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For NGS members: videos to check out
16 September 2011 by Libbi.
Thomas H. Shawker, MD, is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of DNA and family health history. He is the author of the NGS publication, Unlocking Your Genetic History: A Step-by-Step Guide to Discovering Your Family’s Medical and Genetic Heritage.
This brief conversation provides an introduction to how DNA analysis can support genealogical research as well as some basic guidelines for studying your family health history.
Log in at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org, click on the Members Only tab, and then click on NGS Videos in the sidebar menu.
Film by Kate Geis and Allen Moore.
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Latest DNA + Genealogy Round Up
26 April 2011 by Libbi.
DNA program during Genealogy meeting
Brazil Times - Apr 22, 2011
TERRE HAUTE — At the regular meeting of the Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Monday, May 9, Alan Teller will present, “DNA Testing for Genetic Genealogy or DNA Testing for the Layman.” The program is open to the public and will take place from …
Spare Times for April 22-28
New York Times - - Apr 21, 2011
features Pearl Duncan, an African-American author who shares how she used family nicknames, DNA and genealogy to trace her lineage to families named Opare of the Akan people of Ghana and to Scottish-Americans and British royals; Wednesday at 7 pm, …
Victoria Genealogical Society hosts meeting
Victoria Advocate - Apr 21, 2011
June 4, the Clayton Library in Houston will host a seminar on DNA. The speaker will be Debbie Wayne. All meetings start at 7 pm and are held at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 2105 N Ben Jordan St., All members and guests are urged to …
Martin County Community Calendar Updated April 25
TCPalm - Apr 25, 2011
MC Genealogical Society: “Genealogy & DNA” workshop. Robert Morgade Library, 5851 SE Community Drive, Stuart, 10:15 am-noon, May 14. Ages 12+. Donation. 772-220-1638; mcgensociety.org. “The Honeymooners”: Relive classic moments that shaped future of TV …
Martin County Community Calendar Updated April 22
TCPalm - Apr 22, 2011
MC Genealogical Society: “Genealogy & DNA” workshop. Robert Morgade Library, 5851 SE Community Drive, Stuart, 10:15 am-noon, May 14. Ages 12+. Donation. 772-220-1638; mcgensociety.org. “The Honeymooners”: Relive classic moments that shaped future of TV …
Curtin Clan Surname Gathering in Chicago
Online PR News (press release) - Apr 23, 2011
The conference will cover Curtin genealogy, Irish heritage, local speakers and attendees can meet Margaret Curtain of Australia, world’s foremost authority on the Curtins of Ireland. The Gathering will be held at the Irish American Heritage Center in …
We are family
Guelph Mercury - Apr 22, 2011
In a larger sense though, it is more than just having DNA in common and being on the same genealogy chart. I did a word search through the electronic version of the Baha’i Writings and came up with 3251 hits. Clearly, this is worthy of close …
Sackets Harbor woman follows family history back to her doorstep
WatertownDailyTimes.com - Apr 23, 2011
It reflects on three specific categories which they request whenever authors submit work to their publishing company: American history, local history, and genealogy. “The history of my family in America begins when my emigrant ancestor, …
African woman warrior captures BU historian’s passion
BU Today - - 10 hours ago
A recent fellow at Harvard’s WEB Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Heywood had her DNA tested as part of the African American Lives, Genealogy, and Genetics project featured in a four-part PBS series hosted by institute …
