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by D J Thornton
Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:20 am
Forum: Native American
Topic: Southern Algonquin
Replies: 1
Views: 5523

Southern Algonquin

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/ethno/etb0160e.shtml These links can change , searching Canada history museum, this link will give links to these groups which didn't transfer with copy and paste. Woodlands & Eastern Subarctic Abenaki Algonquin Anishnaabe (Ojibwa) Atikamekw (A...
by D J Thornton
Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:10 am
Forum: Romani
Topic: My Ancestors Were Gypsies, Book Review
Replies: 6
Views: 29122

Re: My Ancestors Were Gypsies, Book Review

I certainly, didn't, looking forward to exploring this with you.
by D J Thornton
Fri Aug 07, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: Native American
Topic: Native American DNA
Replies: 2
Views: 30686

Native American DNA

Native American DNA  Origin and Evolution of Native American mtDNA Variation: A Reappraisal Sorry about the paste format but, what I want to point out is that Schlors, scientist base Native American DNA in this study of MTDNA of this study, of Eskimos, Yakima , northwest Induansand Nadene aka Navaho...
by D J Thornton
Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:35 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: Haplogroup H
Replies: 13
Views: 91004

Haplogroup H

My MTDNA is H . I have that lineage back 7 generations to Caty unknown married to George Williams in Old Rappahanock VA in the area that the Rappahanock Indians were.. My maternal grandmother said she was Indian, perhaps Cherokee, her fathers familie were from GA to AL by 1812. Before the revolution...
by D J Thornton
Fri Aug 07, 2015 8:49 am
Forum: Romani
Topic: My Ancestors Were Gypsies, Book Review
Replies: 6
Views: 29122

My Ancestors Were Gypsies, Book Review

http://www.genealogymagazine.com/gypsy.html My Ancestors were Gypsies. By Sharon Sillers Floate. Softbound (2010), 118 pp., indexed, £8.99. Published by Society of Genealogists Enterprises Ltd, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA England.  "Among the telltale clues of possi...
by D J Thornton
Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:45 pm
Forum: Native American
Topic: Maya presence in Georgia
Replies: 0
Views: 5414

Maya presence in Georgia

History Channel program probes Mayan presence in north Georgia Posted: December 26, 2012 - http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2012-12-26/history-channel-program-probes-mayan-presence-north-georgia#.UPaV_vF5mK0 This was one of my favorite episodes of America Unearthed, you might can catch it on Deman...
by D J Thornton
Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:39 pm
Forum: Native American
Topic: Revealing American Indian and Minority Heritage
Replies: 0
Views: 5463

Revealing American Indian and Minority Heritage

These publication outlines Native American Haplotypes as Science declares them in 2010. This paper will help you understand how various tests are used and thoses "accepted" Haplogroups http://www.jogg.info/62/files/Estes.pdf Revealing American Indian and Minority Heritage Using Y-line, Mit...
by D J Thornton
Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:03 pm
Forum: Native American
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 4
Views: 12217

Welcome

Welcome back to the New DNA Communities. I'm working on what's new and our favorite subjects. Through an unfortunate series of circumstances the content of DNA Communities has been lost. Anything you want to repost, feel free. A lot has been added to the body of knowledge for Genetic Geneogy since t...
by D J Thornton
Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:49 am
Forum: Native American
Topic: Guatemalan Mestizo
Replies: 8
Views: 24923

Re: Guatemalan Mestizo

Genomic insights on the ethno-history of the Maya and the ‘Ladinos’ from Guatemala http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422311/#!po=6.36364 Background: Guatemala is a multiethnic and multilingual country located in Central America. The main population groups separate ‘Ladinos’ (mixed Native ...

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