by Jennifer Zinck | 19 April 2013 | Conferences, DNA, Education, General, NERGC
Wow, today seemed to go on forever but I’ll try to give a quick recap before going to bed so that I can be back at the conference hotel in less than six hours. Exhausting but totally worth it! I’m not used to burning the candle on both ends like this but...
by Jennifer Zinck | 19 April 2013 | DNA, General
Family Tree DNA has announced its annual DNA Day sale. This sale will focus on the FMS full mitochondrial sequence and Family Finder autosomal DNA tests. With the implementation of The Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for mitochondrial DNA, costs can be reduced...
by Jennifer Zinck | 14 November 2012 | Conferences, DNA, General, Genetic Genealogy
ISOGG FTDNA Chapter Meeting Sunday morning at the conference always starts with a meeting of the International Society of Genetic Genealogists (ISOGG) FTDNA Chapter. ISOGG President Katherine Borges reminded everyone that ISOGG is a free support network for genetic...
by Jennifer Zinck | 13 November 2012 | Conferences, DNA, General
The 8th Annual Conference on Genetic Genealogy was held at the Sheraton Intercontinental North Houston on November 9-10, 2012. Bennett Greenspan opened the conference with a welcome speech that included some new information for group administrators. Usually Max does...
by Jennifer Zinck | 27 October 2012 | Conferences, DNA, General
Congratulations are in order for Bridget Bray of BBNY Group LLC, who did an outstanding job pulling everything together for The Genealogy Event in New York City on October 26th and 27th. The Metropolitan Pavilion was a buzz of activity from just before noon on...
by Jennifer Zinck | 10 September 2012 | Book Reviews, DNA
I never thought that I would refer to a book about DNA as riveting, but the time has come. Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA by Richard Hill is a well-written tale of a man who spends many years searching for his biological family and...
