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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Thomas McKane

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Thomas McKane, County Antrim, circa 1940s The McCain Project has gathered some very interesting photos of our folk from around the world....
Friday, March 23, 2012

Donations Needed

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The McCain clan blog and the McCain family DNA project are seeking donations.  There is a lot, an awful lot, of volunteer work that goes on ...

Chris McCain of California

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Chris McCain  The McCain Family DNA Project continues to locate members of our particular McCain clan.  This is the nature of genetic ge...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

The McCain Surname

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McCain, McCane, McKane, McKean, McKeen, and McKain are just various anglicised forms of the Gaelic surname Mac Eáin. Most of our families ha...

Jim McKane Our Webmaster

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Jim McKane of Wiarton, Ontario, Canada Our webmaster for both the McCain DNA Project and the Ulster Heritage Project is Jim McKane.  Here...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

McCain Family DNA Research Update March 1012

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Mongavlin Castle from an old newspaper photo The research on our family is now focusing on the McCains in east Donegal from the late 1...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Hance Hamilton

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For all those McCains with Hamilton connections;  there is some very good research on going about Hance Hamilton who was the de facto leader...

McCain Family DNA Research Update

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A short update for all our McCain families.  First, thank you to all the McCain gents that upgraded their DNA kits to the 111 markers.   Thi...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Irish Trip of Bruce B McCain

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 Bruce B McCain's note to me about his recent trip to Ireland and his visit to many of our Irish cousins.   My wife and I had a fun tr...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Sandy McKeen of Hawaii

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Harold R McKeen III, or Sandy as he is known to his friends.   Sandy is the lucky McCain, he lives in Hawaii.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Joe McKane, Glasgow, Scotland

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Dr Joe McKane of Glasgow, Scotland, is pictured here with his beautiful wife Julie on his arm.  Joe is a distinguished and well known physic...

Jack and Dot McKeen

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  Jack McKeen and his lovely wife Dot are in the photo above.   Jack is of the New England and Nova Scotia branch of the family.   The McCai...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Garth Duncan

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One of our distant cousins that was located via the McCain Family DNA Project is Garth Duncan of the Isle of Skye, Hebrides, Scotland.  His ...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

McCains And Tartan

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  Barry R McCain I am often asked about tartans and is there a McCain tartan, etc.   No, there is not 'McCain' tartan.  The use of...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Genealogy Tour of Ulster

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(Several McCains are participating in this tour) October Genealogy Tour – Northern Ireland & Dublin October 7-16, 2011 This Octobe...
Monday, August 8, 2011

The New Brunswick McCains

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(article from the Donegal Democrat Newspaper 2000) SAINT JOHN (Canada) - Potatoes and the Irish love for farming have e...

McCain DNA Update, the 111 Marker Upgrade

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The McCain DNA Project is asking all members of the 01 McCain family upgrade their DNA kit to the 111 marker level test.  This upgrade will ...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The Mid Argyll Kinship Group

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above, DNA results link the McCains to Kilmichael Glassary in mid Argyll As most of our clan now, especially those who are participants in...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Wallace McCain Dies

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The article below is from the Canadian Star newspaper.  One of the more interesting aspects of the McCain Family DNA Project was the disc...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Loch Ederline

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Loch Ederline is located at the west end of loch Awe and the north end of Kilmichael Glen. This was the home of the McCain family for many ...