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Ancestry/Genealogy

CBHagman

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10. This is one fascinating thread...

Reply to Matilda (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 10:58 PM

Mar 2013

...if a bit ghoulish here and there.

I've been reading about DNA tests for years and have been sorely tempted, especially with the advances made and the brick walls in my family history, but I haven't taken the plunge yet.

Still, this might be worth bringing up with the relatives on Facebook...

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DNA testing may establish lineage going back more than 500 years [View all] Matilda Sep 2012 OP

Matilda - Y-DNA & M-DNA tests cost far less than you think + can be ordered in minutes geronimo3000 Sep 2012 #1

Thanks for that info - it would be very exciting to do. Matilda Sep 2012 #2

They do DNA testing for African Americans a lot kdmorris Sep 2012 #3

What do you think NOLALady Sep 2012 #5

a very belated welcome to DU. grasswire Feb 2013 #8

I've stumbled across an ancestor... grasswire Feb 2013 #9

As a corollary to the DNA testing of the body found in Leicester, Matilda Sep 2012 #4

Also the two extra children in Edward IV's tomb annex. aquart Feb 2013 #6

I read about those coffins on the website of the Richard III Society in NSW. Matilda Feb 2013 #7

This is one fascinating thread... CBHagman Mar 2013 #10

Tale of Richard III's skeleton is filled with drama – and it's not over yet Matilda Apr 2013 #11

Now the drama is over where they're going to re-inter him WolverineDG Mar 2014 #12