Welcome to the Slaven Genealogy Exchange.

Welcome to the Slaven Genealogy Exchange! Our purpose is to be a central location to collect and exchange information for Slaven, Slevin, Slavin, Slavey, and other surname variations. As a registered one-name study, the scope of this exchange is world wide. We hope there's something here for the beginning genealogist, the old hand, and the merely curious!

What's new?!

IT'S A PRICE WAR ON DNA TESTING!

Probably in response to dna.ancestry's big sale, Family Tree DNA and DNA Heritage both are offering specials. The DNA Heritage special is $169 for the 43-marker test... nice but as it's the same test done at the same lab as dna.ancestry's, I'd recommned going with the latter.

FTDNA is bundling the basic mitchondrial DNA test (aka mtDNA, the "maternal line" DNA test) with all their Y-chromosome ("paternal line") tests and are also offering a very nice price on the 37-marker test. The prices are:

37-marker test $119 (reg. $189) Although the price is higher than the dna.ancestry special and tests fewer markers, this would be a good choice for anyone who thinks they may want to get special testing at a later date.	12-marker test with mtDNA $99 (reg. $189)
	25-marker test with mtDNA $148 (reg. $238)
67-marker test $218 (reg. $269) Probably overkill for most circumstances, but the big daddy test is also on sale.	37-marker test with mtDNA $189 (reg. $339)
	67-marker test with mtDNA $288 (reg. $409)

Contact me for more information on selecting what test is right for you. Special prices have been extended through September 30 so don't delay!

50 PERCENT OFF DNA TESTS AT ANCESTRY THRU SEPT. 30

dna.ancestry, the genealogical DNA testing branch of Ancestry.com, is offering 50 percent off DNA tests which makes them an excellent value (33 markers $74.50, 46 markers $99.50). You have to be a subscriber of Ancestry.com or have a subscriber order for you. Of course, as a subscriber and administrator of the Slaven DNA Project at dna.ancestry, I'd be glad to place the order for nonsubscribers so you can take advantage of the discount. If you're a subscriber and discarded the email from Ancestry with the link to the discounted tests, drop me an email and I'll send you the link.

We have the DNA test results back for another descendant of William B. Slavens/Daniel F. Slavens, who is a perfect match for the earlier participant. See the results page or the extended results page.

We have a very interesting DNA match with another surname group! One of our Slaven lines is a very close match with a family with the Mountain surname-- and you know that "Slaven" is derived from the Gaelic word for mountain. Read more about this meaningful match with a County Fermanagh family.

For those descended from the Slavens line that lived in Portsmouth, Ohio, here's an update on the story about the rock in the Ohio River that residents used to carve their initials on until it was lost under higher water levels. Wonder if the guy who pulled it from the river has cataloged all the initials?

The SNP test results are back for the participant that's a "bridge" between Groups A and B. While DNA Heritage doesn't test for the SNP that defines the R1b1c7 haplogroup, the test results lean strongly in that direction. See the updated "Three Branches or Three Families?" page for more information.

About this site

This is a private, noncommercial educational site for the free exchange of information. It is not associated with Ancestry.com, Rootsweb, MyFamily, or any commercial site. (That means no banner ads, no pop-up or pop-under windows, no unsolicited email!)

All content on this site is believed to be compliant with U.S. copyright law and Fair Use provisions.

Because the site is an outgrowth of my personal research, it's tilted towards the Slavens surname. But that's easily fixed-- contribute your Slavin, Slevin, etc. data for the site! Here are some of the types of information that you can share:

Census transcriptions Census returns can be a goldmine of information for both the beginning and the experienced researcher, but many people don't have easy access to films. Finding your family in a transcription here makes requesting a film or a lookup much more worthwhile, so won't you share? We need people who have access to their state's Soundex indexes and are willing to transcribe the Slaven(s), Slavin, Slevin, etc. entries! It's S415 and you'll see about 20 Sullivans for each Slaven.

Biographies and reminiscences Share the bios from county history books, reminiscences from ancestors, old family letters, your own memories, the family history that was written for a reunion decades ago...

Obituaries Transcriptions of obituaries and death notices.

Photographs Share family photos, or photos of gravsites. Photos continue to be the most popular items on the site.

Links Do you have or know of a family-related site? Does a GenWeb county site offer information on a branch of the family? Share it here!

Other help! Other information that doesn't fit the categories above is also welcome.

All corrections, suggestions, criticisms, etc. are welcome too! Be sure to put Slaven, Slavin, and something meaningful in the subject line-- I get tons of spam so an email with no subject or "Hi!" will probably be deleted unread!

Larry Slavens
7018 Airline Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50322

iarooster@earthlink.net

About me

I'm a senior programmer/analyst for a company in the Des Moines suburbs. Besides genealogy, I'm also involved with collie rescue and am working on completing my degree though guided independent study at the University of Iowa. I'd love to spend much more time working on this website but until retirement in 15 years or a lottery jackpot win, it's going to have to remain a hobby.