Author Archives: Mic Barnette

Campbell Surname and DNA

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Mic Barnette

Robert Estes in her blog, DNA Explained, recently took on the old historical story of the Campbells of Scotland. Many history books say the old Medieveal name of Campbell was Fairfield  and when the family fell out of favor with … Continue reading →

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Ethnicity Explained

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Mic Barnette

Roberta Estes in her DNA-Explained blog today reviewed the Ethnicity reports for Family Tree DNA, Ancestry, 23 and Me and Gedmatch, basically, all the genetic genealogy testing companies. Using her own results she described each test and explained the differences … Continue reading →

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Mic’s X-Chromosome

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Mic Barnette

After studying X-Chromosomes I got excited about trying to figure out how my X-chromosome cousins actually match me. So, I created new web-blog called Mic’s X-Chromosome which may be accessed at http://micsxchromosome.micbarnette.com/   You may wish to visit the site … Continue reading →

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Cousin’s Cousin?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Mic Barnette

Am I no longer my cousin’s cousin? Over a period of several months I attempted to contact my first cousin. Initially, I would get her voice mail but after never getting a return call, I would just call and hang … Continue reading →

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Finding Your X-Chromosome Matches

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Mic Barnette

Finding Your X-Chromosome Matches Family Tree DNA recently added a new tool to the Family Finder results page, X-Chromosome matches. Using this tool one can view their X-chromosome matches by going to their Personal Page, click on “Advanced Matches”, “X-Matches”, … Continue reading →

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FTDNA Adds Population Finder

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Mic Barnette

Great News!   Family Tree DNA recently announced they anticipate releasing a new Population Finder  tool to everyone’s Family Finder results. The Population Finder will show the Population Finder results to each match matching you so you can compare your … Continue reading →

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Message to Project Members

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Mic Barnette

  Hi Everyone:   You should have received a message from FTDNA about their March sale for Mt-DNA testing. This sale goes through Tuesday April 1st 2014 at 11:59 pm CDT.   Testing has advanced over the years I have … Continue reading →

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FTDNA Project Statistics

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Mic Barnette

  Each year FTDNA sponsors an informative workshop for those of us who administer various surname and geographical projects. One of the things we have asked FTDNA for and recently got was a page on the administrator console listing statistics … Continue reading →

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