Sunday, September 23, 2007

Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > R > U > U5

U5a1a:

http://www.geocities.com/johnraciti2/u5a1a.html

Haplogroup U5: Your Branch on the Tree

Ancestral line: "Eve" > L1/L0 > L2 > L3 > N > R > U > U5

We finally arrive at your own clan, a group of individuals who descend from a woman in the U branch of the tree. Her descendants, and the most recent common ancestor for all U5 individuals, broke off from the rest of the group and headed north into Scandinavia. Even though U5 is descended from an ancestor in haplogroup U, it is also ancient, estimated to be around 50,000 years old.

U5 is quite restricted in its variation to Scandinavia, and particularly to Finland. This is likely the result of the significant geographical, linguistic, and cultural isolation of the Finnish populations, which would have restricted geographic distribution of this subgroup and kept it fairly isolated genetically. The Saami, reindeer hunters who follow the herds from Siberia to Scandinavia each season, have the U5 lineage at a very high frequency of around 50 percent, indicating that it may have been introduced during their movements into these northern territories.

The U5 lineage is found outside of Scandinavia, though at much lower frequencies and at lower genetic diversity. Interestingly, the U5 lineage found in the Saami has also been found in some North African Berber populations in Morocco, Senegal, and Algeria. Finding similar genetic lineages in populations living thousands of miles apart is certainly unexpected, and is likely the result of re-expansions that occurred after the last glacial maximum around 15,000 years ago. Humans who had been confined to narrow patches in southern Europe began to move outward again, recolonizing ancient territories and bringing new genetic lineages with them.

In addition to being present in some parts of North Africa, U5 individuals also live sporadically in the Near East at two percent—about one-fifth as frequent as in parts of Europe—and are completely absent from Arabia. Their distribution in the Near East is largely confined to surrounding populations, such as Turks, Kurds, Armenians, and Egyptians. Because these individuals contain lineages that first evolved in Europe, their presence in the Near East is the result of a back-migration of people who left northern Europe and headed south, as though retracing the migratory paths of their own ancestors.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Subgroup U5 is restricted to Finland and it's populations.

Haplogroup U is a group of people who descend from a woman who lived around 50,000 years ago in the Haplogroup R branch of the Genographic tree. Her descendants gave birth to several subgroups, some of which exhibit specific geographic homelands. For example a subgroup U5 is restricted to Finland and it's populations. This is likely the result of geographical, linguistic and cultural isolation of the Finnish populations that has kept it fairly isolated genetically. Haplogroup U5 that first evolved in Europe is a group of people who descend from a woman who lived around 15,000 years ago. U5 is found also in small frequencies and at much lower diversity in The Near East suggesting back-migration of people from northern Europe to south.

Tver Russia














I have been able to trace U5a1a in NorthWestern Russia. The movement of U5a1a comes from Tver Russia, then goes into Estonia, then into Finland.

Monday, September 3, 2007

Vikings Voyages

The Rus - The Normanist theory

The Rus - The Normanist theory

Whether you believe the Vikings founded modern Russia or not depends on your point-of-view. The Normanist Theory suggests that Kievan Rus' may have been named after its Scandinavian overlords (as was the case with Normandy). According to the Primary Chronicle, an historical compilation attributed to the 12th century, the Rus was a group of Varangians who lived on the other side of the Baltic sea, in Scandinavia. The Varangians were first expelled, then invited to rule the warring Slavic and Finnic tribes of Novgorod.

This theory claims that the name Rus, like the Finnish name for Sweden, is derived from an Old Norse term for 'the men who row' (rods-) as rowing was the main method of navigating the Russian rivers, and that it is linked to the Swedish province of Roslagen (Rus-law) or Roden, from which most Varangians came. The name Rus would then have the same origin as the Finnish and Estonian names for Sweden: Ruotsi and Rootsi. It was the German historian Gerard Friedrich Miller (1705-1783), who was invited to work in the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1748 who, romaticising the superiority of the Germanic people, instigated a Slavic backlash - The Antinormanist theories. Based mainly on etymoligical evidence of Slavic place-names, they suggested the Rus were an indigenous people.
Asia Chinese AY255137 Kong et al (2003)

