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From Clan Blair Society

CBS Site Moved:If you are reading this news message on the Clan Blair home page, then you are now browsing the clanblair.org pages on a new hosting server. We recently moved the hosting to a new server and will be updating the CBS email list shortly.

BLAIR DNA Project:Recently, the administrator of the Blair DNA Project announced that the project web pages are being moved to a new domain, BlairDNA.com. All information regarding this project will now reside at BlairDNA.com. If you are a male Blair descendant and haven't submitted your DNA, be sure to join this project. All results are confidential and only shared with your permission. There have been some amazing results!

2008 AGM Announced:As the 2007 AGM wraps up, we have confirmed the location of the 2008 AGM. This will take place the weekend of August 3, 2008 in Livonia, Michigan at the 159th Highland Festival of Detroit. As the details of the next event roll out, you will be able to find them here on Clan Blair online. So, block out your schedule now for the 2008 AGM weekend, beginning Friday afternoon for the CBS board meeting and Friday evening activities.

2009 Scotland Trip: Have you always wanted to visit Scotland to see the ancient homes of your Blair ancestors? Would you like to personally visit the Blair estate owners and have tea, dinner, or even stay overnight? We have begun the planning for our 2009 Clan trip to Scotland and will soon be asking for feedback and commitments from our participants. This trip may require earlier commitments as we are looking at coordinating it with a history making Scottish Clans event in July, 2009, The Gathering 2009. Visit our Scotland 2009 trip page for more information and to tell us you are interested in joining us. Members and non-Members are welcome.

BLAIR DNA Project: There is a very interesting genealogical project happening for Blair descendants right now. John A. Blair, owner of the BlairGenealogy.com domain has taken on administration of a Family Tree DNA project for the BLAIRs. To date there are 73 direct male Blair descendants that have submitted test kits of their DNA for analysis. The results are very interesting and for some, surprising! I won't give it away here, but I suggest that if you are a direct descendant (Surname Blair) of the Blairs, and male, that you investigate this project. If you are a female researcher, Family Tree DNA is working on the other side of the chromosones for you. In the meantime, if you know of a direct male descendant, encourage them to participate. Already there are several lines that now know, through this project, that they have a direct connection to the Blair of Blair line in Scotland. Other submitter lines have found new cousins! Both the Clan Blair Society and Blair Society for Genealogical Research endorse this project. BLAIR DNA Project

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