroup SNPs and F mtDNA SNPs or predicted as such.
The O Y-DNA Haplogroup Project/F mtDNA Haplogroup Project will provide Researchers and Project Members with an organized layout of project STR markers results with project members assigned to proper subclades, which are defined by specific SNP's. The assignment of members to subclades will be done in accordance with the Cullen/Nordtvedt predictive tool but mainly FTDNA individual SNP testing, SNP Packs testing and Big Y-500 testing. If you order Big Y-500 test you will not need to carry out further Y-DNA testing at FTDNA. You may choose to have the analysis of your Big Y-500 raw data BAM file done by a third party such as YFull and Full Genomes Corp (FGC). Please consult with a Project administrator.
As Project Administrators, we are doing our best to make everyone's genealogical research easier by organizing these SNP's and understanding the history of the O Y-DNA Haplogroup and the F mtDNA Haplogroup. Eventually we will arrive at a point where we can match specific SNP's to specific surnames going all the way back on the SNP tree to the emergence of both the O Y-DNA Haplogroup and the F mtDNA Haplogroup. FTDNA is assigning names to new SNPs found and where shared these appear on their Haplotree. Raw data BAM files can also be analysed by YFull.com and also Full Genomes Corp. We will then have both a historical and geographical understanding of these Haplogroups and all the human beings who have belonged to it. Because we know how valuable all this information is, we cannot be dissuaded from this goal.
We know this project is on the right path. The O Y-DNA Haplotree is incredibly old, approximately 41,500 years old and our surviving lines are much, much older than in the I Haplogroup, for example. The F mtDNA Haplogroup is over 43,400 years old. In other words, we can expect a much more complex tree. We are working with ISOGG and FTDNA and others to get this new knowledge officially recognized. It will be beneficial to everyone who is O Y-DNA+ and F mtDNA+.
As you can see, we are on the right path to accomplish our goal: match specific SNP's to specific clan groups and surnames going all the way back on the SNP tree to the emergence of the O Y-DNA Haplogroup and the F mtDNA Haplogroup, many thousands of years ago.
Join us in this Age of Genetic Discoveries!
Korea Collection of Genealogies, 1200-2014
Description
A collection of Korean genealogies from various locations. This collection is being published as images become available.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1398522
Keeping Track of Family: Korean Lineage Records Then and Now | Hildi Kang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQqYLrcekYU
Presented 10 Nov 2014
The Korean chokpo, or geneology books, have been used to preserve family lineages in Korea since the Koryo dynasty of the 10th century. Korean social, political, and business life is organized around the family clan, and keeping track of family generations has been a central element of Korean culture and life since that time. Understanding and explaining the role of family and family lineage in Korean life provides a window on Korean history, politics, and helps explain contemporary Korea as well.
Hildi Kang is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley with a life-long interest in Korean history. Her publications include “Under the Black Umbrella, Voices from Korea 1910-1945” (2001) and “Family Lineage Records as a Resource for Korean History” (2007). Her historical fiction book, “Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan” (2011) won a national American Library Award for 2013. Kang's lineage record book is the only book in English to have the background and explanation of the chokpo.
Ms Kang is a member of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars and the Association for Asian Studies and has presented her work at several of the association’s conventions; she also enjoys serving as guest lecturer in various Korean studies classes. An active traveler, Ms Kang goes often to Korea, has hiked in Switzerland, biked across southern France, and explored the ancient trade routes of China and Uzbekistan. She lives with her husband in Livermore, California (www.hildikang.com).
This video was supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2014-OLU-2250003).