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I just returned from RootsTech 2016 this last week, after having an amazing nearly week-long experience there. One of the topics that it seemed everyone was interested in was DNA and Genetic research. A number of classes were held on Continue reading 9-Item DNA Genealogy Research Laminate Bundle – 15% Off thru March 14, 2016
I recently received a copy of a new laminated Genealogy at a Glance, on the topic of DNA. This one’s titled Genealogy at a Glance: Genetic Genealogy Basics and was written by Angie Bush. Contrary to popular belief, DNA testing Continue reading New! Genetic Genealogy Basics – 10% off – or 15% off in a DNA Laminate Bundle thru March 14
The following excerpt is from a fascinating article posted at parentabout.com: The breakdown is 13% of Scottish people, 10% of Irish people. 6% of English people have red hair. Now genetic researchers want to know why so many in Birtain Continue reading Why Do So Many Brits Have Red Hair? The Answer May Be Cloudy Weather. Maybe…
The following teaser is from the November 12, 2015 edition of DailyMail: New DNA tests comparing the exhumed bones of Russia’s tragic last tsar to known royal bloodstains have proved beyond doubt that the final Romanov emperor’s remains are genuine, Continue reading DNA Confirms That Bones Discovered in a Russian Mine Are Those of Tsar Nicholas II & His Wife
Autosomal DNA for the Genealogist, provided insight to Autosomal tests and what they are, with coverage on SNPs or SNiPs and the idea that “your genetic pedigree is not the same as your genealogical pedigree. In Diahan Southard’s latest guide, Continue reading Understanding 23andMe: A Companion Guide to “Autosomal DNA for the Genealogist”
The following excerpt is from an article posted November 3, 2015 at the USA Today website. OSHKOSH, Wis. — Vicky Reany Paulson has known all her life that she is related to Abraham Lincoln. But it wasn’t until she was Continue reading Hanks & Lincoln Lineage Debate Solved With the Use of DNA
The following excerpt is from an article posted October 31, 2015 at TheRoot.com: A new curriculum based on Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s popular PBS documentary series, Finding Your Roots, received two grants this week: one for $355,000 from the Robert Continue reading $659K in Two Grants Given Out for Curriculums Based on PBS’ Finding Your Roots
Tom Jones has decided it’s time to get DNA tested for possible black ancestry. The following teaser is from the November 2, 2015 edition of the CBS News website. At 75 years old, Tom Jones wants to do something quite Continue reading Tom Jones to be DNA Tested for Possible Black Ancestry
Following is a teaser from an article posted at the October 28, 2015 Time website. Now how would you chart this one? Paternity tests are well known for producing some unexpected surprises, but the case involving a Washington man presents Continue reading A Man’s Unborn Twin Fathered His Child
I got the following from 23andMe: Today marks a great milestone in the history of personal genetics. I am thrilled to let you know that 23andMe is now the first and only genetic service available directly to you that includes Continue reading 23andMe Now Includes Reports That Meet FDA Standards
AncestryDNA recently launched a new feature that allows individuals to share their ethnicity results. I tried it out, sending the results to select family members by email – as well as posting to Facebook. Note that I had to allow Continue reading Share Your AncestryDNA Ethnicity Results
I first blogged about Benjamin Kyle almost exactly 6 years ago – in early October of 2009. Now – I see that through the use of genetic genealogy, his identity is known. The following teaser is from an article posted Continue reading Benjamin Kyle has an Indentity
AncestryDNA is once again running a 20% off promotion on their DNA test! The promotion ends Monday, August 17, 2015. The $79 price is the best price they have ever offered to my knowledge. This is a deal you can’t Continue reading Ancestry DNA Test – 20% Off! – Just $79 – Sale Ends This Monday, August 17, 2015
The following is from the August 5 New York Daily News. It took one woman more than half a century to find a piece of her familial roots. Kriste Hughes, 51, was reunited with her birth mother and brother after Continue reading Ancestry Helps “Hicks Baby” Find Her Mother
The following excerpt is from an article by Mark Strauss, posted July 22, 2015 at the National Geographic website: Since the 1930s, it’s been a generally accepted theory that indigenous Americans are descendants of Siberians who came to the New Continue reading Genetic Research Could Rewrite the History of the First Americans