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The world of genealogy has seen a tremendous number of company buy-outs and partnerships over the past few years.  A woman named Alona Tester did some research and published her findings at this link.

A DNA study has shed light on the importance of Viking women in the colonization of the British Isles in the Middle Ages, suggesting that Viking men were family-orientated and not as blood-thirsty as previously thought.  Click here to read more in...

Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 12/24/2014

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

12/11/2014, 594, 336507, Y-DNA 37

12/11/2014, 594, 369346, Mt-DNA Plus and Y-DNA 37

12/18/2014, 595, 345273, Y-DNA 37

12/25/2014, 596, 373605, Y-DNA 37

Many of us will be enjoying dinners and other festive occasions this week with our relatives. I would suggest this is a great time to compare notes with the relatives. Indeed, older members of the family may know a few tidbits of genealogy...

Here is a link to an article written by Charles Kerchner on German naming customs.  This article should be of interest to individuals researching 18th century Pennsylvania-Dutch or German names and records.  Thanks to member Doyle Phillips for bringing...