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News results: DNA Genealogy
21 January 2011 by Libbi.
I’m posting twice today because I never got around to posting Jan 20. (What’s the smiley for sheepish?) and also because it’s been a long time since I did a round up of interesting DNA genealogy news items. So here goes:
Newer DNA Tests Uncover Hidden Jewish Bloodlines Forward - Elie Dolgin -
Genealogy: From top, Pickrell, Voss and Moore discovered their Jewish heritages through recently available DNA testing. By Elie Dolgin Last April, …;Forward
NEW Scholarly path had early roots for speaker Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Joe Volpert -
“Doing your genealogy and doing your DNA is the ultimate way of being exposed to knowledge — complex knowledge about yourself,” Henry Louis Gates Jr. said …
Timeless tenets at core of Palladio’s classicism Washington Post - Roger K. Lewis -
Trace the architectural genealogy of many of western civilization’s … America enthusiastically absorbed the DNA of European classicism, …Washington Post
Looking for his birthright: Lebanon toddler’s grandparents blocked …Foster’s Daily Democrat - Aimee Lockhardt - “Where the DNA is and everything.” DNA would turn out to be the biggest hurdle …. it would allow for Mason to find out his medical history and genealogy. …
Black Heritage Festival packed with an array of events for the …ABC Action News - Martin Luther King III - … “Old School Saturdays” and “Gospel/Jazz Sundays” at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park to a genealogy luncheon examining the use of DNA in family research. …ABC Action News
Chin-Kuki-Zo: Plight and Glory? Mizoram Express - Joseph Suantak - … of the recent/latest human genome mapping and DNA test of Asian people, … Regarding their genealogy it is believed that the less important ones, …
What a Weekend: Events in Indian River County, Jan. 21-Jan. 24 TCPalm - Tyler Treadway - Child Safety Event: Biometric fingerprinting, DNA identification kit. … Genealogy Workshop: Seminar. Morningside Branch Library, 2410 SE Morningside Blvd. ..
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DNA Genealogy News Roundup
14 April 2010 by Libbi.
Roots & Branches: Shay or Harper? DNA holds the answer
Ask a genealogist
2 elderly Fla. men discover they are half brothers
Uprooting the ancestors
DNA: The Future of Jewish Genealogy
Eva Longoria shocked by DNA test
History buffs head to Salt Lake City for genealogy events
KISSIN KUZZINS: A glossary of terms one may encounter in genealogy …
Legislature passes limits on vital records access
OnMedia: NBC turns genealogy into TV drama
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DNA Genealogy News Roundup
18 February 2010 by Libbi.
A collection of links to recent news articles about DNA and Genealogy. HI MATT!
Tutankhamun: Research continues on his genealogy
News Trends (blog) - 12 hours ago
The DNA testing program also addresses another major figure of ancient Egypt, Queen Nefertiti, wife of Akhenaten to the legendary beauty, but whose mummy …
Video: Mystery of King Tut’s short life and death reveale
ITN NEWS
ARCHAEOLOGY: ZAHI HAWASS, MYSTERIES OF TUTANKHAMUN GENEALOGYANSAmed
Study Examines Family Lineage of King Tut, His Possible Cause of Death Science Daily (press release)
Interest in exploring black heritage grows
The Tennessean - - 5 hours ago
… an African-American professor at Harvard, has long explored genealogy through DNA and public records but came to the attention of many Americans last …
Genealogy for a Nation of Immigrants
New York Times - - Feb 9, 2010
He is not shocked to learn that he has no African or Asian traces in his DNA, and is of 100 percent European ancestry: “I am the inescapable black hole of …
‘Faces of America’ reveals family ties Los Angeles Times
‘Faces of America’: Personal stories and national history South Coast Today
Eva Longoria and Yo-Yo Ma cousins? Genetics researcher’s PBS special looks at …NOLA.com
Email this story ‘Faces of America’ Traces Famous Genealogy
ABC News - - Jan 29, 2010
Stephanopoulos, who submitted to DNA testing, learned that there is a relatively rare trait in his genetic code known as Group X; a trait that genealogists …
ABC Guest Reveals: George Stephanopoulos and Hillary Clinton Related? NewsBusters (blog)
Entertainment Briefs Arizona Daily Star
George Stephanopoulos learns of likely genetic link to Hillary Rodham Clinton The Canadian Press
Southside Briefs
Savannah Morning News - 1 hour ago
8:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday, The Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. One-day conference ofgenealogy and family history classes, DNA testing, and door prizes. …
After the Beer Summit
New York Times - - Feb 12, 2010
… new series reduces history to a game of celebrity DNA. I use celebrities to attract an audience so we can teach people about genetics and genealogy. …
GENGHIS KHAN AND HIS BROOD: TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
Book of Odds - - Feb 15, 2010
Ancestry.com, along with literally hundreds of websites, genealogy clubs across America, and DNA databases, can, within a few hours tops, tell you that …
Genealogy Project tracks ancestry of Charles Darwin
Vancouver Sun - - Feb 5, 2010
The Genealogy Project, a five-year initiative backed by National Geographic and IBM, uses new technology to examine DNA, allowing scientists to map how and …
Darwin’s genetic history suggests he came from a long line of adventurers Oneindia
Q&A: Knome’s Jorge Conde Discusses Personal Genomics, Today and Tomorrow
GenomeWeb Daily News - Feb 16, 2010
DNA sequencing technologies have developed a lot since personal genome company Knome first launched its whole-genome sequencing and analysis service in late …
