Genetic Genealogy Made Easy

Ancestry.com ^ | July 2009

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An Ancestry.com DNA Test can grow your family Tree.

This webinar was broadcast on: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 8:00 PM Eastern (New York)

If you discovered a dusty set of 1852 county courthouse records in your grandmother's attic, you'd take a look, right? Not getting a DNA test is like leaving those records unexplored--you may be missing out on amazing leads. Our panel explains the basics of Ancestry.com DNA testing. We'll present a simple science overview, how to take the test, and the payoffs for family history. Learn how:

- DNA testing for genealogy works--in easy terms. - To understand and apply your results to grow your tree. - Ancestry.com DNA testing can continue to pay off for years. - Women can benefit from a paternal lineage test. - To use Ancestry.com DNA features: Groups, Transfer to Tree, and Ancient Ancestry.

Speaker: Darlene Odenwalder, DNA Project Coordinator Darlene has researched genealogy for over 20 years, teaching in-person classes in her local community. Prior to working for Ancestry.com DNA, Darlene was a Genetic Genealogist at Relative Genetics. She worked with customers to select the right DNA test for unique genealogy goals. Darlene's maternal ancient ancestral group is The Colonists, haplogroup H, and her paternal ancient ancestral group is The Artisans, haplogroup R1b.

Moderator: Wendy Jessen, Director of Product Marketing Wendy oversees the Ancestry.com DNA business, optimizing the delivery of products and services to our members. Wendy specializes in the customer experience, having worked for over 15 years at companies like Kodak and Broderbund software. She joined Ancestry.com DNA in 2008 and was in awe of the power of genealogy to connect people across time. Wendy's own family tree grew dramatically--thanks to an Ancestry.com connection with a 3rd cousin from Australia. Wendy's maternal ancient ancestry is Haplogroup K, The Ice Immigrants.

Biosciences Consultant: Elise Allen, Content Writer Elise has ten years of experience presenting products and services in ways online consumers can understand. Elise received a master's degree in the biosciences from Yale University in 1999, after five years of immunology, genetics and microbiology lab work. Her research was published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine and the Journal of Immunology. She is currently enrolled in "Viking Family Saga & Mythology" at UC Berkeley. Elise's paternal ancient ancestral group is The Stonemasons, haplogroup I.

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[bgill]

When did FR start putting up advertising?

[dubie]

i used familytreedna.com

[restornu]

Give it a rest some folks have asked me how to learn more about their family through DNA

[restornu]

Thank you for sharing all these avenues are important to people in search of their back ground.

[restornu]

There are places where you can get this testing done at no cost for the kit.

http://www.smgf.org/get_involved.jspx

http://www.smgf.org/

[Quix]

Thanks for reminding me.

My new higher level of DNA analysis of my paternal side should be done by the National Geographic DNA project related org.

I should logon and check.

[Tennessee Nana]

This is free of course ???

[Tennessee Nana]

some folks have asked me how to learn more about their family through DNA
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When did they do that ???

[martin_fierro]

	Genetic Genealogy
Send FReepmail if you want on/off GGP list Marty = Paternal Haplogroup O(2?)(M175) Maternal Haplogroup H
GG LINKS: African Ancestry DNAPrint Genomics FamilyTree DNA GeneTree Int'l Society of Genetic Genealogy mitosearch Nat'l Geographic Genographic Project Oxford Ancestors RelativeGenetics Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation Trace Genetics ybase ysearch
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I used to subscribe to Ancestry.com, but the subscription got too expen$ive. < |:(~

[Verginius Rufus]

A lot of public libraries have a library version of Ancestry.com—I’ve used that for free at the local public library. I don’t know if there is better stuff on the subscription version of the site.

[I_Like_Spam]

Someone’s genetic ancestry is certainly important information and well worth getting for a young person in 2009.

The DNA test might turn up American Indian, Spanish and/or African genes which could qualify someone for affirmative action to get into the Ivy League- when without the testing the individual might think they are just another white guy.