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• 03/31/2010: "Who Do You Think You Are?" finished second on NBC last Friday

  Created: Wednesday, 31 March 2010 15:13

  The new American version of the British genealogical series, "Who Do You Think You Are?", airing on NBC Friday nights at 7 PM, finished second in the time period overall and first in the non-sports category.  It also ranked first with women viewers.  M...

• 03/29/2010: Interesting new experiment being conducted in our project

  Created: Monday, 29 March 2010 15:24

  One of our project members is conducting an interesting, new experiment (at least, new for our project).  She found an old Polaroid picture that had two drops of her deceased father's blood on a corner of it.  We asked the lab at FTDNA if they could re...

• 03/27/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Saturday, 27 March 2010 15:07

  The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 27 March 2010: Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 04/02/2010, 333, 82680, Mega mtDNA 04/12/2010, 349, 74772, Family Finder Autosomal Test 05/03/2010, 352, 168702, Ba...

• 03/26/2010: DNA reveals possible new humanoid found in Siberia

  Created: Friday, 26 March 2010 15:25

  Genetic material pulled from a pinky finger bone found in a Siberian cave reveals a new and unknown type of pre-human lived alongside modern humans and Neanderthals, scientists report.  Click here to read more about it on Yahoo News....

• 03/24/2010: Our website now has Facebook, Twitter, Share and RSS Buttons!

  Created: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 16:35

  Some of you may have noticed Facebook, Twitter, Share and RSS buttons have been added to our website by our ingenious webmaster, Tom Hutchison.  We are trying to join the social networking world!  In case you are still living in the Stone Age like me, ...

• 03/22/2010: The Phillips DNA Project now has a Fan Page at Facebook!

  Created: Monday, 22 March 2010 16:13

    If you belong to Facebook, look for our new Phillips DNA Project Fan Page and become a fan!  Our co-admin Tom Hutchison set this up for us this past weekend, so please let us know if you have any problems finding us on Facebook.  I believe you have...

• 03/20/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Saturday, 20 March 2010 15:51

  The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 20 March 2010:Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 03/19/2010, 333, 82680, Mega mtDNA 03/24/2010, 345, 171530, Y-DNA 37 plus mtDNA 04/12/2010, 349, 119993, Refine Y-DNA...

• 03/17/2010: Research Launched on How Posh Do You Think You Are?

  Created: Wednesday, 17 March 2010 15:59

  Visitors to Britain's stately homes may be able to find out whether their ancestors were the lords of the manor or merely the scullery maids under a new research program backed by Britain's National Trust.  The organization is funding investigations ...

• 03/15/2010: Developments in the Project over the past Month

  Created: Monday, 15 March 2010 16:23

  We had new yDNA test results return from the FTDNA lab for four participants over the past month.  These participants were added to various groups as follows:170512 was added to Group 12 165570 was added to Group 58 157461 was added to the I Singletons...

• 03/14/2010: Decapitated Skeletons in Dorset appear to be Scandinavian Vikings

  Created: Sunday, 14 March 2010 22:01

  Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset, England, last June appear to be Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.  Archaeologists from Oxford believe the men were probably executed by local Anglo-Saxons in front of an audience some...

• 03/13/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Saturday, 13 March 2010 16:57

  The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 13 March 2010: Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 03/12/2010, 341, 168955, Y-DNA 37 03/19/2010, 333, 82680, Mega mtDNA 03/26/2010, 345, 171530, Y-DNA 37 plus mtDNA ...

• 03/10/2010: Sale on Ancestry Edition of 23andMe's atDNA Test

  Created: Wednesday, 10 March 2010 17:01

  A new DNA testing company called 23andMe is offering 50% off its Ancestry Edition autosomal DNA test until the end of the month.  The test normally costs $399, but it is on sale for $199 until March 31.  One interesting thing about this test is it pre...

• 03/08/2010: "Who Do You Think You Are?" took 2nd place last Friday

  Created: Monday, 08 March 2010 16:06

    The new TV show "Who Do You Think You Are?" had 6.9 million viewers last Friday night, coming in a close second to "Dateline NBC".  Not bad for a program about genealogy!  If you did not catch the show, you can watch the first episode on the web at...

• 03/06/2010: Phillips DNA Tests in Progress at Family Tree DNA

  Created: Saturday, 06 March 2010 15:35

  The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 6 March 2010:  Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test03/01/2010, 333, 82680, Mega mtDNA 03/01/2010, 343, 84729, R-L21 SNP 03/12/2010, 341, 168955, Y-DNA 37 03/17/2010, 344, 157461, Y-DNA 37 plus mtDNA ...

• 03/04/2010: Report on Who Do You Think You Are - Live in London

  Created: Thursday, 04 March 2010 23:13

  It sounds like WDYTYA - Live was a smashing success in London this year!  Here is a link to a report complete with pictures by Debbie Kennett, who is very active in ISOGG, the International Society of Genetic Genealogists. ...

• 03/03/2010: Download free genealogy spreadsheets at Census Tools

  Created: Wednesday, 03 March 2010 16:04

  Rex Phillips, one of our most active members, sent us the following tip:I don't know if you read Dick Eastman's Newsletter but there is a link to a download for census forms and a "Tracker" form (and some other genealogy forms).   The tracker form is fo...

• 03/01/2010: March Issue of Phillips DNA Project Newsletter has been posted

  Created: Monday, 01 March 2010 15:33

  The March 2010 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 choose to read it in plain text or PDF format.  This month the newsletter co...