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Follow Friday: SHGS
18 December 2009 by Libbi.
My mother helped start, served as President, and organized the first reunion of the Spencer Historical and Genealogical Society. For years she and I edited the journal, LeDespencer. Today for Follow Friday, I’d like to point you to their site: http://www.spencersociety.org/The Spencer Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (SHGS) was originally founded in 1978 as the Spencer Family Association with a nucleus of 38 Charter Members. The Association was renamed in 1990. Current SHGS members descend from many different Spencer lines and reside in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, England, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, and the West Indies.
The objective of the Society is to encourage research and permanent recording of Spencer family history and that of collateral family lines. To meet this objective, the SHGS maintains a Library of books and papers with over 200 titles relating to various Spencer families. These books are available to members for loan and, in some cases, for purchase. Several SHGS members have authored manuscripts and books about Spencer families, and these are in our Library and in the Library of Congress.
The Society also maintains a computerized database, currently containing over 165,000 individuals and 61,000 families of Spencer descendants which were submitted by members and from other sources. It is continuously increasing, and members may request information on their lineage from the database.
The SHGS holds a Reunion every two years in a different part of the country offering members an opportunity to visit places of genealogical interest and to hear speakers on subjects of interest to members. Reunions have been held in Spencer IN, Ft. Wayne IN, Albany NY, Haddam/East Haddam CT, Lexington KY, Salt Lake City UT, Williamsburg VA, Charlotte NC, Geneva OH, Grapevine TX, St. Louis MO, Franklin TN, and Valley Forge PA.
Membership includes online access to le Despencer, the SHGS quarterly journal, which contains Spencer genealogical articles, editorial comments, announcements, and a “Query” setion. Members may submit queries without charge.
Society business is conducted by an elected Board of Directors and a dedicated volunteer staff. The officers and staff do not do research for members, but some information and informal assistance can often be provided on request. Correspondence to an officer or staff member requiring a reply must include a business-size SASE. Members are encouraged to exchange information with other members, and submit articles for publication in le Despencer.
The SPENCER DNA Project was begun in 2001, and has proven to be a valuable tool to researchers attempting to prove their Spencer lineage. This project is coordinated by the SHGS Data Manager but is not financially sponsored by SHGS.
We invite any Spencer descendant, or anyone researching the Spencer surname (including variant spellings), to join SHGS. For further questions, feel free to contact any SHGS Officer as listed on this website.
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DNA News Roundup
10 August 2009 by Libbi.
Summer DNA camps: families that study nutrition and genetics …
Examiner.com - Aug 9, 2009
Additionally, you can learn something about nutrition and how it connects to DNA-driven genealogy and family medical histories from generation to generation …
Utah-based Ancestry.com wants to go public - August 08
KMPH Fox 26 - Aug 8, 2009
The Provo, Utah-based genealogy Web site is seeking approval to sell $75 million in stock. The company did not give a date for the proposed IPO. …
Just Who Is My Lovable Mutt? The Canine Genealogy Test
Inventorspot - Aug 4, 2009
… is selling its Canine Genealogy Kit through Hammacher Schlemmer. It’s $59.95 and includes the test kit and a mailer to send your pup’s DNA to the lab. …
Genealogy Kit determines exactly what kind of mutt you have DVICE
Community calendar: Quilt Plano 2009 opens Friday at Plano Centre
Dallas Morning News - Aug 9, 2009
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries presents the program “DNA” from 10:15 am to 12:30 pm Saturday in the Program Room at Harrington Library, 1501 18th St. …
Making It All ‘Relative’
Jewish Exponent - - Aug 6, 2009
A genealogy society official informed Katz that she had just completed research on the Magen family for a friend’s son who was celebrating his Bar Mitzvah. …
‘Detectives’ on the Trail of Family History and Long-Lost Relatives
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: ‘I’m Trying to Bridge the Gap Between …
Education Week News (subscription) - 25 minutes ago
Gates’ idea is to have students examine the science behind their own DNA and reconstruct their own genealogy. In the interview, Gates expresses his concern …
What We Learned from Gates-Crowley Flap
NBC Philadelphia - - Jul 29, 2009
… the 11 DNA matches with offspring of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fourth century warlord who created one of the dominant strains of Irish genealogy …
Gates Is Half-Irish, Related to Cop Who Arrested Him
ABC News - Jul 28, 2009
… the 11 DNA matches with offspring of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fourth century warlord who created one of the dominant strains of Irish genealogy …
