In a message dated 1/24/2007 11:44:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Do a Google- I had mine done at Oxford Ancestors, on recommendation of a friend who had hers done there, too. Hello Everyone, The choice of the firm that does your testing, especially male Y-DNA, is EXTREMELY important because Oxford and it's U.S. competitor (and much more widely used), FTDNA, do not use the same markers. They both do more similar haplogroup testing, but that is for much broader concerns than determining your individual ancestor on a micro-level. Why is this important? Because if you have your DNA tested by Oxford, and your surname is the subject of a FTDNA-based surname project, you will not be able to compare your results and gain the benefits of determining if you have matches or not. The exception to this is IF you know that Oxford is doing most of the testing on your particular surname, such as it has done for the CLOUGH surname where matches with English Cloughs were a main point of interest. I recommend that before you choose a DNA tester after you have thoroughly examined what kind of test groups there are for your surname...or in the case of Native Americans, larger cultural considerations There are many rootsweb lists devoted to Native Americans, see: _http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/_ (http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/) I have a keen interest in at least 12 DNA surname projects at FTDNA. To see if there is one for your surname and/or any surnames of interest, and find that specific surname website go to the following FTDNA link, and use the upper right hand search link to find out. _http://www.familytreedna.com/_ (http://www.familytreedna.com/) I also want to second Brent's suggestion that you join the Va-Roots list, where these DNA issues, and such questions as the meaning of "next friend" are our meat and potatoes. Again, that link is here: _http://www.lva.lib.va.us/siteindex/index.htm#V_ (http://www.lva.lib.va.us/siteindex/index.htm#V) Best Regards, Janet (Baugh) Hunter To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html