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DNA Genealogy

18 May 2009 by Libbi.

Matt’s on travel, but here’s a look at recent news stories involving DNA and genealogy:

Juaneno Dis-enrollment by the Rivera Group

Tulsa Native American Times - ‎4 hours ago‎

… membership for Juanenos is a combination of several controversial definitions - blood quantum and genealogy, as well as the possibility of DNA. …

Shiver me timbers — Blackbeard not an Englishman?

Winnipeg Free Press - ‎May 17, 2009‎

But Kevin P. Duffus said his review of archives and genealogical research indicates that Blackbeard was probably Edward Beard, son of a landowner in Bath in …

MICHAEL E. PALMER’S ALMANAC: DNA research finally confirms ‘Roots …

Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - ‎May 16, 2009‎

In 2007, Chris Haley, 46, accepted an invitation from professional genealogist Megan Smolenyak to submit a DNA sample for genealogical research. …

Genealogy class May 30

Russellville Courier - ‎May 15, 2009‎

A genealogy class on using DNA testing in genealogy research, presented by Dr. Buford J. Suffridge, is scheduled from 11 am to noon May 30 at the Pope …

How Brad Pitt And Barack Obama Are Related

Forbes - ‎May 14, 2009‎

Its allure, Sullivan says, is its vast database of global records that help the world’s millions of genealogy hobbyists connect to their pasts. …

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Receives the Ralph Lowell Award, Public …

Earthtimes (press release) - ‎May 14, 2009‎

Professor Gates is the first filmmaker to employ genealogy and genetic science to provide an understanding of African American history. …

Community calendar

News Sentinel - ‎May 13, 2009‎

♦CLIMBING YOUR DNA: GENETIC GENEALOGY: May 22-23, Allen County Public Library, Theater Lower Level 2, 900 Library Plaza. Registration required: 421-1225, …

Ancestry.com Marks Milestone in User-Generated Family History Content

PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 12, 2009‎

The Generations Network also includes myfamily.com, Genealogy.com, Rootsweb.ancestry.com, MyCanvas.com, dna.ancestry.com, Family Tree Maker and Ancestry …

HealthNewsDigest.com

Direct-to-Consumer Genetics: Has a New Era of Healthcare Arrived?

HealthNewsDigest.com - ‎May 10, 2009‎

These tests use DNA analysis and web-based tools to provide insight into a person’s ancestry, genealogy and propensities to many traits and diseases. …

Royal Gazette

Frances Furbert in native Bermuda dress for a previous Native …

Royal Gazette - ‎May 8, 2009‎

They had already done some genealogy research back in Bermuda. “A man stopped to help them,” said Ms Murphy. “His name was David Weeden, the son of Everett …

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Backup Day

1 May 2009 by Libbi.

It’s the first of the month and a perfect time to BACK UP all you data! use on online service, CD-Roms, flash drives, whatever you can!

Oh, and for Matt:

20 Million Genes: Design Components of Future Life Forms 

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/04/gucci-genes–de.html


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DNA Roundup– Genealogy, DNA in news stories

6 April 2009 by Libbi.

  • DNA solved a genealogy mystery for two people, one in the US, one in Australia.
  • “An expert speaking at the Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University Saturday said while DNA is a useful, new tool for researchers, it’s also limited.” says the Mormon Times.
  • “Utah-based GeneTree has launched a Web site that allows people who are related, according to genetic testing, to find one another and share family histories and mementos. ” says the Salt Lake Tribune. 
  • “In Revisiting Anne Marie: How an Amerindian Woman of Seventeenth-Century Nova Scotia and a DNA Match Redefine American Heritage, Marie Rundquist shows how a single, Native American DNA test proved her documented French-European lineage invalid, calling an American heritage into question” says a Newswire press release.
  • “People, says Mr al Matroushi, “don’t want to lose their history, and drawing up family trees is one of the oldest ways of preserving your past” says the National, a news outlet in Abu Dhabi.
  • The Marion Public Library is pleased to bring Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak to Marion for a one-day seminar, Using DNA in Genealogy Research, on May 30 at Ivy Tech Community College.

Hi Matt!

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DNA & Genealogy News Roundup

16 March 2009 by Libbi.

Time for another quick survey of DNA and genealogy in the news recently. (HI MATT!)