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DNA Genealogy News Roundup
27 July 2009 by Libbi.
Harvard prof Gates is half-Irish, related to cop who arrested him Irish Central
Local genealogists enjoy the mysteries of their own past
Wicked Local Lancaster - - Jul 24, 2009
I keep saying I’m going to do a DNA test on the maternal side of my family.” Peach said patience and a passion for history are needed to be a successful …
American Thinker - - Jul 25, 2009 Inkwell, the Gates charity is designed to help blacks trace their genealogy through their DNA. The stated purpose for Gates’ trip to China which preceded …
Experts Agree: High Tech Sparked Genealogy Buzz
Jewish Exponent - - Jul 22, 2009
Meanwhile, technology’s applications to genealogy proceed in ways that no one from the Kurzweil-Rottenberg era could have imagined. DNA testing allows …
Exhumation of 1812 war hero stirs controversy
Canada.com - - Jul 4, 2009
David Pike, who has led a Pike family DNA genealogy project since 2004, says a number of clan members have obtained their genetic profiles and that “thanks …
Reunion puts Vicks in the burg for the weekend
Vicksburg Post - - Jul 20, 2009
Vick and a number of workshops exploring Vick family DNA, genealogy and history. “The genealogy gets in your blood, and you can’t help it. …
Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation to Protect Archived DNA …
PR Newswire (press release) - Jul 8, 2009
… the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF) will use Biomatrica’s SampleMatrix room temperature storage technology to archive its DNA samples. …
What’s up on campus: A look at a few of the interesting things to …
Opelika Auburn News - - Jul 25, 2009
Some collections are online, others like the library’s genealogy collection exist only as hard copies. Currently, the library is digitizing its collection …
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ScienceBlog.com - Jul 15, 2009
As an author who has written about using DNA, genealogy and American family history to trace my ancestors to Ghana and Scotland, I was one of the few …
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DNA Genealogy News Roundup
8 June 2009 by Libbi.
Some interesting DNA genealogy stories of recent news
- Genetic genealogy: Compensation for lack of hertiage/information … Proud Parenting - … knowledge of my genetic father that was forcibly imposed on myself by being donor conceived I undertook a genetic genealogy test from Family Tree
DNA . … - Undersanding French policy toward Chad and Sudan? A difficult task Sudan Tribune - A closer look at this genealogy would have generated more caution in the description of Sarkozy’s lack of interest to Africa and would have foreseen the …
- Society to discuss use of DNA South Carolina Now - Jun 7, 2009 …
Davidson ,NC from 1981 to 2000. In his retirement he is using his training and experience to help others understand and use Y-DNA research in genealogy. - Boston Globe An authorized biography of the Latin laureate, handled responsibly … Boston Globe - Jun 6, 2009 As in the case of Saldívar’s, Martin’s early chapters about the family genealogy are laborious. By the writer’s own account, his first decade, until he left …
- Civl War Lecture and Genealogy Seminar WTVY - Jun 4, 2009 Martha Smith will speak on the topic of
DNA and Genealogy. Mrs. Smith’s program on “I have the results of myDNA , now what”? promises to be informative for … - Business Wire (press release) Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation Assists International … Business Wire (press release) - Jun 4, 2009 The scientists employed SMGF’s genetic genealogy database — the world’s most extensive collection of its kind — analyzed a number of SMGF-provided
DNA … - Ancestry.com Reveals German Roots in President Obama’s Family Tree IT News
Online - Jun 4, 2009 The Generations Network also includes myfamily.com, Genealogy.com, Rootsweb.ancestry.com, MyCanvas.com, dna.ancestry.com, Family Tree Maker and Ancestry … - If you love your dog, breed isn’t important Staunton News Leader - Jun 3, 2009 For about $50 you can purchase a Canine Genealogy Kit that analyzes your dog’s
DNA and identifies the breeds in its ancestry, It provides, according to the … - The Most Isolated Place on Earth Jamaica Observer - May 31, 2009 Her prestigious genealogy along with her extensive sibling network gave Edith immense position and reach on the island. As I later found out I only had to …
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DNA Genealogy PR: GeneTree and Sorensen
