THE SPROUL PROJECT

Welcome to 2022 - here is the best wishes for good health and good spirits in this new year! The COVID-19 situation has made the past two...

I have wondered if interest in home genetics tests for ancestry and health is waning. There were some articles in 2020 suggesting this...

The ancient history of the Sprouls is intimately tied into the history of the Earls of Lennox in Scotland. As the Sproul DNA indicates a...

FTDNA is having a sale on their autosomal DNA test. This is a good resource for finding genetic cousins. It could help the Sproul DNA...

Happy New Year! The Sproul Project Team wishes you a healthy and prosperous 2021. Genetic genealogy test kits are popular holiday season...

FTDNA is having a sale for November 2020. Details available for the sale at the link below. If you have not done a Y DNA test to join...

Recently Ancestry.com updated the genetic data base it uses for deriving ethnicity estimates from autosomal DNA data. It made an...

If you have done autosomal DNA testing with FTDNA (Family Finder testing) you are in for a treat. They have just released Origins...

Many of us use Ancestry.com for autosomal DNA (finding cousins, ethnicity estimates etc) and for its genealogical resources. Recently...

For many years those holding the name Spreull, Sprewll, Sproul, Sprouls, Sprowl and all the many other forms have had little in the way...

A huge and exciting new study has just been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on human genetic...

This Week FTDNA announced this year's summer sale - now until August 31. This is a great time to get your kit upgraded for Y DNA testing....

Ancestry.com is having a Canada Day sale. They are selling their autosomal DNA test for $89 (Can). Although FTDNA is the go to place...

Ancestry.com is offering an excellent sale ($59) for autosomal DNA analysis. Hurry though - ends May 13th. https://www.ancestry.com/cs/of...

If you took advantage of the FTDNA sale to upgrade your Y DNA testing this may require new cheek-swab samples. This is particularly true...

Ancestry.com has an awesome new tool (beta version at this point) to combine autosomal genetics and classic family-tree based genealogy. ...

There is an important update on the Sproul DNA Project and exciting new insights into the family history from genetics and genealogy....

Here is a fun site where you can look up a surname and discover which famous people - from celebrities to politicians - you might be...

It troubles me sometimes to see how DNA companies advertise their products on television. There are several that claim they are the best...