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Madaline Preston <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 2 Apr 2012 09:34:17 -0400
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Thanks for taking the time to reply.  I am grateful for all wisdom from
those who have used the DNA testing.
M. Preston

On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 6:08 PM, William M <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Madaline Preston:
>
> Family Tree DNA obtained enough DNA material from my cheek swabs 4 years
> ago to continue to offer to me - and perform - more sophisticated tests as
> they become available. The testing has come down in price significantly and
> from time to time they offer discounts or coupons.
>
> At this point, I have learned that my distant ancestors were most
> certainly Celts who three to four thousand years ago lived in the mountain
> / lake districts of southern France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland
> before migrating north along the Rheine River to settle the coast of the
> English Channel from Normandy in France east to Denmark before successive
> waves over hundreds of years migrated to England.
>
> How much more does one wish to know?
>
> William Milam
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: Madaline Preston
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 4:10 PM
> Subject: DNA
>
> Is there a way/location to leave your DNA for the future.....much like you
> do for sperm and embryos?   I'd like for it to be available when science
> has progressed to a place when all these females in my lines will no longer
> hinder things AND at a time when my children decide to take some interest
> in our family history. As old as they are, their eyes still glaze over at
> the mention of their past.  It is always an "oh there goes mother again"
> moment when the subject of who begat whom comes up.
> (Also when the testing becomes routine enough to be more affordable.)
> Wishful thinking???
> M. Preston
>
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