26 May 2009 by Libbi.
GeneTree and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation Team Up to Offer Y-DNA Participants of SMGF Database a Greatly Reduced Price on Genetic Profile
Offer Extends to 50,000 Men Who Donated Y-DNA and Pedigree Information to Non-Profit Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation’s Database
Participants Receive Their Y-DNA Profile Through GeneTree Web Site With Its Powerful Family Tree-Building Tools Linked to World’s Most Comprehensive Genetic Genealogy Database
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GeneTree and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF) today announced a special offer to the tens of thousands of men who donated their Y-DNA samples and pedigree information to the non-profit SMGF’s genetic genealogy database. At a deeply discounted price, participants now may access their Y-DNA profiles through GeneTree and employ the site’s extensive tools, including the SMGF database, to search and connect with genetic relatives.
SMGF has been building the database—the world’s most diverse collection of genetic genealogy information—since 2000 through donation of DNA samples and four-generation genealogy questionnaires by people interested in helping the foundation succeed in its goal of connecting the human family through genetic genealogy. Until the launch of GeneTree in October 2007, SMGF did not have a way to provide participants with their genetic profiles in a meaningful form. Now for $49.50, or about one-third of the typical price, SMGF participants can receive their Y-DNA profiles through GeneTree.
“We are delighted to be able to thank those who chose to help the SMGF database project,” said Matt Cupal, president and COO of GeneTree. “We think the easy-to-use and powerful genetic genealogy tools on GeneTree will help them get the most out of their DNA profiles and help them understand their own history within the larger human genetic story.”
Y-DNA is genetic material passed down exclusively from a father to sons. SMGF participants who submitted their mitochondrial DNA, passed down from a mother to each child, received a similar offer in March 2008, and may still unlock their mitochondrial DNA profile through GeneTree for $49.95.
“We believe this is the finest way we can express our appreciation to individuals who helped build the SMGF database into the foremost genetic genealogy collection of its type in the world,” said Dr. Scott Woodward, executive director of SMGF. “Collaboration with GeneTree allows us to provide contributors with their DNA profiles in a useful and confidential manner.”
Currently, the SMGF database contains more than 100,000 DNA samples and over 7.5 million corresponding genealogical records from participants in 170 nations throughout the world.
Instructions for obtaining SMGF DNA profiles for participation on GeneTree are available at www.genetree.com/dna/unlock_smgf. Approximately two weeks after receipt by GeneTree of the participant’s request, results will be available on the GeneTree Web site.
Beyond free basic membership, GeneTree offers 33-marker Y-DNA tests for $149 and 46-marker tests for $179. Enhanced maternal lineage mitochondrial DNA tests are $179.
About GeneTree
GeneTree (www.genetree.com) is mapping the world’s DNA using genetic genealogy. GeneTree’s Web site allows easy connection to genetic cousins, collaboration on family trees, and sharing of personal profiles and photos. GeneTree also provides the option for participants to integrate into their family history research their DNA profiles, through one of the world’s most respected DNA laboratories, for a scientific window into their ancestry and to find living relatives for whom no paper records exist. GeneTree users are linked to the world’s most extensive correlated genetic genealogy database.
About Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation
The Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF; www.smgf.org) is a non-profit research organization that has created the world’s largest repository of correlated genetic and genealogical information. The free, publicly available SMGF database currently contains information about more than 7 million ancestors through linked DNA samples and pedigree charts from more than 170 countries, or approximately 90 percent of the nations of the world. The foundation’s purpose is to foster a greater sense of identity, connection and belonging among all people by showing how closely we are connected as members of a single human family.
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