I would like to see a DNA project started for the L*shb*ugh family.  I do not understand this 100%.  For some reason I just have not been able to wrap my brain around this subject.  I would like to find some one that would put such a project together and that can understand what all this stuff means.

Since my ignorance abounds in this area I am afraid that I took a look at the Muma page and found this information that you will find below.  They seem to understand this stuff and I just do not understand the process.

I understand the portion of this DNA Project stuff well to understand that it will tell us several things with absolute certiantiy. In fact with enough certianty that it will stand up in a court of law.

1. Henry and George where brothers.
2. L*shb*ugh and Lorsbach are the same family.
3. What areas  the L*shb*ugh family come from.
4. The immigration pattern of the L*shb*ugh family.

I may have some of this wrong and I am certian that this will also answer other questions that we have and maybe even some of the questions that may come up.

Anyone that starts a DNA project I would be VERY happy to host it here on this site.  I firmly beleive that such a project is of benifit to all of us.  Who knows maybe we can even prove that Gerhard is really part of our family and not just a similar family name.

So as you can see that someone's Help is Wanted.

Several articles and journals have reported the use of the Y-chromosome to trace and analyze surnames. A fairly well publicized case involved the question as to whether or not President Thomas Jefferson fathered any slave children by Sally Hemings. The results showed that one of her sons had a Jefferson Y-chromosome, either from Thomas or one of his near relatives.

Thus, it has been demonstrated that DNA tests of the male Y-chromosome can be used to trace the descendants of a particular man through many generations and that these testing techniques are commercially available. See Alan Savin's short article Introduction to Genetic Genealogy as well as two excellent articles called "Genetics and Genealogy" by Kevin Duerinck and "The Y-Chromosome in the Study of Human Evolution, Migration and Prehistory" by Neil Bradman and Mark Thomas. A new review article by Dr. Mark Jobling entitled "In the Name of the father: surname and genetics", volume 17 of Trends in Genetics can also be download and is worth reading for background information.

GeneTree, Inc.
Family Tree DNA, Inc. 
Oxford Ancestors

The web site address and additional information about these and other companies can be found on Kevin Duerinck's web site - http://www.duerinck.com/dnalabs.html/.

Family Tree DNA maybe a selection Others have selected this company.  The selection  was based on a number of factors. They offered the lowest price at that time based on the number of participants signed up, they measured more "markers" (12) used to create the surname "fingerprint" than any of the other companies and the reputation of Dr. Michael Hammer who is actively pursuing DNA surname research. You can visit Family Tree DNA's web site by clicking on their name.