Hello Long Surname DNA Project members and Potential Members.
Each Family Tree DNA Surname Project has a group administrator. These group administrators are volunteers who prepare and maintain their project website, recruit new members, prepare reports and offer assistance to project participants. The use of volunteers aids recruiting and helps new participants get started. Some Group Administrators manage more than one project. There are some rare surnames for which no surname project has yet been established.
The loss or resignation of a project’s manager or managers does not mean that the benefits of DNA testing are lost. FTDNA’s database is permanently maintained and the contact person for each test kit will always have access to his data and be notified of new matches. It is important that the contact person associated with each test kit keep his/her contact information up-to-date at FTDNA.
Each Group Administrator has a special password that enables him or her to connect to FTDNA’s Group Administration application and perform certain management functions related to his surname group. Because a Group Administrator might suddenly become unable to perform his duties, or may wish to designate colleagues to assist him or her, FTDNA enables each Group Administrator designate one or more co-administrators. Co-administrators can then perform the project management functions as assigned by the Group Administrator.
Co-administrators for the Long Surname DNA Project:
- Ms. Chris Thiessen, cousin of William Long (Kit #167582) is Co-Administrator for Long Family Research, for responding to specific Long genealogical queries.
- Mr. Larry Long (Kit #106173) is Co-Administrator for Member Contact Information. Larry maintains our database of member phone numbers and addresses and resolves undeliverable email addresses.
- Ms. Barbara Long (Kit #6339), spouse of an early Kentucky Long, is Co-Administrator for Special Assignment.
- Mr. Paul Long (Kit #867073) is Co-Administrator for the Website: longft4681@gmail.com
If you have suggestions or comments about the administration of the Long Surname DNA Project, or are interested in helping with project administration, please contact longft4681@gmail.com.