Generous donation!

I received a generous donation this morning which will allow us to bump the KLASSEN YDNA test back up two weeks, so we should be able to run that one September 30th.  :)  There's a little extra leftover which will probably go toward running the tests on the outstanding LOEWEN/FRANZ & PETKAU/KLASSEN swabs ($99 each).  Barring any more financial delays, we should be able to run the first one November 25th, and the second one January 20, 2016.

Delayed again!

The FOX/PERRY test and the LOEWEN/FRANZ test have both been delayed again.  They're now both due between September 23 and October 7.

Delays, Purchases, and more Delays!

Here's a quick update about where we're at with our project.

1)  The FOX/PERRY test that was batched a couple weeks ago has been delayed.  Results are now expected between September 9 and September 23.  This delay is no fault of ours.  The lab had some processing issues a few weeks ago and they're still working their way through the back log.  I'll still keep checking though, just in case it comes in before the 9th.

2)  There is currently no delay on the LOEWEN/FRANZ test that was done at the same time.  That one is still expected between September 9 and September 23.

3)  I finally purchased the second PETKAU/KLASSEN test, and the second LOEWEN/FRANZ test.  They have not shipped yet, but I'm hoping they will ship by the end of the week.  They're both going to Canada, so I'm not expecting results on them until at least mid to late-October.

4)  The KLASSEN YDNA test slated for September 30th has been delayed until October 13th due to lack of funds.  If anyone would like to donate toward a test, please let me know!  We're about $10.23USD short of being able to purchase the test on September 30th.

Batched again!

We now have the FOX/PERRY kit with results expected between September 2 and September 16, and the (first of many) LOEWEN/FRANZ kit with results expected between September 9 and September 23.

Batched!

Here's a small update:

1)  The FOX/PERRY test did indeed batch on Wednesday.  We're in batch 635, and results are expected somewhere between September 2 and September 16, so possibly a week earlier than I expected.

2)  The LOEWEN test has been received in the States, so it should be back to the lab by next Wednesday, but I'm keeping an eye on it anyway.

3)  I still need to order the LOEWEN and PETKAU swabs.  MUST do that today!

4)  Our first FOX/MARVIN test is scheduled for October!  Thanks to my dad's first cousin who agreed to test, and offered to pay for it.

Update!

1)  The FOX/PERRY test previously mentioned has made it back to the lab.  I'm hoping that the batch number will pop up later this afternoon or tomorrow so we know that it is processing.  I'm expecting results between September 9 and 16.

2)  The LOEWEN test has been mailed back, and last I saw it was in Richmond, BC, being transferred back to the US.

3)  We have a PETKAU volunteer and another LOEWEN volunteer, but I still need to order their swabs (tomorrow)!

4)  We have about $30 saved for the KLASSEN YDNA test.  This will be the next test I run, and the target date for the purchase of that test is September 30th. Donations happily accepted!  :D

The latest

Here's the latest on the two tests we have ordered and out right now:

1)  The LOEWEN test was ordered as previously mentioned.  It has shipped, and has cleared Canadian customs (as of August 2).  Hopefully it will be delivered by Friday.  The earliest we could possibly have results on this test would be early October.

2)  There's another FOX/PERRY test in the pipeline!  I apparently forgot to post when I ordered this one, for my aunt.  She's already received it, and mailed it back, so I'm hoping it will batch next week, and we'll have results from that one sometime around September 9-16.

In other news, I've recruited my grandmother (PETKAU) to help me recruit her siblings, and it sounds like one of her brothers is willing to test.  Family Tree DNA will ship swabs out for $9.95, so I'm planning to ship a swab out to him.  My Grandpa LOEWEN's oldest living sister also agreed to test, so I'll be shipping her a swab as well.

Right now the short term plan is to order those two swabs & then save for the KLASSEN YDNA test ($139).  That should happen at the end of September.  I'm hoping to get those results around Christmas.

After the KLASSEN YDNA test has been ordered, I'll run the autosomal tests for the LOEWEN and PETKAU swabs.  I'm not sure on the timing of those tests, it will depend on how many more of my grandparents' siblings have decided to join in the fun, since I really want to order those swabs as soon as I can, but not have them waiting at the lab for more than a year (because the sample may begin to degrade).