Today,I got my National Geographic DNA kit in the mail. I am quite
excited about that. So later this week, will do my buccal swab after
I watch the DVD they sent and send it off to the lab for processing.
That of course will be for Cuzner as with women they can only follow
the maternal line. With men , they can do markers for the paternal
and maternal line. Having an extra chromosome comes in handy, guys.
Kind of exciting to start off. Then when those results come back,
will start off with the other agency.

Renee

btw, a big welcome to our new member



--- In cuzners_in_their_genes_@..., "David William
Cuzner" <david.cuzner@...> wrote:
>
> --- In cuzners_in_their_genes_@..., Robert Cuzner
> <cuznerr@> wrote:
> >
> > Renee,
> >
> > Interesting. I wasn't able to watch the 60 minutes
> unfortunately. Looks like your blazing a trail. Hopefully you can
> find something that is trustworthy and cost effective.
> >
> > renee neeCuzner <neecuzner@> wrote:
> > Thanks
> >
> > In between everything, I have been finding time to do things. I
> have decided with my inheritance to finally do my DNA study. I have
> been following a newbie DNA email list and another one a little
more
> complicated but gradually learning things. I also bought a
> fascinating book on the subject for the lay person that to assist
> people to help do their genealogy through genealogy.
> >
> > I am hoping to start a study group through Family Tree DNA
though
> they are based in Texas they seem the most reliable,least expensive
> and turn all their results back to research. They are also known as
> FTDNA. The hundreds of people I have been reading about for the
last
> year use them the most and indicate they are the most
> reliable,reasonable and fastest re getting your results back. It
> seems there are some rip offs out there. The UK seems a little
dear.
> There is one just locally in Vancouver, Canada where I live but
> Genebase has been involved with scandal lately so I do not want to
> touch that one. After great thought and research I have decided to
go
> with Texas,USA even if its in the States.
> >
> > I am hoping that we can start a surname study as that will cut
> costs down but more then that create a larger marker study.I can
only
> contribute my mothers dna. Thanks to men having an extra
chromosome,
> they can trace both lines. We need men to explore the male
> patriarchial line of the Cuzners going back as far as we can. I am
> also signed up for the National Geographical study and am waiting
for
> a kit though those are on back order. I believe that study is more
> along the line of geno-geographical studies regarding the migration
> patterns of my ancestors that go back thousands of years and I am
> excited about that. I also need some more definitive studies.
> >
> > Is anyone interested in throwing their lot in and getting
> studied. I am pretty sure we are more related then we suspect and
> this is one way to find out.
> >
> >
> > Renee
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Robert Cuzner <cuznerr@>
> > To: cuzners_in_their_genes_@...
> > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 2:41:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: [cuzners_in_their_genes_] I want to apologize for my
> neglect but my mother died on August 04th,2007
> >
> > Dear Renee,
> >
> > I am so sorry to hear about the tragedy and trial that you
> recently went through. It sounds like a tough way to say goodbye
to
> your mother but all of your effort on her behalf is a testimony of
> your love for her.
> >
> > Thanks for being a leader in setting up a means for Cuzners to
> communicate. There is a lot of good that will come out of this.
> Please don't worry about taking care of other things for now. The
> great thing about genealogy is that you can always come back to
it.
> You've set up the web-site and Cuzners are communicating and
learning
> from each other about their ancestors. That's a good thing.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Rob
> >
> > neecuzner <neecuzner@yahoo. ca> wrote:
> > My mom, a Cuzner has many of you know had leukemia which
has
> taken
> > alot of my time the past year died Aug 04. Unfortunately, she had
a
> > fall down her back stairs and after many hours of trying to
contact
> > her by phone, I drove into Vancouver and found her. I have been
so
> > busy non stop with funeral arrangements and as executor probating
> her
> > will which I did myself rather then going through a lawyer. I
have
> > also been emptying out her home which believe it not I still have
> not
> > completed. My mother was a hoarder and it has been a major task
> > trying to sort out what is valuable,sentimenta l and should be
> given
> > away or donated. I have given away so much and donated trucks
> loads.
> > I am also listing the house for sale so that in itself as been
alot
> > of work.I am hoping to get it finished this week and then hire
> > someone to clean it. It smells of fifty years of mildew and
> > mothballs. My mom loved mothballs! The house is about 85 years
old
> > though in a beautiful neighbour but I cannot afford to renovate
the
> > house so I am selling it.
> > Anyway, I digress. I just have been so busy that a routine day is
> get
> > up, drive into Vancouver and work on the house or do legal
> work,etc.,
> > I must say it was a challenge doing the probate work myself and
> > dealing with probate court but I am glad I did it. Apparently, I
> > finished it in record time and people and my bank are shocked how
> > fast my probate went. Apparently, lawyers take months and mine
was
> a
> > few weeks.
> > I think all the work has helped me deal with my grief though
being
> in
> > the house is very difficult. It is difficult too because everyone
I
> > know works full time so getting help is hard. I had one friend
> > helping who had to withdraw because her cousin became ill and
moved
> > in with her and she is now nursing her. sigh.....I just get the
> > heebie jeebies in the house and imagine people walking in there
> which
> > I know sounds silly. I now know why my mom hating living alone
> there.
> > I did find a couple of pictures. One of grandfather Cuzner, uncle
> > Ernie Cuzner and Uncle Fred Cuzner back in the eighties so that
one
> > probably wont be very helpful. The first two pictures would be
pre-
> > world II. I finally got a new scanner so I can scan them. My old
> > scanner would not work with Vista and it appeared diconix was not
> > going to upgrade the drivers. Having same problem with my printer
> > right now though its a HP so I assume HP will get around to it
> > eventually.
> > Anyway, my friends , I will be eventually more active once I get
> this
> > house listed and sold. Just be patient with me. I am finding it
> > difficult. My dad,brother, sister and now mom are gone so I kind
of
> > feel rudderless. There is no one less though thank God I have one
> > daughter. No grandchildren yet but one can always hope.
> > Once the house has sold, I am going ahead and doing the DNA
testing
> > on myself for the female line in my family so that would be the
> > Cuzner line. I will gladly provide all the results here. I am
> > positive that we are all somehow related especially us who have
> > ancestors from Frome,Somerset, England.
> > Also, now that I will have the proceeds from the house, I am
> > definitely coming to England next year with a friend and we are
> doing
> > our genealogy studies real time as I think I have gone as far as
I
> > can go online. The frome parish has not yet gone on fiche with
LDS
> or
> > gone online so I actually will have to go to Frome to the Parish
> and
> > see the family records. I am very excited at the prospect of
going
> to
> > see Frome where I know I have family going back to the sixteenth
> > century.
> > Keep writing, even if its not genealogy. Lets let each other know
> our
> > struggles to find out information or share tips or successes.
There
> > is also a social aspect to this site. Once I recieve my
> inheritance,
> > I will also put an ad in a genealogy magazine advertising this
site
> > so we can attract more Cuzners world wide hopefully and that
might
> > improve our odds of meeting other Cuzners that we might be
related
> to.
> >
> > Renee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Hi Renee:
> Guess I am a cousin too. I have some info here but it is not put
> together yet. I will have to scan some pages but really don't know
> what format to put them in. Thought maybe I would make them JPEG
and
> then you will be able to edit them yourselves.
>
> Cousin Dave
>
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