Asturian-American Migration Forum

Unfortunately, I have not invested enough time in this forum to follow his contributions. I do, however, wish Bob the best and hope for a speedy recovery.

Hi Villamil. I agree that genetic testing can be rather expensive; particularly if you're looking for some comprehensive insights into your genetic profile -i.e. a haplogroup assignment that will incorporate subclades, etc. or tests of an autosomal nature. For example, the cost the Y-DNA tests that ...

Being born and raised in Miami, and then subsequently relocating to northern Florida nearly decade ago, I can tell you that I never encountered any real prejudice on account of my ethnic identity. In the spirit of full disclosure, however, I would have to note that most people are unaware of my ance...

I recently started a dual (both mtDNA and Y-haplogroup) geographical DNA project at Family Tree DNA for those of Asturian heritage. http://www.familytreedna.com/public/AsturiasDNAProject/default.aspx Currently, we only have three Y-DNA samples (including myself). Anyone who has had either one of the...

You are correct, however, that is because you are comparing two people you know are related. You could very well run into people that share all of that, haplogroup, subclades and even have identical SNPs but unless you have a reason to believe these people are related the tests by themselves don't ...

On your second post you mention the Garcia surname project, according to you they have people from six different haplogroups, in their case what YDNA has done for them is prove that among the people that share the Garcia surname and have been tested there are at least six very distinct families wit...

The tests are not designed to show a relationship of any kind with anybody, they don't even show a relationship between a father and a son, they do not provide the genealogical equivalent of a paternity test. This is untrue. To begin with, if you are indeed related to your father, you would both ob...

Thanks for the reply, Art. I appreciate the info on the surname frequency figures. I've come across a website that purports to function similarly (obviously, on a broader scale). I was wondering how accurate you find it: http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Main.aspx As per the surname projects,...

Lately, I have invested some time in establishing the rudiments of an ambitious project. It's partially genealogical; partially genetic and partially historical. All of this is going to fall within the general rubric of DNA, as I intend on utilizing it as a means of solidifying its genealogical meri...

If loving Snickers is enough to make one family, leave a seat open for me at the dinner table.

I am not sure, but I think that this is the study: http://download.cell.com/AJHG/pdf/PIIS0002929708005922.pdf?intermediate=true Here's a curious image from page 6. http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7771/haplogruposus8.th.jpg Haplogroup Distributions in Iberian, North African, and Sephardic Jewish ...

Unfortunately, I cannot read in Spanish. However, I have heard of the various genetic studies throughout Iberia on the question of Jewish ancestry. So far, I have found is that notable (though relatively low) levels of haplogroup J2 have been detected throughout various areas of Iberia. Now while ha...

I'd like to first address Carlos' post. Thank you for taking the time to write in English. I know that such a process can be frustrating; especially in conversations of such a meticulous nature. I again apologize for my inability to communicate to you in a language that you're more comfortable using...

Hi Carlos, Thanks for the welcome. It seems you hail from the same area of Asturias that my family comes from. Unfortunately, I do not speak Spanish, nor any other Iberian language. I am not sure if this going to present a problem in this exchange, but I hope it doesn't. I was able to translate a fa...

That's a very fascinating legend. Some very rich traditions surround these awesome structures. And they were enjoyed not only by their original engineers, but also by later generations of people that had since been influenced by other cultures. I'm sure that further one travels through the western-f...