The Brand Spanking New R-L21 Plus Project

[rms2]

There is a new R-L21 Plus Project from FTDNA. Vince Tilroe is the Group Admin.

Here is the site:

https://www.familytreedna.com/public/R-L21

To join, you must be an FTDNA customer and have either an L21+ result from FTDNA, an S145+ result from Ethnoancestry, or an rs11799226=G result from 23andMe.

M222+ men, although they are also L21+, are encouraged to join the M222 Project rather than this new one.

If you are SRY2627+ (M167+) or U152+, you are L21- and cannot join the R-L21 Plus Project.

If you are L21+, you can join this new project by following these directions:

Click on the little "Join" icon on the left side of the screen from your FTDNA home pages. Then scroll down to the "Search" box. Click on the little drop-down box on the left and change "Equals" to "Contains." Type "L21" (without the quotes) in the Search box and click on Search.

[vtilroe]

This is a reminder to any and all who has received either {a} an L21+ result from FTDNA, {b} an S145+ result from EthnoAncestry, or {c} a "G" (derived) result for rs11799226 from 23andMe, and has a kit with FTDNA, but has not yet joined up with FTDNA's R-L21 Project

• Go to http://www.familytreedna.com/
• If you do not see your name and kit number at the top right-hand side, log in with your Kit Number and Password.
• Once you are logged on, right beside your kit number will be a link: MY FTDNA HOME. Click on that to view your personal page.
• On the left hand side on your personal page is a button labeled Join Projects. Click on that.
• Under Search by Surname, change "Equals" to "Contains", type L21, and click on SEARCH.
  ** Alternatively, select the R category under Surname Projects
• R-L21Plus should then show up. Click on it.
• You should now see a big orange JOIN button. Click on it.
• Welcome to the project!

Vince Tilroe

R-L21 Project Page: http://tinyurl.com/8gc89r

[eochaidh]

Thanks for your hard work, Vince.

Miles R-L21+

[Oisin]

It is good to see another Celtic project up and running.Thats three now and I'm sure there will be a lot more before the year is out.

[vtilroe]

It is good to see another Celtic project up and running.Thats three now and I'm sure there will be a lot more before the year is out.

Well, there's a wee bit o' controversy about the "Celtic" categorization for L21, but it sure does seem to correlate nicely, doesn't it?

Rich is endeavoring to make the Celtic-studies academic community aware of its possible significance.

[rms2]

It is good to see another Celtic project up and running.Thats three now and I'm sure there will be a lot more before the year is out.

Well, there's a wee bit o' controversy about the "Celtic" categorization for L21, but it sure does seem to correlate nicely, doesn't it?

Rich is endeavoring to make the Celtic-studies academic community aware of its possible significance.

I've written three of the big names, but thus far there is no sign they've listened.

In a way I don't blame them.

Why should they pay any attention to me?

[GoldenHind]

It is good to see another Celtic project up and running.Thats three now and I'm sure there will be a lot more before the year is out.

Well, there's a wee bit o' controversy about the "Celtic" categorization for L21, but it sure does seem to correlate nicely, doesn't it?

Rich is endeavoring to make the Celtic-studies academic community aware of its possible significance.

As far as I'm concerned, the controversy is more over identifying all of P312 with the Celts than for L21. However I believe the jury is still out on L21. We know it has a presence in Scandinavia, though not yet how strong a presence. I don't believe we have any idea of what the distribution of L21 to the east is going to be, assuming it is fact to be found there.