In reply to the many historians and researchers asking about the status of the DNA Study I offer the following for details: www.angelfire.com/va/TJTruth and www.tjheritage.org A new book, "The Jefferson-Hemings Myth, An American Travesty", sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society, will be available in May 2001 and you may now place your orders at Amazon, B&N, Borders, etc. The Scholars Commission (composed of over 16 well known professors) will be releasing their unbiased findings in a report around Thomas Jefferson's birthday, April 13, 2001. This Blue Ribbon Commission, all volunteers and NOT Monticello employees, are giving freely of their time to give the public the benefit of their unbiased research into this fiasco, known as the Jefferson-Hemings DNA Study. You may recall that the report of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation (now known as the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, thus dropping "memorial"), released on Jan. 26, 2000, stated that the best evidence available suggests the strong likelihood that Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings had a relationship over time that led to the birth of one, and perhaps all, of the known children of Sally Hemings. As in medicine, it is ALWAYS appropriate to get a "second opinion." Herbert Barger Jefferson Family Historian To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html