Reeves DNA Project Updates - 2q 2019

We've seen a lot of interest in the Reeves DNA Project over the past three months and at the end of June the project had 331 members an increase of 12 over the quarter. During April we welcomed three new members, Linda, Belinda and Kathy. May was a little quieter, with just two new members; Collin and Susie. In June, we've seen a flurry of activity with seven new members, Glenn, Stephen, Marsha, Michael, Sarah, Solomon and Jan.

Of the four new Y-DNA Donor members, two have already received their results and two are awaiting their results. The two with results both matched an existing group. There was also one result from a member who joined us last quarter.

    Kit 905310 for GR          added to DNA Group 8
    Kit 906228 for MR          added to DNA Group 10
    Kit IN56923 for DS         added to ungrouped

We hope these individuals or their representatives will make contact and allow us to identify them within TRP. See Y-DNA Donor Permission below. We've also see one new Family Finder result and one new mt-DNA result for Reeves DNA Project members during the past quarter.

As we hope everybody realises, the Reeves DNA Project and The Reeves Project (TRP) are two separate entities. The DNA testing company Family Tree DNA provides the tools for the Reeves DNA Project to compare and contrast our DNA test results. TRP is run by a group of enthusiastic volunteers and hosts a wiki which provides a means to explore the lives of our ancestors and their relatives in much greater detail. It is always gratifying to see new DNA Project members who we recognise as TRP community members and to have Reeves DNA Project members come and join us here at TRP.

DNA Group Pages at TRP

The Reeves Project (TRP) wiki is where the Reeves DNA Project is able to share information about our respective R*v*(s) families.

Early in June we embarked on a refresh of the DNA Group pages within TRP. Particularly for some of our larger groups, the content of the existing pages had become a bit of a challenge to navigate. We've added one more page to each group and in doing so made each of the pages more focused in its purpose. There is an overview of each of the DNA Group pages here for the curious.

Whilst refreshing the look and feel of the DNA Group pages, we've also notice numerous omissions in the membership of our groups which we've corrected. We have also made other content additions, so please do take a moment to review any of the DNA Groups you have an interest in.   However, please be aware that the refresh is still a work in progress. I'd originally intended to start with Group 01 and work sequentially though to Group 20. But I quickly came to appreciate that untangling the history of our oldest groups and our larger groups was more than a quick afternoon's effort.   So I've turned the challenge I've set myself on its head and started by working back from Group 20. The history of the newer groups was less involved and because they are our newest groups, they tend to have fewer members, making each challenge easier. Thus far I'm back to Group 07.

Y-DNA Donor Permission

Part of the DNA Group refresh at TRP has involved putting in place a process which lets Y-DNA Donors give permission to TRP to name them.

If you joined the Reeves DNA Project at FtDNA after mid 2018, you may notice that we've only used your initials and not your full name. Whether you are a member of TRP or not, please take a moment to review our page about DNA Donor Information and if you are a Y-DNA Donor or manage a Y-DNA Donor's kit, please do complete the form to give TRP permission to name you.

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If you missed last quarter's summary the DNA Project Update for 1q2019 is available here.