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Save on Y-DNA tests at Family Tree DNA now through June 20th. I recommend the 37 marker test which is on sale for $109 plus postage. Family Finder and mtDNA tests are also on sale but our Phillips DNA project is based on Y-DNA tests only. Click on...

Why don't project members who match perfectly at Y-DNA 67 markers match each other with Family Finder?

It is not unusual for the relationship to be undetected by Family Finder which is an autosomal DNA test. Most Y-DNA 67 exact matches are related within...

Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 06/23/2020

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

06/24/2020    1070               233741           Y-HAP Backbone

06/29/2020    1075               655847           Big Y700

07/06/2020    1101               B43755          Y-HAP Backbone

07/06/2020    1085               182315           mtDNA Full Sequence

07/06/2020...

Now through June 21 at FTDNA, a 37 marker Y-DNA test is $109 plus postage and an 111 marker Y-DNA test is $219 plus postage. The Big Y-700 SNP test is also on sale but it is not useful for matching within a genealogical time frame and neither is...

Family legends are a fascinating part of who we are and where we came from. Many of the storytellers who passed down these tales surely believed them, and even those who didn’t must have had a strong sense of family pride. Why would your ancestors repeat...