Please encourage MALE VALKO - WALKOs to join the Y-DNA study. Study goals are-- 1- to determine whether the VALKOs of western Slovakia [mostly Lutherans] are related. 2- to determine if the Valkos of eastern Slovakia [mostly Roman and Orthodox Catholics] are related to the VALKOs of western Slovakia. 3- to determine if the Hungarian VALKOs [most found near Budapest] are related to the VALKOs of Slovakia 4- to determine a possible geographical source for the VALKO surname [surname stem?]. 5- to determine if Volkov, Volkoff, & Valkoun people are related to VALKO, WALKO & VALYKO Use the link below to join the project and purchase your DNA test. http://www.familytreedna.com http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_sum.asp?let=V http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=J91008 George Valko 773.988.8619 Chicago, IL mailto:george@georgevalko.com email is my preferred form of communication http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/georgeil/ http://www.georgevalko.com Volga Germans http://www.wolgadeutsche.us Lutheran Slovaks http://www.BREZOVApodbradlom.com http://www.printONDEMANDpublisher.com mtDNA haplogroup = T2b daughter of Tara Y-DNA haplogroup = R1a1 Kurgan/Ruslan BioGeographical Ancestry = 100, 0, 0, 0 (15,000-8,000 BC)