Africa Effik AF346976 Ingman et al (2000)
Africa Fulbe AY882407 Achilli et al (2005)
Africa Morocco (Berber) AF381989 Maca-Meyer et al (2001)
Africa Berber AY882408 Achilli et al (2005)
Africa South African AY195776 Mishmar et al (2003)
Asia Aboriginal Malay DQ981472 Hill et al (2006)
Asia Adygei AY882384 Achilli et al (2005)
Asia Adygei AY882398 Achilli et al (2005)
Asia Chinese AY255152 Kong et al (2003)
Asia Chinese AY255171 Kong et al (2003)
Asia Indonesia (Java:Tengger) DQ981465 Hill et al (2006)
Asia Indonesia (Sulawesi:Manado) DQ981468 Hill et al (2006)
Asia Indonesia (Sumatra:Padang) DQ981467 Hill et al (2006)
Asia Indonesia (Sumatra:Palembang) DQ981466 Hill et al (2006)
Asia Japanese AP008770 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008578 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008391 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008311 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008320 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Taiwan Aborigine AY289097 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)
Asia Vietnam DQ981469 Hill et al (2006)
Asia Vietnam DQ981471 Hill et al (2006)
Australia Aborigine AY289062 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)
Australia Aborigine AY289063 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)
Australia Aborigine DQ404442 van Holst Pellekaan et al (2006)
Europe Abkhazian AM263178 Roostalu et al (2007)
Europe Finland AY339524 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339525 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339526 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339527 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339528 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339529 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339536 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339537 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339538 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339539 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339540 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339541 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339542 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339543 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339544 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339593 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Italy AF346988 Ingman et al (2000)
Europe Italy AY882399 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882409 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882410 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882415 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523624 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523628 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523644 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523654 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523655 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523658 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523664 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523669 Fraumene et al (2006)
Middle East Yemen (Jew) DQ301796 Behar et al (2006)
South Asia Indian AY714003 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Indian AY714006 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Kannada AY289071 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)

Africa South African AY195782 Mishmar et al (2003)
Asia Adygei AY882398 Achilli et al (2005)
Asia Chinese AY255157 Kong et al (2003)
Asia Japanese AP008782 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008566 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008614 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008437 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Semang (Batek) AY963576 Macaulay et al (2005)
Australia Aborigine AF346965 Ingman et al (2000)
Australia Aborigine AY289055 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)
Europe Armenia AM263183 Roostalu et al (2007)
Europe Caucasian AY195752 Mishmar et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339523 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339524 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339525 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339526 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339527 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339528 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339529 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339571 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Italy AY738951 Achilla et al (2004)
Europe Italy AY882399 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Turkey AM263190 Roostalu et al (2007)
Middle East Jordan AF381998 Maca-Meyer et al (2001)
South Asia Indian AY713978 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Indian AY714049 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Indian AY714003 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Indian AY714010 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Indian AY713993 Palanichamy et al (2004)

Africa Fulbe AY882407 Achilli et al (2005)
Africa Ibo AF346986 Ingman et al (2000)
Africa Mauritania AF381994 Maca-Meyer et al (2001)
Africa Morocco (Berber) AF381989 Maca-Meyer et al (2001)
Africa Berber AY882408 Achilli et al (2005)
Africa Berber AY882412 Achilli et al (2005)
Africa San AY195783 Mishmar et al (2003)
Asia Adygei AY882398 Achilli et al (2005)
Asia Japanese AP008255 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Vietnam DQ981474 Hill et al (2006)
Asia Yakut AY882405 Achilli et al (2005)
Australia Aborigine AY289055 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)
Europe Finland AY339523 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339524 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339525 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339526 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339527 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339528 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339529 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339530 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339531 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339532 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339533 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339534 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339535 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339536 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339537 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339538 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339539 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339540 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339541 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339542 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339543 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Italy AF346988 Ingman et al (2000)
Europe Italy AY882399 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882400 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882402 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882409 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882410 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882411 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy AY882415 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523624 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523628 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523644 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523645 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523650 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523655 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523656 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523658 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523664 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523669 Fraumene et al (2006)
Europe Saami AY882403 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Saami AY882404 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Saami AY882406 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Swedish Sami DQ902696 Ingman and Gyllensten (2006)
Europe Swedish Sami DQ902697 Ingman and Gyllensten (2006)
Europe Swedish Sami DQ902700 Ingman and Gyllensten (2006)
Europe Swedish Sami DQ902705 Ingman and Gyllensten (2006)
Europe Spain AY882401 Achilli et al (2005)
Melanesia PNG Highlands AF347004 Ingman et al (2000)
Melanesia PNG Highlands AY289087 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)
South Asia Indian AY714003 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Indian DQ246817 Rajkumar et al (2005)
South Asia Indian DQ246820 Rajkumar et al (2005)
South Asia Indian DQ246822 Rajkumar et al (2005)

