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Many people have researched the Cloud family on their own with varying
degrees of success, and they often spent time going over areas which had already
been investigated by previous researchers. In 1977 several researchers met and
decided a united effort was needed. They formed the Cloud Family Association
and in the following years it has amassed a great amount of evidence and has
published quarterly journals to help its members in their research. The Cloud
Family Journal can be found at libraries and is also available on a searchable
CD, greatly enhancing its value and making it easier for everyone to learn about
the Cloud family.
Both genealogy and family history researchers share the same ultimate goal
-- learning more about their ancestors. Our group's cooperative effort has already
helped many people learn more about their family's history, and we intend to
expand on that cooperative effort by adding DNA to our arsenal of tools.
The Cloud DNA Project is, by its nature, a group endeavor because it needs
many tests from different family branches for the results to have any meaning. |
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 We need several
people from each line -- their DNA signatures are compared and used to determine
the signature of their common ancestor. The signatures of those ancestors are
used in the same manner to determine signatures of even earlier ancestors as
we work our way back up the family tree. |
| We need all tests
expanded to at least 25 markers and preferably to 37 markers. The expanded resolution
makes the test much more useful. |
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| If you know a
Cloud male, contact him and encourage him to join the Project (or give his contact
information to the Project Administrator). |
| Look at the
Project Pedigree Chart to see where additional
tests are needed and then see if you can locate living Cloud males from that
line and encourage them to join the Project. |
| Locate and recruit
Cloud men from other countries. |
| Those who are
financially able are encouraged to contribute to the Fund to help pay
for tests of those unable to pay for them (click on the link to Contact the
DNA Project Administrator to find out about this). |
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| We need every researcher to help us locate and contact men
to participate in our DNA Project. |
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