I recently heard that historians, with the considerable assistance of scientists, were planning to examine the DNA of Sally Hemmings' descendants in an attempt to discover if there was a link to the DNA of Tom J. Has anyone else heard of this? I believe my information came on one of the morning news shows this summer--but I was running around trying to get to work on time and didn't pay full attention. ****************************************************************************** Christopher D. Geist Phone: (419)372-2981 Chair, Department of Popular Culture FAX: (419)372-2577 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]