28 Thursday Sep 2023
Posted in Genetic Genealogy
Enjoy my review of an outstanding interactive program using Investigative Genetic Genealogy methodology hosted by Diahan Southard and Author Nathan Dylan Goodwin, recently published in the September 2023 Newsletter of the Bucks County Genealogical Society: https://www.bucksgen.org/images/Newsletters/Sep2023Newsletter.pdf
28 Thursday Sep 2023
Posted in Genetic Genealogy
I’m thrilled to be attending the ECGGC in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, on Oct. 6-8th! For information on this comprehensive conference on all things DNA with top expert speakers, check out East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference 2023 – ECGGC.
12 Friday May 2023
Posted in Genealogy, Genetic Genealogy
My newest tattoo represents my love for deep ancestry, as well as a tribute to all my maternal moms for Mother’s Day 2023. My mitochondrial haplogroup is I1b known as “Daughters of Iris”. I have traced my direct maternal line from the Bronx NY to Brancaleone in Calabria Italy with my 3rd Great-Grandmother Antonia. From there it ventures back to Russia after about 20,000 years (connecting with Haplogroup “N”), then down into the Ukraine to Egypt, and finally back to Mitochondrial Eve (Haplogroup “L”) in southern Africa, our common ancestor, over 200,000 years. Family Tree DNA is where I tested my mtDNA and joined group projects. I learned of a common ancestor whose remains were found in the Kapova Cave in Russia along with Cave Art from the Bronze Age.
22 Sunday Jan 2023
Posted in Genetic Genealogy
Upcoming Genetic Genealogy Lectures in two parts, on Zoom for Bucks County Genealogical Society:
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
• Genetic Genealogy I: DNA for Newbies and Wannabes – In this introductory program to genetic genealogy, I will take you step by step in determining the right test (Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, or Autosomal DNA) and testing company (Ancestry, 23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage) for your wants and needs, as well as decoding the mysterious results. Whether you are a NEWBIE and need help understanding your results and what to do with them, or a WANNABE curious what DNA can do for your genealogy research, tune in on May 6th! Visit https://www.bucksgen.org/index.php/bcgs-programs for registration information.
Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
• Genetic Genealogy II: Digging into the DNA Toolbox – So you’ve done your DNA… now what? In a follow up to last month’s introductory program on Genetic Genealogy, I will present a case study to learn how digging into a DNA toolbox – using spreadsheets, third-party sites, and tools – solved a paternity mystery, and which will help you use your DNA results to expand your family tree, break through a brick wall, and identify matches. Includes GedMatch, Chromosome browsers and painters, What Are The Odds (WATO), and more. Visit https://www.bucksgen.org/index.php/bcgs-programs for registration information.
Happy to report both lectures were very well received and rated “Excellent”! Contact me at Ivinsgen@gmail.com to book a program.
25 Tuesday Oct 2022
Posted in Genetic Genealogy
My latest program follows a case study on how using spreadsheets, third-party sites, various DNA companies and their own tools helped solve a paternity mystery. Learn which can benefit your own research, whether to solve a mystery or brick wall, or simply to validate or expand your family tree.
Being presented on zoom November 8, 2022, at 7pm for the Central Jersey Genealogy Club.
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