Map My DNA
Inspired by John D. Reid of Anglo-Celtic Connections (as mentioned by Blaine Bettinger of the Genetic Genealogist), I’ve used Google Maps to plot the earliest known locations of the contributors to my DNA. These locations are probably correct for the locations of my ancestors in about 1808, although some of my ancestors were in these same locations much earlier.
The Earliest Known Locations of Stephen J. Danko’s Ancestors
The yellow marker is Likiškės, Lithuania, the earliest known location of my Chmielewski ancestors and of my Wojnowski ancestors - the source of my mitochondrial DNA.
The purple marker is Mosaki, Poland, the earliest known location of my Chotkowski ancestors.
The red marker hiding behind the purple one is Klonowo, Poland, the earliest known location of my Niedzialkowski ancestors. This is also the source of my maternal grandfather’s Y-DNA. This Y-DNA matches the R1a haplogroup, a group to which more than 50% of Polish men belong.
The blue marker is Warszawa, Poland, the earliest known location of my Gutowski ancestors.
The orange marker is Sielnica, Poland, the earliest known location of my Dziurzyński ancestors. This is also the source of my father’s mitochondrial DNA.
The turquoise marker hiding behind the orange marker is Nienadowa, Poland, the earliest known location of my Dańko ancestors. This is also the source of my Y-DNA.
Copyright © 2008 by Stephen J. Danko
January 31st, 2008 at 12:04 am
[…] A few days ago I wrote about John Reid’s “Where Has Your DNA Been” post at Anglo-Connections a few days ago. This is similar to another meme which has been circulating the genealogy blogosphere for a few weeks now, including “Where was your family in 1908?” at 100 Years in America and “Where was your family 200 years ago?” at What’s Past is Prologue. Steve at Steve’s Genealogy Blog has also given the ‘Map Your DNA’ meme a try. I thought it was a fun idea, and had a number of potentially interesting applications, if I were a programmer and if I had any free time. Absent that, I thought I would at least try to replicate John’s idea by mapping my location in 2008 versus the locations of my Y-DNA and mtDNA in 1808, 200 years ago. […]
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Hello, my names Danielle Gutowski and I would like to know more about my family history and I saw your profile. My grandfather was called Pavo Gutowski and he was born in Warszawa. He came to Scottland and escaped Poland when he was in the Free Polish Army and met my grandma (who was born in Newcastle) they met in Leeds uk. They went on to have four sons,Paul,Stefan,Martyn and Michael-my father and as you can guess my father made me:) my grandma died on 24th of Feb this year. If you would like to know anything else about my family tree please just message me at showeredlullabies@hotmail.com
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June 27th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Steve, I am the program chairman for the Marin County Genealogical Society in San Rafael. I would like to contact you about giving us a progrm. I have not been able to locate your email address. I’m hoping this will work.
Shirley Genetin