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• 12/29/2009: Iceland's Genetic History

  Created: Tuesday, 29 December 2009 10:31

    A new DNA study in Iceland suggests that the country's main lineages may not be all Viking.  Testing of ancient teeth from an Icelandic museum indicate the country's first Viking settlers may have brought women from the British Isles with them.  Cli...

• 12/27/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Sunday, 27 December 2009 12:30

  The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 27 December 2009:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test12/28/2009, 331, 124770, Mega mtDNA 01/04/2010, 335, 111094, DYS464X 01/08/2010, 333, 162333, Mega mtDNA 01/08/2010, 333, 82680, Mega mtDNA ...

• 12/24/2009: Almost 11% of Aussies claim descent from Aristocracy

  Created: Thursday, 24 December 2009 11:12

    Australians may be known for having a convict past but almost a quarter claim descent from English aristocracy or a famous historical figure.  Click here to read an article in an online Australian newspaper.  We now have three Australians in our ...

• 12/22/2009: Name Game; Celebrities Have Nothing on the Rest of Us

  Created: Tuesday, 22 December 2009 11:45

    Megan Smolenyak, a well-known genealogist and family history expert, has written an amusing article for The Huffington Post about unusual names found in censuses and other records.  Click here for an entertaining read....

• 12/19/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 19 December 2009 11:05

  The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 19 December, 2009:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test11/09/2009, 327, 76446, Deep Clade Extended 12/21/2009, 333, 162333, Mega mtDNA 12/21/2009, 333, 82680, Mega mtDNA 12/28/2009, 331, 124770, ...

• 12/17/2009: State Census Records Available Online

  Created: Thursday, 17 December 2009 09:43

  How are state censuses helpful to Americans researching their family history? They were often held in the years between the decennial federal censuses; many were enumerated in years ending in "5," such as 1885, 1895, etc. They are also a great substitute ...

• 12/15/2009: Familysearch.org now offers free census indexes

  Created: Tuesday, 15 December 2009 16:04

    Rex Phillips, one of our members, sent the following information to us:Family Search is offering free indexes for the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 & 1920 censuses as well as many state censuses or mortality schedules and other goodies.  Except fo...

• 12/13/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Sunday, 13 December 2009 11:28

  The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 12 December 2009:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test11/09/2009, 327, 76446, Deep Clade Extended 12/18/2009, 330, 152678, Mega mtDNA 12/21/2009, 333, 162333, Mega mtDNA 12/21/2009, 333, 82680, M...

• 12/11/2009: Who are you and where did you come from?

  Created: Friday, 11 December 2009 11:20

    Watch Dave Reed, Deborah Feyerick, Larry Vick and Robert Stubbs share their DNA stories on CNN's Nightly News with Campbell Brown.  Click here....

• 12/10/2009: Holiday Season Promotion on DNA Tests at FTDNA

  Created: Thursday, 10 December 2009 10:49

  Family Tree DNA is finishing 2009 with an end-of-the-year promotion! This promotion will run through the months of November and December and includes the following DNA tests:Y-DNA37: Promotional price $119 (normally $149)Y-DNA67: Promotional price $209 (n...

• 12/08/2009: Developments Over the Past Month

  Created: Tuesday, 08 December 2009 10:42

    We have had new yDNA test results return for seven participants over the past month.  These members were added to various groups as follows:163387 was added to Family Group 16 163870 was added to Family Group 22 164571 was added to Family Group 50 ...

• 12/05/2009: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at FTDNA

  Created: Saturday, 05 December 2009 09:17

  The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 5 December 2009: Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test11/09/2009, 327, 76446, Deep Clade Extended 12/07/2009, 331, 124770, Mega mtDNA 12/18/2009, 330, 152678, Mega mtDNA 12/21/2009, 333, 162333,...

• 12/03/2009: Faces of America on PBS

  Created: Thursday, 03 December 2009 10:57

    Here is a link to a preview of "Faces of America" coming to PBS in 2010.  In his latest series on ancestry, Henry Louis Gates Jr. asks the question, "Where do you come from?"   Looks like it is going to be a great series!...

• 12/01/2009: Phillips DNA Project December 2009 newsletter

  Created: Tuesday, 01 December 2009 10:39

    The December 2009 Phillips DNA Project newsletter has been posted on the News page of this website. Just click on the News tab in the blue bar at the top of this page and you can elect to read it in plain text or PDF format.  This month the newsle...