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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Survey: unknown parentage and DNA testing
« on: Tuesday 29 December 20 21:34 GMT (UK)  »
How successful is DNA in helping British & Irish adoptees (and other people of unknown parentage) find their biological family? That’s what this survey aims to find out.

If you or one (or both) of your parents were born in Britain or Ireland and you have taken a DNA test, then please complete the 14 questions in this brief survey. It takes about two minutes to complete and the results will help inform future research. (Please note that NO identifying information is stored - it is completely anonymous).

Please feel free to share the link with friends & family and on mailing lists and social media.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and we will endeavour to answer it as quickly as possible. Here is the link to the survey.

https://forms.gle/B2ngzbDdi2tEtSJQA

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / DNA Hub at Family Tree Live
« on: Saturday 23 February 19 13:46 GMT (UK)  »
Family Tree Live is the big new family history show coming to Alexandra Palace, London, in April. The show is supported by the Federation of Family History Societies and Family Tree Magazine. You can find out more about the show here:

https://www.family-tree.co.uk/ftre/show/family-tree-live

There will be a big DNA component to Family Tree Live with a series of DNA lectures, DNA workshops and Ask the DNA Expert sessions.

You can pre-book the DNA lectures here:

https://www.family-tree.co.uk/ftre/show/family-tree-live/lecture-programme

Note that some places will still be available on the day on a first-come first-served basis.

You can pre-book the DNA Workshop sessions here:

https://www.family-tree.co.uk/ftre/show/family-tree-live/workshops

You can book a 20-minute session with a DNA expert here:

https://www.family-tree.co.uk/ftre/show/family-tree-live/expert-advice

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / DNA talks at Family Tree Live
« on: Wednesday 07 November 18 22:38 GMT (UK)  »
Family Tree Live is a big new family history show taking place in London in April 2019 in the iconic venue of Alexandra Palace. Take a peek at the video here:

https://youtu.be/Ul-QDir_BQc

The lecture programme is now online:

https://www.family-tree.co.uk/ftre/show/family-tree-live/lecture-programme

There will be a dedicated stream of DNA talks in the DNA Hub. There will also be DNA workshops and an opportunity to Ask the DNA Experts.

Further details will be available in due course but you might want to save the dates.


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For Sale / Wanted / Events / Guild of One-Name Studies webinars
« on: Saturday 16 June 18 17:24 BST (UK)  »
The Guild of One-Name Studies is hosting a series of free webinars. Registration is free and you do not need to be a Guild member to register. The recordings of the webinars will be available for seven days after the broadcast. After that they will only be available to members.

You can read about the rest of the webinar programme for this year here:

https://one-name.org/guild-webinar-series-2018/

The next webinar in the series is coming up on Tuesday 19th June and is about preserving and publishing your research:

https://one-name.org/upcoming-webinar-tuesday-june-19th/

It should be of interest to all family historians regardless of whether or not you are doing a one-name study.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Growing the Y-chromosome tree with the help of citizen science
« on: Friday 15 June 18 15:02 BST (UK)  »
The University of Leicester have announced an exciting new collaborative project to grow the Y-chromosome tree with the help of citizen scientists.

Anyone who has taken the BigY test or a Y-chromosome sequencing at another company such as Full Genomes or YSEQ is eligible to participate. The project is particularly interested in getting data from people with patrilines from Devon, Cornwall and the Arabian peninsula.
 
You can find details of the project here:

https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/genetics/people/jobling/citizen-science

In case you have any friends in the Arabic world the website in Arabic can be found here:

https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/genetics/people/jobling/copy_of_citizen-science_ar

Please feel free to share these links widely to help spread the word.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / DNA talks at Who Do You Think You Are? Live
« on: Friday 31 March 17 00:57 BST (UK)  »
DNA is very much on the menu at this year's Who Do You Think You Are? Live which takes place next week at the NEC in Birmingham.

I've put a list of all the DNA talks here:

https://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/dna-delights-at-who-do-you-think-you.html

Hope to see some of you there.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / New DNA test providing comparisons with the People of the British Isles dataset
« on: Friday 07 October 16 17:01 BST (UK)  »
There is a new DNA test that has been recently launched from  a British company called Living DNA. They are providing detailed regional breakdowns within Britain based on comparisons with the People of the British Isles dataset. I've written a preview of the test here:

http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/living-dna-new-genetic-ancestry-test.html

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / DNA Lecture Schedule for Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2016
« on: Wednesday 16 March 16 15:35 GMT (UK)  »
The full schedule for the DNA workshop at Who Do You Think You Are? Live is now available on the WDYTYA website:

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com/workshop-timetable-dna

Note that the DNA lectures cannot be booked in advance and seating is offered on a first come first served basis.

Three of the DNA lectures will this year take place in the SOG workshop in SOG Theatre 2. These are the lectures from Dr Turi King on "Discovering Richard III", Richard Hill on "Finding Family With DNA Testing: A Genetic Detective Story", and Bennett Greenspan on "Genetic Genealogy: The Past, The Present and the Future". These lectures can be booked in advance and it's recommended that you do so especially if you want to hear Turi King. Here is the full SOG workshop schedule:

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com/workshop-timetable

ISOGG - the International Society of Genetic Genealogy - will have a stand at WDYTYA (stand number 190 opposite the DNA theatre). ISOGG can offer independent advice on DNA testing so if you have any questions come along and ask.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Closure of the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation database
« on: Monday 18 May 15 16:04 BST (UK)  »
A major resource has been lost by the genetic genealogy community following the decision by Ancestry.com to close down the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation website and databases.

Roberta Estes has the details here:

http://dna-explained.com/2015/05/15/rip-sorenson-a-crushing-loss/

Judy Russell pleads for Ancestry to let genealogists have access to their data:

http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/2015/05/17/of-babies-and-bathwater/

Dick Eastman offers his own perspective on DNA and privacy:

http://blog.eogn.com/2015/05/15/sorenson-molecular-genealogy-foundation-dna-database-has-been-shut-down/

A legal view from James Tanner:

http://genealogysstar.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/dna-testing-and-expectation-of-privacy.html

Although not explicitly stated here is the background on the falsely reported story which probably led to the decision to shut down the SMGF:

http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/2015/05/03/facts-matter/

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