Winder Wonderland Surname Project: Introduction

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There are many Winder et al family branches in the world, but there is much confusion about how or if they connect to each other. And there are always those famous brick walls. Much of what we "know" is only legend. This project is to help us all climb over at least a few of those walls and confirm or discredit the legends. For general background on a DNA surname project, Click Here.

Although we will all benefit from this study, the actual participants for the DNA project is open to males with the Winder et al surnames only. The test is done on the Y chromosome, which only males have, and the Y-chromosome is passed from father to son, along with the surname. Therefore, only male Winders can participate. To do so, click here. PLEASE MAKE SURE I HAVE YOUR Winder PEDIGREE AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE!

To make up for being deprived of participating, however, women and men who do not have the Winder et al surnames, but who are doing genealogical research of this name, can sponsor a male Winder. We can get more and better results if we can offer "scholarships" to the participants. There are two ways to do this:

To donate to the project without a specific person in mind, simply click here. For brevity's sake, the project is known simply as Winder. Even the smallest donation will help.
To pay for a particular person, click on the "Join The Project" link to the left and fill in the blanks. Note that you can fill your own credit card information in the appropriate blanks. Again, PLEASE MAKE SURE I HAVE THE Winder PEDIGREE FOR THIS PERSON AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE.

If you need scholarship aid, or have any other questions, please email me at windertrees@pobox.com. If you would like to contribute to that fund, click on the CONTRIBUTE tab above.

Note that the DNA test consists of two buccal swabs, and the kit is delivered to you through the mail. No travel, no blood! See DNA Collection Method for a tour of the procedure.

Convinced? Then click here to join the project and receive a discount on your test.

If you have / want further information, please contact the project administrators

Note: The administrators of this project are volunteer genealogists and are not paid by Family Tree DNA.

Finally: Please do not copy any of this material without our permission. We have quoted fellow researchers liberally, with their permission, and only they have the right to publish their material. For more about copyrights, see Copyright Discussion.

Last updated on 9 July 2008.