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The following tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 20 June 2009:

Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test

06/26/2009, 306, 150069, Y-DNA (26 to 37 markers)

06/29/2009, 308, 50779, Deep Clade R

07/06/2009, 309, 52586, Refine Y-DNA (38 to 67...

Fishermen dredging the bottom of the North Sea have recovered a fragment from the front of a skull belonging to a young Neanderthal male.  Analysis of chemical isotopes suggest the fossil is 60,000 years old.  It is thought that Neanderthals were our...

Offer summary: 

• Y-DNA37+mtDNA for $119. (The regular project price is $248 - a reduction of more than 50%!!)
• The promotion will begin on June 9, 2009 and will end on June 24, 2009
• Kits ordered in this sale must be paid for by June 30, 2009

This is a...

For those of you who have already been DNA tested by Relative Genetics, DNAHeritage, Ancestry, Oxford Ancestors or Genebase, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) is offering special prices to those who would like to be retested by FTDNA as follows:

Y-DNA 12...

A Phillips-Knapp reunion is being planned for the weekend of September 19-20, 2009, in Haverstraw, New York.  Plans include a Sunday visit to the Phillips Manor Hall and the Phillips Farm, both of which are just across the river in Westchester...