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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...

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...

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 13 March 2010:

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

03/01/2010, 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...

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...

The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 6 March 2010: 

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

03/01/2010, 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...