    • DNA tests help genealogists only so far Washington Times - ‎Mar 10, 2009‎ Ancestry.com, part of the largest group of online genealogy resources, began offering DNA services in October 2007 and recently lowered the price of its …
    •    Overseas Search Starts With You  Tampa Tribune - ‎Mar 14, 2009‎ … go to www.dna.ancestry.com. Sharon Tate Moody is past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Send your genealogy questions and event …

    • Test your doggy’s DNA  ABC 4 - ‎Mar 10, 2009‎SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - DNA testing isn’t just for crime solving police detectives anymore; it’s being used to unravel our pets’ genealogy. …

    • Discover Your Roots At ‘Discover Your Roots’L.A. Watts Times (subscription) - ‎Mar 12, 2009‎Workshops topics will cover beginning genealogy, writing and publishing a family history, the ABCs of DNA, how to digitize photos and more. …

     

    • Genealogy and DNA – my results Examiner.com - ‎Mar 4, 2009‎ Back on February 20, 2009, I detailed my experience with testing DNA for genealogy research purposes and I’m happy to report that I just received my results …

     

    Examiner.com


    • Students prepare for victory The Barrie Examiner - ‎Mar 12, 2009‎She then tracked down his number, position and some genealogy and a photo of his burial plot in Egypt. It’s those stories that Lovell has been encouraging …

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    GeneTree’s new interface out of Beta

    10 March 2009 by Libbi.

    SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GeneTree today announced its free family Web site has completed beta testing and now offers those who sign in a simple, intuitive way to regularly communicate with their extended family and to securely share and store family contact information, personal profiles, photos, video and ancestry documents. Advanced features now available through GeneTree’s redesigned graphic interface include GEDCOM file-format import for family tree collaboration, paternal line genetic genealogy and an all-new family tree building tool.

    GeneTree P_R graphic

    “We are very pleased to provide families with this fun and easy way to regularly connect and stay close to each other regardless of how scattered they may be geographically,” said GeneTree President and COO Matt Cupal. “GeneTree has the most complete set of features available for sharing family stories, but we go further by fully integrating genetic genealogy options for those who would like to use family DNA to search for living relatives and ancestors.”

    A new Y-DNA genetic test enables individuals to research paternal line connections of a male relative, and complements GeneTree’s existing maternal line mtDNA test. Y-DNA results show ancestry and connections to DNA cousins within the past few hundred years.

    The opportunity to find and connect with “lost” or unknown extended family members through the world’s most extensive correlated genetic genealogy database is a compelling GeneTree feature. “My 82-year-old mother was almost in tears when I told her we had found a branch of our family through GeneTree that we had lost touch with long ago,” said Rosemary Totton, of Auckland, New Zealand. “Now we are back in contact and I’m excited to learn one of my cousins has old family photos to share with us. In the future we may look at our family’s Y-DNA, as well. This has opened a new door for me.”

    Another powerful new GeneTree feature promotes collaboration on ancestry information by allowing the upload of GEDCOM files. GEDCOM is the most common genealogy file format used by all major family history Web sites and software applications. The all-new family tree builder allows an individual to choose a preferred layout, create trees of more than 2,000 relatives and to invite others to join the network and view the chart.

    Powerful photo- and video-sharing tools organize a family’s digital media into albums and allow them to be seen by others. Family members can collaborate on identifying people in photos, and photo tagging allows a person easy tracking of all photos in which they appear. Tagging photos automatically sends out invitations to people named.

    A new GeneTree family news feature keeps relatives continuously in the loop. Family members update their own news daily and at the end of the week, a digest is automatically emailed to others on their list. A birthday reminder automatically sends out a birthday greeting on the morning of a relative’s birthday. In addition, a feature unique to GeneTree allows users to record a biological relative’s DNA profile as their own for purposes of searching for DNA cousins and to extend their own genealogy chart. Families can divide the cost of testing one member and then share results.

    “We believe every family should take advantage of our free Web site,” said Cupal. “This is the best way for relatives to stay connected, share memories, build family trees and securely share and store documents. With GeneTree, it is easier than ever to build a lasting legacy for your own family.”

    About GeneTree

    GeneTree (www.genetree.com) is a free family Web site enabling relatives to easily communicate on an everyday basis; to securely share contact information, personal profiles, photos, video and other family documents; and to build family trees. GeneTree also provides individuals with the option to integrate industry-leading DNA testing into family history research 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.