Africa Ethiopia EF060337 Olivieri et al (2006)
Africa Ethiopia EF060338 Olivieri et al (2006)
Africa Fulbe AY882407 Achilli et al (2005)
Africa Hausa AF346985 Ingman et al (2000)
Africa Lisongo AF346994 Ingman et al (2000)
Africa Mbuti Pygmy AF346998 Ingman et al (2000)
Africa Mbuti Pygmy AF346999 Ingman et al (2000)
Africa Morocco AF381988 Maca-Meyer et al (2001)
Africa Morocco (Berber Asni) EF060341 Olivieri et al (2006)
Africa Morocco (Jew) DQ301797 Behar et al (2006)
Africa South African AY195780 Mishmar et al (2003)
Africa Yoruba AF347015 Ingman et al (2000)
Asia Japanese AP008890 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008599 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008620 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008337 Tanaka et al (2004)
Australia Aborigine DQ404444 van Holst Pellekaan et al (2006)
Europe Italy AY738946 Achilla et al (2004)
Europe Italy EF060339 Olivieri et al (2006)
Europe Italy (Sardinia) DQ523670 Fraumene et al (2006)
Melanesia Bougainville (Aita) DQ137410 Merriwether et al (2005)
Melanesia Bougainville (Aita) DQ137411 Merriwether et al (2005)
Melanesia New Britain (Watwat) DQ137400 Merriwether et al (2005)
Melanesia PNG Highlands AY289089 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)
South Asia Indian AY714048 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Indian DQ246811 Rajkumar et al (2005)

Africa Mauritania AY275535 Maca-Meyer et al (2003)
Africa Mkamba AF347000 Ingman et al (2000)
Africa Morocco (Berber Asni) EF064326 Olivieri et al (2006)
Africa Morocco (Berber Bouhria) EF060357 Olivieri et al (2006)
Africa Morocco (Berber Bouhria) EF060361 Olivieri et al (2006)
Asia Adygei AY882398 Achilli et al (2005)
Asia Chinese AF346972 Ingman et al (2000)
Asia Japanese AP008646 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008672 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008683 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008698 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008880 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008903 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008476 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008744 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008567 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008598 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008382 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008410 Tanaka et al (2004)
Asia Japanese AP008440 Tanaka et al (2004)
Australia Aborigine AF346964 Ingman et al (2000)
Australia Aborigine DQ404441 van Holst Pellekaan et al (2006)
Europe American AY495254 Coble et al (2004)
Europe Finland AY339472 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339528 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Finland AY339529 Moilanen et al (2003)
Europe Italy AY738959 Achilla et al (2004)
Europe Italy AY882399 Achilli et al (2005)
Europe Central Italy EF060355 Olivieri et al (2006)
Europe Central Italy EF060356 Olivieri et al (2006)
Europe Central Italy EF060359 Olivieri et al (2006)
Europe Central Italy EF060360 Olivieri et al (2006)
Europe Southern Italy EF060358 Olivieri et al (2006)
Middle East Iraq EF060362 Olivieri et al (2006)
Middle East Yemen (Jew) DQ301800 Behar et al (2006)
Polynesia Samoan AY289094 Ingman and Gyllensten (2003)
South Asia Indian AY714011 Palanichamy et al (2004)
South Asia Indian AY714003 Palanichamy et al (2004)

mtDNA Haplogroup

mtDNA Haplogroup

U5

Finland - 14%

Baltic Finns
Estonia - 18%
* Võros
* Setos
Karelia - 18%
*Olonets
Volga-Finnic - 12%
* Mari
* Mordvin

The Sami have U5 lineages in their population indicating that it may have introduced during their migration into these northern territories.

