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  • 04/29/2009: DNA Study Confirms Origin of Native Americans

    An international team of scientists believes it has proven with DNA that all Native Americans from Alaska to the southern tip of Chile emigrated from Asia to the New World in one wave from one ancestral Asian population.  This study is published in the...
  • 04/26/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

    The following test were in progress at FTDNA as of 26 April 2009: Kit number, Type of Test, Due Date N63710, Refine Y-DNA (12 to 25 markers), 05/15/2009 147495, Y-DNA (1 to 37 markers), 05/15/2009 20699, Refine Y-DNA (37 to 67 markers), 05/18/2009 7...
  • 04/24/09: LDS Microfilms Are Being Digitized For Online Access

    The Church of Latter Day Saints manages the largest collection of genealogical records in the world - 2.5 million rolls of microfilm and microfische from over 100 countries worldwide.  For decades, the LDS has allowed the public to access its collecti...
  • 04/22/2009: DNA Analysis May Prove Bronze Age Link

    Through DNA analysis, researchers at the University of Sheffield in England hope to link the migration of Bronze Age men from the Mediterranean to northwest Wales as migrant copper miners 4000 years ago.  Click here for a link to a story about it in BB...
  • 04/18/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

    The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of Saturday, 18 April 2009: Kit number, Type of Test, Due Date N63710, Refine Y-DNA (12 to 25 markers), 04/22/2009 147495, Y-DNA (1 to 37 markers), 05/01/2009 20699, Deep Clade Extended, 05/11/2009 ...
  • 04/15/09: Family Stories and Other Fairy Tales

    Dick Eastman publishes a free online genealogy newsletter, and I recommend everyone consider subscribing to it.  It is full of useful information.  Dick has just written an article called "Family Stories and Other Fairy Tales" that is a must-read for ...
  • 04/13/2009: Fiftieth Phillips Family Group Identified!

    DNA analysis has just established our 50th Phillips family group, the Lee Cester Phillips family of Overton County, Tennessee.   In addition to our 50 family groups, we have over 100 men named Phillips whose DNA does not match anyone else in the project....
  • 04/10/09: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

    The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 10 April 2009: Kit number, Type of Test, Due Date N63710, Refine Y-DNA (12 to 25 markers), 04/22/2009 147495, Y-DNA (1 to 37 markers), 05/01/2009 148548, Y-DNA (1 to 12 markers), 05/08/2009 20699, D...
  • 04/07/09: Fifty Most Popular Genealogy Websites

    A company called Progenealogists, Inc., has identified fifty of the most popular genealogy websites for 2009, creating a useful list for everyone interested in reseaching their family and heritage.  Two websites whose main focus is genetic genealogy ma...
  • 04/04/09: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

    The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 4 April 2009: Kit number, Type of Test, Due Date N63710, Refine Y-DNA (12 to 25 markers), 04/22/2009 148548, Y-DNA (1 to 12 markers), 05/08/2009 20699, Deep Clade Extended, 05/11/2009 20699, Ref...
  • April 2009 Phillips DNA Project Newsletter

    The April 2009 Phillips DNA Project Newsletter is available for reading in text format, PDF or XPS.  Click on the News tab above and then click on Newsletter Main Page.  The April newsletter has information about two new co-administrators for the projec...