    Posted in DNA, Genealogy Sites, Genealogy, Genealogy Online | Print | 1 Comment »

    DNA News Roundup

    26 February 2009 by Libbi.

     

     

    Baltimore City Paper

    Black to Our Roots: Award-Winning Film Screening and Premier

     

    Baltimore City Paper -Trying to discover their identity and trace their genealogy, Sylvia Dorsey and fellow teens from inner-city Atlanta, after DNA testing, traveled to Ghana to …

     

    African Ancestry DNA Testing Unlocks Mysteries to Black Origins

     

    Washington Informer - ‎“Genealogy and DNA testing has become important to people who came of age during the Civil Rights movement and are moving into new arenas of their lives,” …

     

    Acadians to use DNA testing to study maternal ancestry

     

    TheChronicleHerald.ca - ‎Pauline d’Entremont is a genealogy enthusiast who has been searching her ancestral roots for nearly two decades. The West Pubnico woman said she recently …

     

    Abstracts of the STOQ Evolution Conference, 2009

     

    Scoop.co.nz - ‎Shortly after the so-called “modern evolutionary synthesis” leading to Neo-Darwinism around 1940, microbial geneticists discovered that DNA molecules are …

     

    MinnPost.com

    Exploring Darwin, DNA art — and the efficiency of tweets and blogs

     

    MinnPost.com -If you’re looking for something to do with the family — or you’re particularly interested in DNA, genealogy and unique and beautiful scientific art — check …

     

    Chapman family event set in Pennsylvania

     

    NewsOK.com - ‎The Tulsa Library Genealogy Center will have a genealogy workshop from 9:30 am to 4 pm March 28 at Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E 93, Tulsa. …

     

    Examiner.com

    Genealogy and DNA – my first attempts at using a DNA testing kit

    Examiner.com -

     

    by Thomas MacEntee, Genealogy and Technology Examiner For years I’ve been following the practice of sampling DNA as it relates to one’s own genealogy and …

     

    Genealogy reveals family success drive

    Atlanta Journal Constitution 

     

    Ancestry.com, which helps track genealogy records, reports more than 15 million users. DNA tracing is even more popular among African-Americans, …

     

    Genealogy column started 5 years ago

    The Republican - MassLive.com 

     

    Another column was the result of a query from the DNA testing laboratory in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and Geomarine Associates Ltd. in Halifax, …

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    Short DNA roundup

    4 February 2009 by Libbi.

    DNA Tests Reveal Hidden Family Secrets  Jakarta Globe, Indonesia - In a search for their ancestors, more than 140 people with variations of the last name Kincaid have taken DNA tests and shared their results on the Internet. They have found war heroes, sailors and survivors of the Irish potato famine. They also have stumbled upon bastards, liars and two-timers.

    Celebrate African American History -  Kimberly Powell Blogged on Black History Month on Monday, and mentioned DNA genealogy.

    Prices cut on genealogy DNA tests reports Sharon Burns of NewsOK.com, OK - Feb 1, 2009 - Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online resource for family history, has reduced the prices of its genetic genealogy DNA tests.

    African-American genealogy program set for Briggs says the Ironton Tribune, OH - Jan 30, 2009. Participants will also get information about how through DNA African-Americans can trace their roots back to African tribes.

    Community briefs 1/ in the Daily News Tribune, MA - Jan 28, 2009, reported:
    Hebrew College and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston are collaborating again to offer Foundations of Jewish Genealogical Research, …

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    It’s DNA time!

    6 January 2009 by Libbi.

    This morning, DearMYRTLE and I are going to discuss DNA genealogy. Here are some links to recent news stories on this topic:

    • SMGF: Press Release  Genetic research by the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF) and scientists from ten organizations in Europe and the U.S. shows human groups with the deepest roots in southeastern Europe were not pushed out by an incoming wave of farmer-colonists as agriculture first spread into Europe. Instead, indigenous Europeans with a hunting and gathering lifestyle adopted agriculture when it was introduced by settlers from the Middle East. The study was published in the Dec. 24, 2008 online issue of European Journal of Human Genetics.

    • News From Indian Country - DNA tracks descendants of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian in Southeast Alaska  News From Indian Country is a compact publication in hard copy form with updated pow-wow dates, current information and web contacts from Indigenous communities, First Nations, Tribal governments and Indian Nations in the Western Hemisphere.This site also accesses the Indian Country Trading Post and a digital electronic version of available news., News From Indian Country providing powwow dates, cultural information about Native American dance, Native music, Indigenous events and activities for Canada First Nations and United States tribes and Indian reservations.

    • DNA Profiling For Tracing Parental Ancestry Becomes More Accurate And Reliable A lesser known but rapidly growing application of DNA profiling is tracing paternal ancestry. NIST researchers recently published a paper with recommendations for genealogy testing that they hope will improve accuracy and reliability.

