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John Smithers had spent more than six decades looking for clues about the father who abandoned the family when he was just a baby. The barrel-chested, brash-talking Smithers had something he wanted to give his old man: a fist in Continue reading DNA Proves That Two Persons on Opposite Sides of the World Are Siblings
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 Continue reading Early American Family History Explores How DNA Testing Can Reveal a Hidden Ancestry
It seems that Cleopatra, often thought to have had Greek – Caucasian ancestry, may also have had African ancestry. I know – Elizabeth Taylor didn’t look African at all in Cleopatra. But keep in mind that she was just an Continue reading Cleopatra May Have Had African Ancestry
CHICAGO, March 13 /PRNewswire/ – Yesterday in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, Christopher Knight Capone, the putative grandson of the most notorious crime figure in American history Al Capone, filed a complaint requesting the court to enter Continue reading Putative Grandson Christopher Knight Capone is Looking for Answers
The following was written by GeneTree staff: After More Than a Year of Development, GeneTree’s Free Web Site Provides an Easy Way for Families to Communicate on an Everyday Basis; to Share and Store Family Photos, Video and Documents; and Continue reading GeneTree’s Free Family Web Site Now Out of Beta with New Interface & Rich Features
It is being reported that DNA testing has revealed that Alex Haley was descended from a Scotsman. Researchers have found that his nephew, Chris Haley, is distantly related to June Baff-Black. She is from South Wales and has traced her Continue reading According to DNA, “Roots” Author, Alex Haley, is Descended From a Scotsman
The following announcement was just received from Rhonda Stoffer, Head of Indiana History and Genealogy Services at the Marion Public Library: The Marion Public Library in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Howard County Genealogical Society, Continue reading DNA Seminar in Marion Indiana May 30, 2009 – Featuring Megan Smolenyak
Scientists are studying the extent of Viking ancestory in men who live in the north of England. They are are looking for volunteers for the DNA study. The scientists wish to recruit male volunteers whose grandfather was born in Cumbria, Continue reading Looking for Viking Ancestry in the North of England
The following was written by Ancestry.com staff: Provo, Utah, January 27, 2009 — Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online resource for family history, has reduced the prices of its genetic genealogy DNA tests, allowing consumers more affordable access to the family Continue reading Ancestry.com Offering 33-Marker Paternal Testing for $79
George Bryson wrote an interesting DNA-related article for the AP out of Anchorage, Alaska. I find it amazing as to how much we’re learning from all these DNA studies be undertaken. Following is a teaser from Bryson’s article: An ancient Continue reading DNA Tracks Descendants of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian in Southeast Alaska
“Relative Genetics, the leading provider of DNA testing services for individuals and families researching ancestry, today [September 19, 2006] announced the availability of enhanced mitochondrial DNA testing services that dramatically improve the accuracy and reach of maternal lineage information. “Mitochondrial Continue reading Mitochondrial DNA Services from Relative Genetics and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation
My friend, Jim Petty, has teamed up with other Utah firms and taken on a massive project. That project is to link up Jamestowne Colony Descendents. No small undertaking… This partnership combines genealogy, family history and DNA genetics to link Continue reading Jamestowne Project Underway
MSNBC has created a webpage about Genetic Genealogy. Several of the NBC journalists have participated in DNA testing and have written about their experiences. Their stories and other articles are available now at the new webpage, www.msnbc.msn.com . Here are Continue reading Genetic Genealogy On MSNBC
You would think that where you have a civilization – seemingly living in an area for millennia – that DNA tests would show that them to be descended from ancient burials in the area. It seems this doesn’t hold true Continue reading The DNA Says the Tuscans of Central Italy are Not Descended from the Etruscans