Video: “Genealogy Today” on HOUSTON 8
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genealogy Radio, TV & Video
When I’m not watching, NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” or PBS’s “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., I enjoy watching the local show Houston 8 that airs on Fridays at 8 PM. The May 4th program centered on the topic of genealogy and the guests were, Bennett Greenspan, President and CEO, Family Tree DNA, George [...]
Tags: Bennett Greenspan, Clayton Library, familytreeDNA, familytreedna.com, genealogy, genealogy today, George Allen, houston, HoustonPBS, Susan Kaufman, texas, video
It’s National DNA Day 2012!
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genetic Genealogy
Well if you haven’t heard, it’s National DNA Day — a day for students, teachers, and the public (attention genealogists) to learn more about genetics and genomics! This day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003, and the discovery of DNA’s double helix. In celebration of this event, FamilyTreeDNA is offering [...]
Tags: DNA, DNA Day, double helix, FamilyFinder, familytreeDNA, familytreedna.com, genetic genealogy, genetics, human genome project, mtDNA, Y-DNA
Surname Saturday: My mtDNA Kit and Taylor Surname Project
Posted by Liv | Filed under Surname, Surname Saturday, Taylor
“Welcome to the exciting world of Genealogy by Genetics!” – was the opening line of the letter I received with my mtDNA Kit from FamilyTreeDNA.com. Well, I’m happy to report that my DNA samples are on their way back to their labs right now for processing – woo-hoo! Before placing my online order for a [...]
Tags: DNA, family tree, familytreedna.com, genetic genealogy, mtDNA, surname project, University of Arizona
