How difficult is it to coordinate a Surname DNA project?
The difficulty increases with the size and complexity of the project. A coordinator needs to be comfortable in communicating with potential and actual participants and should have a reasonable familiarity with traditional genealogy. Most coordinators will also need to be willing to learn more about DNA testing to satisfy their own concerns, as well as those of their participants. (and most coordinators didn’t know very much when they started) We recommend that most Surname Projects start with a limited scope and related participants, or those who ‘hope to be related”. The testing companies provide varying levels of assistance to the coordinator, further reducing the difficulty to a manageable level for most people.
