Reeves DNA Project Updates - 2q 2018

At the end of June the project had 293 members, up from 285 at the end of March.

In April we welcomed five new members to the project; Valerie Dobson, Daniel O'Raw, Clyde Reeves, James C Reeves and one member who has chosen to remain anonymous. April also saw one member leave the project. May was quieter with just two new members, Megan Wilson and James Jones. Activity in June has been similar, with three new members joining, Phillip Childs, Craig Johnson and Laura Bednarz and one additional leaver.

As noted in the previous report we created DNA Group 19. At that time the group had just two members. We knew of two further individuals who had tested with FtDNA and matched this group but who were not then members of the Reeves DNA Project and were particularly please when James C Reeves stepped forward in early April. During June we've added a fourth member to DNA Group 19, see Beverly's announcement on the News Page for DNA Group 19.

During the quarter, we’ve seen four new Y-DNA results as well as multiple upgrades and Family Finder results.

    Kit IN22848 for Daniel O'Raw       added to unmatched
    Kit B331606 for Clyde Reeves       added to DNA Group 08
    Kit 190034 for James C Reeves      added to DNA Group 19
    Kit 852118 for Craig Johnson       added to unmatched

In common with many organisations with an on-line presence, FtDNA have updated various aspects of their site to accommodate the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Privacy by design and default is (IMHO) to be welcomed. BUT it does mean we each need to take affirmative action to ensure we share an appropriate amount of information when that is desirable. Having spent hard earned money on a DNA test, we surely want to maximise the chances of finding "cousins". Please see Beverly's post dated 20 June 2018 on the Reeves DNA Project's Activity Feed at https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/reeves/activity-feed