    • Guidelines to make genetic genealogy testing more accurate, reliable |

    •  The International Society of Genetic Genealogy ISOGG Newsletter December 2008– From the Director A Brief History of DNA Projects
    • EOGN has an entry on a new DNA sequencing product. “Company founder Stephen Turner estimates that such a chip would be able to sequence an entire human genome in under half an hour to 99.999 per cent accuracy for under $1000.”

    PS: Hi, Matt!

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    The Generations Network Press Release

    4 December 2008 by Libbi.

    PROVO, UTAH – December 3, 2008 – The Generations Network, Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com, today announced the appointment of Howard Hochhauser as Chief Financial Officer. Hochhauser, currently CFO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE:MSO), will join TGN in early January. Current CFO David Rinn will lead a newly established Strategy and Corporate Development group.

    “I am very, very pleased to have Howard Hochhauser join The Generations Network as CFO,” said Tim Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of TGN. “Howard brings over 15 years of broad media and online content experience, bolstered by years of working with a solid base of loyal consumers who are similar in profile to ours. His expertise lends additional insights into our business as we grow our core user base and seek to further transform how people all over the world explore their family history online.”

    “The Generations Network has built one of the most compelling subscription internet businesses today,” said Hochhauser. “I am delighted to be joining a first rate management team, as we leverage the business model to capitalize on the growth opportunities that are clearly ahead for us.”

    Current CFO David Rinn has served in the position for the past four years. He will continue to report to CEO Tim Sullivan in his new role.

    In commenting on Rinn’s new position and the company’s new corporate development group, Sullivan added, “David Rinn’s contributions to TGN as CFO have been remarkable, as shown clearly by our strong balance sheet and the financial success we’ve achieved in the current economic environment. When we recently committed ourselves to an expanded and more concerted focus on corporate development and strategic partnerships, David was the natural choice to fill this key role. We’re both excited about the chance to augment our organic growth through strategic opportunities that fit our company mission to connect families across distance and time.”

    “I am pleased to lead this new focus for TGN,” said Rinn. “With our company currently enjoying great success on many fronts, it is an exciting time to explore new avenues of growth. We believe we have a real opportunity to further add to a great company.”

    Howard Hochhauser has spent more than eight years at MSLO and has served as CFO since July, 2006. As CFO, Hochhauser played a pivotal role in determining MSLO’s business strategy and capital allocation process and has oversight responsibility for certain key administrative functions, including investor relations and corporate communications. Hochhauser joined MSLO in May 2000. Prior to becoming Acting CFO, he served as the company’s Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, beginning in March 2002, overseeing MSLO’s financial planning and budgeting as well as investor relations initiatives, and acting as the primary contact for the company within the investment community. From 1996 to 2000, Hochhauser was at Bear, Stearns & Co. in the equity research department where he most recently served as Vice President. Previously, he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston and KPMG Peat Marwick.

    Hochhauser, a certified public accountant, has a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boston University. He and his wife, Cindy, will be re-locating to Park City, Utah with their two children.

    David Rinn has served as CFO of The Generations Network since June, 2004, and managed the accounting, financial reporting, human resources and legal functions. Prior to his work at TGN, Rinn spent eleven years at Microsoft Corporation, in a variety of roles including CFO of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Business Group, general manager of Finance and Administration, CFO of HomeAdvisor Technologies, senior director of Product Group Finance, and director of Business Development. Earlier in his career, David worked in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley. Rinn holds a Masters of Business Administration from The Anderson School at UCLA and a Bachelors Degree in Geology from Vassar College in New York.

    About The Generations Network, Inc.

    The Generations Network, through its flagship Ancestry.com property, is the world’s leading resource for online family history. Ancestry.com has local websites in nine countries and has digitized and put online over 7 billion names and 26,000 historical records collections over the past ten years. Since July, 2006, Ancestry.com users have created more than 8.1 million family trees containing 780 million profiles and 15 million photographs and stories. The Generations Network also includes myfamily.com, Genealogy.com, Rootsweb.ancestry.com, MyCanvas.com, dna.ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker. More than 7.6 million unique visitors spent over 4.5 million hours on a TGN website in October, 2008 (comScore Media Metrix, Worldwide).

    Web sites: http://www.ancestry.com/

    http://www.myfamily.com/

    http://www.genealogy.com/

    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

    http://www.mycanvas.com/

    http://www.dna.ancestry.com/

    http://www.familytreemaker.com/

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    Time for Random DNA Stories

    2 December 2008 by Libbi.

    Time for some news on the DNA front:

    Posted in DNA, And More..., News | Print | 1 Comment »

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