Will there by any chance be written papers on these presentations? I live in PHX AZ., and can't get back there. We've determined that my KNOTTS' (Queen Annes Co MD) are related to the numerous WV KNOTT/S'. Also, are there any genealogy groups in Europe or the UK who might be interested in DNA tesing? Bob Knotts, Great great Grandson of Andrew Levi KNOTTS, b 1770, QA co MD. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 7:32 PM Subject: [LDR] DNA CONFERENCE > > > > It is not too late to register for DNA and ITS LINK TO FAMILY HISTORY, a > conference being presented by the Downstate Delaware Genealogical Society > on > SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2010, at the Hilton Garden Inn Dover, 1706 N. DuPont > Highway, Dover, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 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. He 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. > · 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. He 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. > For more information and registration form, call 302-697-8930 or visit > _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