DNA is not very useful unless you have some from someone else, so it can be compared. I need a male Vincent who is NOT my fourth cousin to participate in a DNA project. I will pay the costs! Elizabeth In a message dated 7/29/2010 10:09:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Have you had occasion to browse the web site for the Downstate Delaware Genealogical Society at _www.downstatedegenealogists.org_ (http://www.downstatedegenealogists.org) ? If not, you will find it is presenting a conference on DNA and ITS LINK TO FAMILY HISTORY on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2010, at the Hilton Garden Inn Dover, 1706 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The speakers will be: · Thomas H. Shawker, M.D., a physician at the National Institute of Health and serves as the chairman of the National Genealogical Society Committee on Genetic Genealogy. He is the author of Unlocking Your Genetic History and is a past president of the Prince George’s County Genealogical Society. · Mark J. Wadhams, MS, Quality Manager at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. He has worked in the field of forensics for over 20 years. He has been involved with the identification of skeletal remains of numerous military service members as well as Tsar Nicholas II. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences and has published papers in the field of forensics. Dr. Shawker will have two presentations: (1) DNA Testing: The Very, Very Basics – This presentation explains the principles behind Y chromosome and Mitochondrial DNA tests for genealogy, how to interpret the results, and how those results can be used for genealogy. Topics include what specific test to order, how to verify relationships between individuals with the same surname, and help verify that elusive female ancestor. This presentation is designed to address the needs of the very beginner in DNA technology. (2) Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry: Genetic Genealogy & DNA Testing – Do I have Native American or Jewish ancestry? Where in Africa do I come from? These are some of the questions that family historians can research using DNA tests, including Y chromosome, mtDNA, and autosomal markers. This lecture will discuss the value of these tests, how to apply them and how to interpret the results. Mr. Wadhams will have a presentation on The Genealogical/Scientific Role Family Members Play in the Identification of Missing Service Members from Military Conflicts: Unknowns Never Again - a presentation on the identification of the Vietnam Unknown. This presentation will also include what the AFDIL does in accounting for current-day losses, as well as those service members missing from prior conflicts in Vietnam, Korea, World War II, World War I, and even the Civil War, along with the challenges of working with genealogists in finding family members from whom it can get DNA references. The link for the registration form is _http://www.downstatedegenealogists.org/resources/DDGS+DNA+Brochure.pdf_ (http://www.downstatedegenealogists.org/resources/DDGS+DNA+Brochure.pdf) . *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message