A genetic link between Sami and the Volga-Ural region of Russia has been found, indicative of a more recent contribution of people from the Volga-Ural region to the Sami population as recently as 2700 years ago.

Finno Lappic
* Sami

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Our Santo Stefano - Finnic Genes (a Sicilian Town in Prov. ME)

Subject:
Our Santo Stefano - Finnic Genes (a Sicilian Town in Prov. ME)
To:
johnraciti@yahoo.com


I thought you would be fascinated to know:

With the help of The University of Arizona in Tucson,
Arizona, FTDNA - Jane and I were able to find a perfect mtdna
match which was U5a1a.

This means both her grandmother on her mother's side
and my grandmother on my mother's were biological
related.

I find out at we come from a Primitive Italian People
- Ibero-Finnic Tribe.

Etruscans…

A team of geneticists from different universities in
Italy and Spain undertook the first genetic studies of
the ancient Etruscans, based on mitochondrial DNA from
80 bone samples taken from tombs dating from the
seventh century to the third century BC in Etruria.
This study finds that they were more related to each
other than to the general population of modern Italy.
Recent studies suggested a Near East origin (U5a1a)
and Iberian origin (R1b1c6).

I always though I was ancient Greek. I was wrong. The
closest we get to being Greeks is our connection with
Baltic-Finnic people.


Cheers,
John

Primitive Italian People

Primitive Italian People

Ibero-Finnic Tribe.

Etruscans…

A team of geneticists from different universities in Italy and Spain undertook the first genetic studies of the ancient Etruscans, based on mitochondrial DNA from 80 bone samples taken from tombs dating from the seventh century to the third century BC in Etruria. This study finds that they were more related to each other than to the general population of modern Italy. Recent studies suggested a Near East origin.

Ibero-Finnic tribes/race

Ibero-Finnic tribes/race

Ibero-Finnic tribes/race
Basque is related to the Finnic tongues

By Daniel R. Davis
Published 2001
Routledge
Language Arts
/ Linguistics / Literacy
3200 pages
ISBN 041522490X
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Several important works are reproduced in this multi-volume set, which covers a period of fundamental reformation in Celtic linguistics. It will prove to be of immense interest to linguists, historians, and cultural theorists. The titles collected here include: * Johann Kaspar Zeuss, "Grammatica Celtica (1853)" * John Rhys, "Lectures on Welsh Philology (1877)" * Marie Henri d'Arbois de Jubainville, "D'Etudes grammaticales sur les langues Celtiques (1881)" * Whitley Stokes, "Celtic Declension (1885)" * Thomas de Courcy Atkins, "The Kelt or Gael: His" "Ethnography, Geography, and Philology (1892)" * John Jones Thomas, "Britannia Antiquissima; or, A Key to the Philology of History (Sacred and Profane) (1860)" * John Williams, "Gomer; or, A Brief Analysis of the Language and Knowledge of the Ancient Cymry (1854)."

Baltic Finns - Volga-Finnic

mtDNA Haplogroup H I J K T U3 U4 U5 V W X Other IWX HV KU JT Genetic diversity
Baltic-Finnic








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Finland .278 .063 .044 .051 .051 .000 .025 .139 .089 .076 .000 .127 .152 .367 .215 .139 .970
Estonia .214 .000 .000 .000 .107 .000 .071 .179 .000 .071 .000 .250 .107 .214 .250 .179 .989
Karelia .313 .024 .000 .024 .072 .000 .084 .181 .060 .036 .000 .120 .096 .373 .289 .120 .964
Volga-Finnic .176 .029 .032 .029 .118 .000 .147 .118 .029 .000 .000 .176 .029 .206 .294 .294 .982

Kunda culture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnic_peoples

Baltic Finns

Estonia

Karelia

Volga-Finnic

Haplogroup U is a group of people who descend from a woman who lived around 50,000 years ago in the Haplogroup R branch of the Genographic tree. Her descendants gave birth to several subgroups, some of which exhibit specific geographic homelands. For example a subgroup U5 is restricted to Finland and it's populations. This is likely the result of geographical, linguistic and cultural isolation of the Finnish populations that has kept it fairly isolated genetically. Haplogroup U5 that first evolved in Europe is a group of people who descend from a woman who lived around 15,000 years ago. U5 is found also in small frequencies and at much lower diversity in The Near East suggesting back-migration of people from northern Europe to south.

