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The Palatine DNA Research Project now has a website and a very good explanation of the project and goals.

From just a smidgen of info on the site, here are some partial descriptions of what will hope to be discovered.

What can You Expect to Get from this Project?
* A report on the participant’s genetic DNA.
* A classification of the participant’s “deep” ancestry, which gives insight into prehistoric origins.
* A sense of camaraderie with all who participate.
* A stimulus to family research and sharing of information.
* A wider sense of identity and relationship.
* A chance to compare your genetic ancestry with those having similar and different surname spellings.
* Genetic matches that do not share your common surname.

A brand new website announces a brand new project to attempt to connect relatives of a very old immigrant group.

Family Tree DNA is a well known genetic testing company and they have just announced that there will be a mass effort to collect DNA samples and analyze them to provide test results to show relationships to the 1710 Palatine German migration groups that were split up and sent to various English colonies.

Henry Z. Jones (Hank) has presented an enormous amount of genealogical evidence through his famous books on The Palatine Germans of New York, as well as his work on the group of Palatines that were sent to Ireland, with some of those later also coming to America.