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Here is a link to an article in Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter that debunks the con artist business of selling Family Coats of Arms. As Dick Eastman says in his article:

Any site that purports to sell “your family coat of arms” is a rip-off....

Family Tree DNA is holding a summer sale through August 31st on some of its DNA tests.  You can order an entry level 37 marker Y-DNA test for $129 plus postage through our Phillips DNA Project at this link:

The Big Y-700 test is a Y chromosome direct paternal line test. It is designed to explore ancient ancestral links on our common paternal tree. This test examines thousands of known branch markers as well as millions of places where there may be new...

It was the mother of the victim who insisted that a genetic genealogist analyze DNA evidence in the case that eventually led to another perpetrator. Click here to read the entire story,

It is not unusual for the relationship to be undetected by Family Finder. Most Y-DNA67 exact matches are related within six generations, which means they are fourth cousins or closer. The Family Finder test will detect a relationship between only...