Resources
- If your project is established with FamilyTree DNA*,
they offer their Admins a free one page website which is easy to set up and
user
friendly. For projects that are compiling results from other (or multiple) companies/labs, you may consider establishing your website on a free server,
such as Geocities* or Rootsweb Freepages*. Worldfamilies.net* also offers up to five free webpages for
FTDNA projects.
- If utilizing a non-FTDNA site, a hit counter may be
obtained from http://www.rapidcounter.com/ and
cut and pasted into the site. (A small size is recommended).
- Check out other Admins websites to develop ideas for
layouts and information you wish to include.
Info Template
- Include your goals for the project.
- You may also wish to list participant
"prospects" (a description of participants you desire to participate).
- List all surname variations that you would welcome
to participate in the project. It may also be helpful to list the origin of the
surname.
- If you use FTDNA as one of your DNA testing
companies, then you may wish to include test to "welcome" participants of the
National Geographic Genographic Project. For sample wording and
additional tips.
- DNA collection method - (Example: DNA is
extracted painlessly from buccal cells (saliva/cheek cells) Include a link to Dave
Dorsey's "Collection
Method" webpage.
- Eligibility - Describe who is eligible to participate
in the project.
- When results are available, include a chart of the
DYS values on your site. List the participants' by their ancestor's name, test kit
number, or an assigned code, unless you have their permission to list their real name.
- Include a bio or reference of the participants'
ancestry.
- Test pricing
- Information and definitions of terminology used
(i.e.: haplogroups, etc.)
- Project results
- Understanding the results
- If your project is with FamilyTree DNA, you should
include a link for contributions to your project's "General Fund" as well as
recognizing those individuals who contribute. (They may prefer to remain anonymous,
so you may wish to ask their permission first.)
- Update the site regularly with the project's progress
and successes. If you have any, list testimonials to the successes as well.
- You may wish to include cautionary information
regarding the occurrence of non-matches due to non-paternal events.
(See: "Using Genetic Genealogy to Solve Non-Paternal Event (NPE) Roadblocks")
- Include the link to join your project.
- Include your e-mail.
- You may wish to state that you are not paid, or an
employee affiliated with the DNA testing company.
- If you are an ISOGG member, you may list it on the
site and/or add the logo.
- If your project is with
FamilyTreeDNA and you are a member of, or your surname is listed with The
Guild of One-Name Studies, you can request their logo be added to
your project listing.
- Include
the text at the bottom: “©
2008 (website URL) All Rights Reserved”.
You
may also wish to include when the project was started and the date when
the page was last updated, and
if you desire more specific "fair use" instructions, consider
adding a Creative Commons license. To
add the license, visit www.creativecommons.org
and choose the license that suits you. When you click on that
license, a box with HTML text will appear on the following page.
Highlight or select all of the text in the box, copy, and paste it into
the bottom of the HTML page.
You might also consider adding additional
verbiage above the license to specify your wishes more precisely, i.e.:
"Information and
data obtained from the (Name of Project Here) must be attributed to the
project, administrator, and (Testing Company/Lab name here) as outlined
in the Creative Commons License. Please notify administrator when using
data for public or private research."
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