The Iowa DNA Project, formed in November 2014 has now reached 1312 members.  Categorized as ‘geographical’, the project is designed for those who have direct ancestors who lived in Iowa, or those researching collateral lines that lived in Iowa. Our focus is on those who have taken autosomal, aka  Family Finder  tests.     However,  we also have numerous members enthusiastically investigating their mtDNA and YDNA origins. Those new to DNA testing are especially welcome and their research aims are supported and encouraged  within the project.  If you ..read more

The Iowa DNA Project, formed in November 2014 has now reached 1071 members.  Categorized as ‘geographical’, the project is designed for those who have direct ancestors who lived in Iowa, or those researching collateral lines that lived in Iowa. Our focus is on those who have taken autosomal, aka  Family Finder  tests.     However,  we also have numerous members enthusiastically investigating their mtDNA and YDNA origins. Those new to DNA testing are especially welcome and their research aims are supported and encouraged  within the project.  If you ..read more

The Iowa DNA Project, formed in November 2014 has now reached 901 members.  Categorized as ‘geographical’, the project is designed for those who have direct ancestors who lived in Iowa, or those researching collateral lines that lived in Iowa. Our focus is on those who have taken autosomal, aka  Family Finder  tests.     However,  we also have numerous members enthusiastically investigating their mtDNA and YDNA origins. Those new to DNA testing are especially welcome and their research aims are supported and encouraged  within the project.  If you h ..read more

The Iowa DNA Project was formed in November 2014 and on its second anniversary, has now reached 804 members.  The project is categorized as ‘geographical’, and is designed for those who have direct ancestors who lived in Iowa, or those researching collateral lines that lived in Iowa. Our focus is on autosomal, aka Family Finder results, but we also have numerous members actively investigating their mtDNA and YDNA origins. Those new to DNA testing are especially welcome and their research aims are supported and encouraged  within the project.  If you have tested with an ..read more

The Iowa DNA Project was formed in November 2014 and has now reached 713 members.  The project is categorized as ‘geographical’, and is designed for those who have direct ancestry in Iowa, as well as those researching collateral lines that lived in Iowa. Our focus is on autosomal, aka Family Finder results, but we also have many members testing and actively researching their mtDNA and YDNA origins. Those new to DNA testing are especially welcome and their research aims are supported and encouraged  within the project.  If you have tested with another company, you may w ..read more

If you’re in Iowa and would like hands on assistance to make sense of your research, check out the classes offered by Iowa DNA Project’s own Dr Bryant McAllister of the University of Iowa. Course Description and Details Each of these courses is designed to support the goals of 1) encouraging understanding of the biological basis of commercial DNA test results, and 2) fostering proficiency navigating the web interface and interpreting DNA test results. These courses are intended for individuals with DNA test results already available. Classes will involve a mix of presentation, demonstration, a ..read more

The Iowa DNA Project was formed in November 2014 and has now reached 614 members.  The project is categorized as ‘geographical’, and is designed for those who have direct ancestry in Iowa, as well as those researching collateral lines that lived in Iowa. Our focus is on autosomal, aka Family Finder results, but we also have many members testing and actively researching their mtDNA and YDNA origins. Those new to DNA testing are especially welcome and their research aims are supported and encouraged  within the project.  If you have tested with another company, you may w ..read more

The Iowa DNA Project was formed in November 2014 and has now reached 519 members.  The project is categorized as ‘geographical’, and is designed for those who have direct ancestry in Iowa, or those researching collateral lines that lived in Iowa. Our focus is on autosomal, aka Family Finder results, but we also have numerous members interested in testing and investigating their mtDNA and YDNA origins. Those new to DNA testing are especially welcome and their research aims are supported and encouraged  within the project.  If you have tested with another company, you ma ..read more

The Iowa DNA Project was formed at the end of November 2014 and for its first birthday has now reached 361 members.  The project is ‘geographical’ in nature, and designed for those who have direct ancestors who lived in Iowa, or those researching collateral lines that lived in Iowa. Our focus is on autosomal, aka Family Finder results, but we also have members who have had or are in the process of having their mtDNA and YDNA tested.  Those new to DNA testing are especially welcome and their research aims are supported within the project. The previous (August 2015) Quarterly ..read more

Recently, Yaniv Erlich of DNA.Land shared a graphical image of 4300 DNA.Land users that have at least one match in their new database.  The image depicted a supercluster with more than 2500 connected users where as stated by Yaniv, “one person is the cousin of another person who is the cousin of a third person who is the cousin of … and so on.”  In the discussion that ensued on ISOGG’s Facebook page, I learned that Göran Runfeldt, a software developer, hobbyist genealogist, and Administrator and developer of the dnagen.net website has been experimenting with a sim ..read more