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• 08/31/2009: White Europeans evolved only 5,500 years ago

  Created: Monday, 31 August 2009 09:49

    Here is a link to an interesting story in the TimesOnline submitted by one of our members.  Thanks, Michael!...

• 08/29/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 29 August 2009 13:59

  The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 29 August 2009: Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test 09/04/2009, 309, 52586, Refine Y-DNA (38 to 67 markers) 09/04/2009, 314, 155010, Y-DNA37 + MT-DNA 09/07/2009, 318, 65267, L126 SNP Test 09/11/...

• 08/27/2009: Deep Clade Sale at FTDNA

  Created: Thursday, 27 August 2009 11:06

    Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) is offering 20% off their standard prices for Deep Clade tests through September 4th.  Please note that you must have already been tested through FTDNA to obtain these sales prices.  Also, please note that it is only necessa...

• 08/26/2009: Yahoo's GeoCities is closing down

  Created: Wednesday, 26 August 2009 10:35

    Yahoo's GeoCities is closing on 26 October, 2009.  There are many genealogy sites on Geocities, and sadly, many of these sites may be lost if the owners don't move the sites to a new location. Yahoo is not notifying anyone about this by personal e-ma...

• 08/24/2009: A Warm Welcome to Phillips Family Group 59!

  Created: Monday, 24 August 2009 08:27

    Phillips Family Group 59 has been added to the project!  This group is composed of a man who was tested by Ancestry.com (kit number ANC14) and one who was tested by FTDNA (kit number 111094).  The match is not 100% positive because Ancestry.com and...

• 08/22/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 22 August 2009 09:56

    The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 22 August 2009: Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test 08/21/2009, 309, 52586, Refine Y-DNA (38 to 67 markers) 09/04/2009, 314, 155010, Y-DNA37 + MT-DNA 09/07/2009, 318, 65267, L126 SNP Test 0...

• 08/20/2009: National Geographic offers Special Discount on DNA Tests

  Created: Thursday, 20 August 2009 10:11

    National Geographic is offering 10% off the $99 retail price of a 12 marker yDNA test through September 15th.  These tests are part of NG's Genographic Project which is a five year project to map how mankind populated the earth by studying DNA from a...

• 08/18/2009: SMGF adopts new Industry Standards for reporting Y-DNA

  Created: Tuesday, 18 August 2009 09:54

    The Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF) announced yesterday that it has implemented a recently developed industry standard for reporting yDNA genetic markers.  SMGF is a non-profit scientific organization with possibly the world's largest...

• 08/16/2009: Three more Family Groups added to Project

  Created: Sunday, 16 August 2009 14:01

    DNA analysis has now identified three more Phillips families that have been added to the project as Family Group 56, Family Group 57 and Family Group 58.  Congratulations to all!  Our project is growing by leaps and bounds.  Although the month of A...

• 08/15/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 15 August 2009 09:43

    The following Phillips DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 15 August 2009: Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test 08/12/2009, 313, 154111, MT-DNA (FSG) 08/12/2009, 313, 151199, MT-DNA (FGS) 08/14/2009, 309, 105015, Refine Y-DNA (13 to 25 mar...

• 08/14/2009: Free Access to WorldVitalRecords through next Tuesday

  Created: Friday, 14 August 2009 11:05

    A website called WorldVitalRecords.com is offering free access to over one billion records in their database until midnight August 18th.  You have to register but you do not have to supply a credit card number, so I think it is safe.  Here is a lin...

• 08/12/2009: The Human Family Tree on National Geographic Channel

  Created: Wednesday, 12 August 2009 14:53

    The next airing of the Human Family Tree on the National Geographic Channel will be Sunday August 30th at 7 PM.  The Human Family Tree retraces the deepest branches of the human species to reveal interconnected stories hidden in our genes.  Here is...

• 08/10/2009: Proving Your Native American Heritage

  Created: Monday, 10 August 2009 12:13

    Here is a link to a very informative article written by a woman named Roberta Estes on how to go about proving your Native American heritage through DNA testing.  Roberta is an expert on this subject and she also runs the Lost Colony of Roanoke DNA ...

• 08/08/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 08 August 2009 10:23

    The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 8 August 2009:  Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test08/12/2009, 313, 154111, MT-DNA (FSG) 08/12/2009, 313, 151199, MT-DNA (FGS) 08/14/2009, 309, 105015, Refine Y-DNA (13 to 25 markers) 08/14/...

• 08/07/2009: We have our first Cohanim DNA Match!

  Created: Friday, 07 August 2009 09:59

    In 1997, a study was published in the Journal Nature demonstrating that a startling percentage of Jewish males who shared an oral tradition of being Cohanim (Jewish priests), also shared the same Y chromosome signature.  The males that matched this ...

• 08/06/2009: Let's Welcome Phillips Family Group 55!

  Created: Thursday, 06 August 2009 09:28

    Results just returned from the lab for kit number 156136 and his yDNA matches another member of the project who tested through Ancestry.com.  These two men trace their Phillips roots back to Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York in the early 1800s.Â...

• 08/05/2009: Did the Irish and Welsh Practice Polygyny (Polygamy)?

  Created: Wednesday, 05 August 2009 13:00

    Here is a link to an article about the possible practice of polygyny (a man mating with many women) in Ireland and Wales.  Polygyny is the British word for polygamy.  The author of this article, Dr. J. S. Plant, is trying to explain a populous su...

• 08/03/2009: Your Genome: There's an App for That!

  Created: Monday, 03 August 2009 13:25

    Don't look now, but we may be about to enter the genome-based economy, according to an article by Jack M. Germain in TechNewsworld at this link....

• 08/01/2009: August 2009 Newsletter

  Created: Saturday, 01 August 2009 09:25

    The August 2009 Phillips DNA project newsletter  has been posted on the News page of this website.  Just click on the News tab above and you can elect to read the newsletter in plain text or PDF format.  This month's newsletter contains an update o...