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From: "P R" <>
Subject: RE: [PACE-L] DNA Ancestors FYI
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 20:39:53 -0600
In-Reply-To: <001d01c11c8c$e7cc2740$828850d8@pavilion>


Check here http://molecular-genealogy.byu.edu/. I'm not connected with BYU.
But I did let them take my blood. BYU is located in Provo about 3 hours
south of me. They were in Idaho Falls near the first of the year.

PR





-----Original Message-----
From: Sharon Downey [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:27 PM
To: P R
Subject: Re: [PACE-L] DNA Ancestors


Hello. Could you pleas let me know if they plan any collection of samples
in Kentucky. I would like to take part also.
Sharon Downey .

----- Original Message -----
From: P R <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 9:06 PM
Subject: [PACE-L] DNA Ancestors


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> DNA RESEARCH TO LINK FAMILIES TO ANCESTORS
> See http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,295015073,00.html
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> Researchers at BYU have spent 17 months searching for people willing to
> donate blood and reveal pieces of their family history. The aim of the
> research is to collect samples of blood, from which DNA is taken, and
> family histories from at least 100,000 people. This week, samples are
> being taken from history hunters at BYU's annual Genealogy and Family
> History Conference. In the next three months, BYU researchers will head to
> Massachusetts, Georgia, Montana, Iowa, Arizona, Texas, and California to
> gather samples and talk about the project.
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> ==== PACE Mailing List ====
> Pace Society of America Annual Reunion June 21-23, 2001 in Salt Lake
City - call Salt Lake Plaza Hotel (800-366-3684) before May 7 for discount
reservations. See PSA website for details.
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