Hi all,

Mom's maiden name is Roesch, being descended from a Johann Friedrich Roesch, b in Baden 1835.

If enough (4-6) people are interested, I will volunteer to organize a Roesch surname DNA project. I have already started a DNA project for dad's side of the family.

The objectives would be:

1) To determine if the various Roesch/Rosch families in the USA are related to each other, or if they are different families that adopted the same surname.

2) If they are different families, then figure out which ones are related to each other.

3) Hopefully, some day connect to Roesch relatives who stayed behind in Europe.

DNA testing is painless-- just a few cells are scraped off the inside of your cheek. Many people tend to have concerns about DNA testing, so it is important to note that because DNA testing for genealogical purposes is a bit different from DNA testing for other purposes, DNA testing for genealogy is of limited use for anything except genealogy.

Because of the way genealogical DNA testing works (it is based on the Y chromosome, which is passed on from father to son in an unbroken chain)-- it only works for males. Thus, the participants must be men with a Roesch/Rosch surname.

Please contact me directly at wparrott@att.net if you have questions or are interested in participating in such a project. If there is a critical mass, I will get the ball rolling. My Roesch cousin already had his DNA tested-- but there are no matches in the data base-- he is out there all alone!