Greetings from Boston (duck!),
Thought there might be some interest in this story in today's edition of the
Monitor re the subject below.
Cheers.
Mixed roots: Science looks at family trees
Welcome to the 'ancestry industry,' where DNA tests produce family history
hints - and profits.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0428/p14s02-stct.html
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> Subject: Conference on DNA for Genealogists
>
> Conference announcement posted by request of the NY Genealogical &
> Biographical Society.
>
> --Moderator, NYHIST-L
>
> DNA FOR GENEALOGISTS:
> HOW TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR ANCESTRY THROUGH DNA
>
> An all-day workshop,
>
> Saturday, June 18, 2005
> 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
> 122 East 58 Street, New York, NY
>
>
> The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is pleased to present a
> fascinating day-long workshop about the revealing world of DNA testing for
> genealogists. This workshop is geared to help the newcomer to DNA testing
> learn the essentials, from an understanding of DNA to being tested and
> interpreting the results.
>
> Led by two top experts in the field, Family Tree DNA1s president Bennett
> Greenspan and genealogist Megan Smolenyak, this workshop offers a
> practical,
> understandable, step-by-step, start-to-finish guided journey into what the
> genealogist needs to know about DNA testing.
>
> Learn:
>
> * What DNA is
> * What DNA testing offers genealogists
> * How DNA testing can advance the genealogical and anthropological
> knowledge
> of your ancestry
> * How to choose the right DNA tests for you and where to find them
> * How to start a DNA surname project or take the test on your own
> * How to interpret the results
>
> Take advantage of the discounted conference rate of $99 for Y-12 DNA
> testing
> (usually $159) and do your DNA cheek-swab test on-the-spot! Or take the
> test
> kit to give to a man in your family. Testing kits for a full array of
> tests--Y-DNA for men and mtDNA for men and women--will be available to
> conference attendees at special discount prices.
>
>
> SCHEDULE
>
> 9:30 AM - 10:00: AM REGISTRATION AND DNA TESTING
>
> 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM WELCOME
>
> 10: 15 AM - 11:45 AM REAL WORLD DNA TESTING. Megan Smolenyak
>
> With amazing swiftness, "genetealogy" (the marriage of genetics and
> genealogy) is graduating from pioneering research to standard practice.
> But
> what is it exactly and how can we use it to further our genealogical
> endeavors? Come hear one of the co-authors of Trace Your Roots with DNA
> discuss her own experience launching and managing a DNA project, including
> such considerations as test selection factors, vendor choice criteria
> (e.g.,
> number of markers, cost, etc.), and convincing others to participate.
> She1ll
> also address other genealogical DNA tests such as mtDNA, SNP, and
> DNAPrint.
>
> 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM BUFFET LUNCH/ DNA TESTING/ DNA VIDEO/ NYG&B
> LIBRARY TOUR
>
> 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM DNA TESTING FOR THE MODERN GENEALOGIST:
> ANALYSIS
> AND INTERPRETATION MADE (ALMOST) SIMPLE. Bennett Greenspan
>
> Bennett Greenspan will discuss both the deep anthropology and the recent
> genealogical information that you have stored within your DNA, from
> learning
> about the migratory patterns of your ancestors thousands of years ago to
> confirming your personal heritage within recent generations. This rich
> history can shed new and exciting light on your ancestry. This lecture
> will
> unravel the secrets used by molecular anthropologists in terms
> understandable to any non-science major.
>
> 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Q& A PANEL: ASK THE EXPERTS
> Bennett Greenspan, Anita Lustenberger, Meriwether Schmid, Megan Smolenyak
>
> Bring your questions to our speakers and two other experts in DNA testing,
> genetics, and genealogy.
>
> 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM DNA TESTING
>
>
> OUR SPEAKERS AND Q&A EXPERTS
>
> Bennett Greenspan is President and CEO of Family Tree DNA, a world leader
> in
> the field of Genetic Genealogy and the first genealogy-driven and most
> popular DNA testing service in the United States. An entrepreneur and
> life-long genealogy enthusiast, Mr. Greenspan founded Family Tree DNA in
> 1999, turning a hobby into a full-time vocation.
>
> Anita Anderson Lustenberger, CG is a certified genealogist and a certified
> genetic counselor, who worked for twenty years in genetics and birth
> defects
> clinics in New York. She is a NYGBS Trustee.
>
> Meriwether Schmid, FGBS, is a Trustee of the NYGBS, Secretary of the New
> England Historic Genealogical Society, Genealogy Chair of the Historical
> Society of the Town of Greenwich, Trustee and DNA project administrator
> for
> the Meriwether Society, and project administrator for the Cowgill Cousins
> Group.
>
> Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak has been an avid genealogist for more than three
> decades and is an expert at family history research and a DNA project
> administrator. She is a consultant with the U.S. Army's Repatriation
> project
> using genealogical research and DNA testing to trace families of
> servicemen
> killed or MIA in Korea and Vietnam. A popular speaker throughout the
> country, she is the author of the several books, including Honoring Your
> Ancestors and the newly-released Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic
> Tests to Explore Your Family Tree.
>
>
> COST
>
> Purchase the combined workshop and Y-12 DNA testing (for men) or pay just
> the price of the workshop and decide about the testing at the workshop.
>
> Workshop and buffet lunch: $60 members/ $90 non-members
> Workshop, buffet lunch, Y-12 DNA test (for men): $159 members/ $189
> non-members
>
> Upgrades to Y-25 and Y-37 DNA tests for men, as well as mtDNA tests for
> men
> and women are available at discounted conference prices upon request.
> Results in approximately 7 weeks.
>
> Space is limited. Please visit www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org or call
> 212-755-8532 to register.
>
>
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