One of the men in a group of Eurasian Clan peoples who was probably born in Siberia within the last 10,000 years gave rise to the LLY22G marker which defines haplogroup N in the Genographic tree. Today his descendants effectively trace a migration of Uralic-speaking peoples during the last several thousands of years like the Sami people, the people of Northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. The Sami also have U5 lineages in their population indicating that it may have introduced during their migration into these northern territories.

A genetic link between Sami and the Volga-Ural region of Russia has been found, indicative of a more recent contribution of people from the Volga-Ural region to the Sami population as recently as 2700 years ago.

Finno Lappic

* Sami

Baltic Finns

Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia.

The Karelians is a name used to denote two related, yet different ethnic groups of Finnic-language speakers. The so called "Russian Karelians" inhabit the Russian Republic of Karelia. The "Finnish Karelians" live in eastern Finland. During the Second World War many Finnish Karelians were forced to leave the Karelian provinces that Finland had to cede to the Soviet Union. They and their descendants are now integrated in the population of present-day Finland.

The Russian Karelians and Finnish Karelians had common ancestors during the Viking Age. However, since the 13th century, they have had different histories, cultures, religions, identities and even languages. They should not to be thought as members of the same ethnic group, although the Karelian dialect of the Finnish language and the Karelian language spoken by the Russian Karelians are closely related.

The Karelians were one of many Finnic-speaking tribes whose linguistical ancestors are believed to have been living in Finland and Karelia since the Stone Age. Gradually these groups were identified for instance as Veps, Ingrians, Karelians, and Tavastians. During the Viking Age, the Karelians living around the Ladoga Lake came into contact with Western Finns and Vikings.

Sami genetic history has been of great interest because of their large genetic distance to other European populations including their closest neighbours. There is considerable genetic variation between the different Sami groups but they all share a common ancestry. The genetic data shows that the Sami have no close relatives in any population including their closest linguistic relatives but are in general more closely related to Europeans than people of other continents. The closest of the distant relatives are Finnish people, but this is probably due to more recent immigration of Finnish people into the Sami areas, and the assimilation of the Sami population into the mainstream population in today's Finland.

Norway recognizes the Sámi as indigenous people and must therefore respect international laws with regards to the protection and rights of the Sámi people.

Suomi-DNA Projekti/ Finland DNA Project

Suomi-DNA Projekti/ Finland DNA Project

Hi John,

Particularly because you have an unusual Finnish U5a1a haplotype (the
157C and 320T in HVR1), I would again like to invite you to join our rapidly
growing Finland DNA Project. The mtDNA page for our independent website
is here:

http://www.fidna.info/pmw/index.php?n=En.MtResults

If you are interested in becoming a member -- it is free and we only
ask that you enter maternal ancestor information on your Family Tree User
Preferences page -- one way is through this link:

http://www.familytreedna.com/ftGroupJoinLogin.aspx?joincode=P91273&special=True

You will need your FamilyTreeDNA kit number and password/user code (you
may have to copy and paste that link into your web browser's address
bar).

Another way to join: first sign in to your FamilyTreeDNA account using
your kit number and password. Once there, you should see a blue 'Join'
square on the left-hand side of your account page underneath your name.
Clicking on that will take you to Group Join. Scroll down to the
middle, where you'll find the Dual Geographical Projects section. Clicking on
the "F" will show you the available projects, where you'll see 'Finland
DNA' listed at the top. Choose that link. You should then see a brief
description for our group; click the 'Join' button at the bottom of the
page and a message will pop up saying "You have successfully joined."
If you don't see this message, please don't hesitate to email me about the
problem.

I look forward to hearing from you and would be happy to answer any
questions you might have!

The Finland DNA Project's administrator is Lauri Koskinen and he can be
contacted at admin@fidna.info

Sincerely,
Laura Hayden
Co-Admin (mtDNA), Finland DNA Project
fimtnda@gmail.com