[Genealib] Climbing Your DNA seminar

[Melissa Shimkus]

The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN, and the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana will host a one and one half day seminar Climbing Your DNA: Genetic Genealogy on the use of DNA testing in genealogical research problem solving, featuring Roberta Estes, on Friday & Saturday, May 22 & 23, 2009, in the Main Library Theater. This program consists of six sessions, including DNA and Genealogy-Introduction, Getting in Touch with Your Feminine Side-mtDNA, Twists and Turns in the Rocky Road-Case Studies, My Results are Back-Now What?, Autosomal DNA Testing and You-What is It, What Does It Mean and How to Use It, and Making DNA Loveable - How to Take Your DNA Results and Turn Them Into an Heirloom Gift for Your Family. 

Ms. Estes, one of the leading experts in the field, founded DNAeXplain (www.dnaexplain.com) in 2003, following a successful 25 year career as President of Information Access Strategies, Inc., a consulting firm that manages and implements leading edge technology projects in the government sector. She is a professional scientist and business owner (BS Computer Science, MBA, graduate work in Geographic Information Systems), and has been an obsessed genealogist since 1978. When the infant scientific field of DNA for genealogy emerged, and with traditional genealogical records already researched to no avail, Roberta was one of the early DNA surname administrators and pioneer adopters of DNA analysis for genealogy. She manages over 20 surname projects including the large regional Cumberland, the Lost Colony projects and the North Carolina Native Heritage project, performing a significant amount of both genealogical and DNA research and analysis pertaining to
 both surname projects and individual clients’ test results. Ms. Estes will be the featured speaker at the fifth annual ISOGG (International Society for Genetic Genealogy) conference. She has previously lectured widely, authored a column for a technology magazine, written books in the technology arena and is in the process of writing a book about her experiences with DNA and Genealogy. The Genealogy Center and ACGSI are pleased to welcome her as the instructor for this timely course. 

Early registration: $30 (postmarked by May 11, 2009).
Registration:         $35 (postmarked after May 11, 2009). 

To register or for more information, http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/DNAWeb.pdf , or call 260-421-1225, or email Genealogy at ACPL.info.

Thanks,


Melissa Shimkus
Genealogy Center
Allen County Public Library
900 Library Plaza
Fort Wayne, IN 46801
mshimkus at acpl.info 
260-421-1225
fax: 260-421-1386
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