Learn more about BigY testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I0SXBSIVjM
NMGS Quarterly Talks: Lee Martinez: "Enabling the genealogy citizen scientist" New Mexico Genealogical Society

Project needs more BigY Upgrades or new BigY members: For discounted upgrades just login to your FTDNA account and select the upgrades. To order a new test you can use this link: https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Knierman

BigY Group Tree: https://discover.familytreedna.com/groups/Knierman/tree?subgroups=18599 (select your group/s on the left)

Project Results: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/knierman/default.aspx?section=yresults

NEW: July 2023 https://blog.familytreedna.com/earliest-known-ancestor/
The New Globetrekker Feature Will Also Use Earliest Known Ancestor Locations
Big Y testers will be able to trace the paths of their ancestors with the new Globetrekker in Discover. UPDATE YOUR Earliest Known Ancestor, this feature only works if it is entered correctly.


For this project the Y-DNA37 test is recommended. (Best test is BigY Y700, only males have YDNA)
Order Link: http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Knierman

DNA Surname Project: Training Guides
https://pbase.com/image/161113860

Knieriemen Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.knieriemen/mb.ashx
Knierman/Knieriemen DNA Surname Project: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/knierman/
Project Surnames: Knierman DNA Surname Project
Knearem Kneariem Knerien Kniereman Knieriemen Knieream Knierim Knirem Knierinm Knierman Knireman Nearman Nearaman Niermann
Pennsylvania German Pioneers http://books.google.com/books?id=eMsLAAAAYAAJ&q=knieriemen&dq=knieriemen&lr=&pgis=1

Horne's PA German Manual: 1895, 1905, 1910
Knerem: Shoemakers' strap or stirrup, Knieriemen
Link: http://books.google.com/books?id=C4RBAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA258&dq=knieriemen&lr=
Google German Translation for Knieriemen = knee belt