Archived Blog Posts

Here is a link to an interesting video on Youtube about the history of surnames.  Our thanks to member Doyle Phillips for supplying this link. 

The latest Y-DNA tests reveal another break in the male line, potentially undermining the legitimacy of the entire House of Plantagenet.  Click here to read more in The Guardian.

Most people would probably prefer to forget that their eyebrows are also shaggy ecosystems, home to scores of microscopic hair mites.  But a DNA analysis reveals that your mites are incredibly loyal to you - and that could help scientists trace...

Ancestry.com has decided to stop selling Family Tree Maker as of December 31, 2015.  Here is a link to their announcement.

Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 12/05/2015

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

12/23/2015, 647, 151873, Various SNPs

01/06/2016, 649, 16800, Big Y

01/13/2016, 650, 73458, Big Y and Y-DNA 111

01/20/2016, 649, N73727, Y-DNA 111