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| There are now many companies offering DNA testing, and the number continues to grow as interest increases in the use of DNA for genealogical research. Unfortunately, there are a some companies that need to be avoided, promising things they can't deliver, not providing any customer service and not performing valid tests, for example. There are also issues with which portions of the DNA will be tested and the way the DNA data is interpreted. |
| We researched the available services and finally chose the oldest and largest company specializing in genealogical DNA in the United States --
Family Tree DNA. |
| Our Project has no desire to promote one company over another. We make no profit from any part of this. You are welcome to choose any company with which to test, but you may find that your results take too long to be returned, or the company you choose doesn't test the same markers or they don't do a good job. A sampling of correspondence directed to the various DNA email forums will show that there are many companies that don't deliver on their promises or which provide an inferior service. |
| If you choose to use Family Tree DNA, you can click on the "Registration" link which will take you to our Project page at their company where you can order your test. (If you have any questions about this, please write the Project Administrator -- click the Contact DNA Project Administrator link at the left.) |
| If you wish to use another DNA testing company, you will need to keep the Project Administrator informed of the results so they can be entered into the Project. |
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| THE CLOUD FAMILY ASSOCIATION, Inc. |
| The CLOUD FAMILY ASSOCIATION (CFA) is a registered non-profit
corporation devoted to the collection and preservation of information
about the various branches of the Cloud Family, past and present. The
files of the Association are organized to provide a clearing house for
Cloud information and a major goal is to encourage people to share their
family information with the Association and with others interested in
the family. The association publishes the
CLOUD FAMILY JOURNAL (ISSN
0883-0940) quarterly to make this information, along with data from family
sources and public documents, available to interested persons. |
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| The CLOUD FAMILY ASSOCIATION
-- Making friends, finding lost cousins, preserving our heritage. |
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