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In 1891, a Phillips family literally dug up their family bible that had been buried in the grave of a relative 25 years earlier.  Click here to read more of this interesting story in Genealogy Bank's blog and thanks to Rex Phillips for bringing this story...

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 08/25/2012:

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

09/05/2012, 473, 129481, Refine 67 to 111 markers

09/05/2012, 473, 231809, Refine 67 to 111 markers

09/12/2012, 474, 208820, Refine 37 to 67 markers

In her first two articles, genetic genealogist CeCe Moore covered DNA tests that are solely informative for two ancestral lines: the direct paternal line (Y-DNA) and the direct maternal line (MT-DNA).  The great news about autosomal DNA (AT-DNA)...

Mitochondrial DNA (MT-DNA) testing is a great tool for discovering more about the females in your family tree.  As all dedicated genealogists have undoubtedly experienced, female ancestors are frustratingly difficult to trace because they...

Interest in DNA testing for genealogy has reached an all-time high, thanks to its increasing sophistication and the results visibility in the media.  We hear about what we can learn from DNA testing from popular genealogy television programs, news...