Holiday Deal: Family Tree DNA

In keeping with our end-of-the-year tradition, effective November 26th, 2008 we’ll institute special pricing at Family Tree DNA for your new-kit-purchasing participants.
The products that will be offered at the special prices are:
Y-DNA37 – $119
Y-DNA37+mtDNAPlus – $199
Y-DNA67 – $218
Y-DNA67+mtDNAPlus – $308
mtDNAPlus – $139
Full Genomic mtDNA – $395
SuperDNA – $613
This offer is good until December 31st, 2008 [...]

MyHeritage and Family Tree DNA Partner to Help People Trace Family History Using DNA

Tel Aviv, Israel and Houston, Texas – November 20, 2008 – MyHeritage, one of the world’s most popular family Web sites, today announced a partnership with FamilyTreeDNA, the company that pioneered DNA testing for genealogical research. In addition to MyHeritage’s innovative Smart Matching and Research technologies, members can now also use information contained in their [...]

An Interview with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Public School Insights blog just released an interview with Harvard Professor and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who captured some 25 million viewers with his riveting PBS documentary series, African American Lives. Using genealogical research and cutting-edge DNA science, the documentaries trace the family history of 19 famous African Americans–including Oprah Winfrey, Morgan [...]

Family Tree Stands Above the Competition

I received the following e-mail today:
Dear Fellow Genealogist,
This week an article was published in the UK newspaper Daily Mail, quoting Ancestors Magazine, under the title: “£200-a-time ancestral DNA test kits are a rip off, say experts”, by Andrew Levy.
The article was based on tests by the following companies: Oxford Ancestors, Ancestry DNA, and International Biosciences.
Family [...]

Family Tree Stands Above the Competition

I received the following e-mail today:
Dear Fellow Genealogist,
This week an article was published in the UK newspaper Daily Mail, quoting Ancestors Magazine, under the title: “£200-a-time ancestral DNA test kits are a rip off, say experts”, by Andrew Levy.
The article was based on tests by the following companies: Oxford Ancestors, Ancestry DNA, and International Biosciences.
Family [...]

SMGF Participants Receive Special Offer from GeneTree

I received this e-mail today from the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation:

Dear SMGF participant, [...]

SMGF Participants Receive Special Offer from GeneTree

I received this e-mail today from the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation:

Dear SMGF participant, [...]

What I Missed from GeneaBlogger Land

Sheesh! Things move along quite quickly in GeneaBlogger Land! Last week when my Internet was out, I took my laptop to the local public library after work every day to check my e-mail, pay online bills, prepare my syllabuses for online classes I’m teaching, and skim through my Google Reader at my favorite [...]

What I Missed from GeneaBlogger Land

Sheesh! Things move along quite quickly in GeneaBlogger Land! Last week when my Internet was out, I took my laptop to the local public library after work every day to check my e-mail, pay online bills, prepare my syllabuses for online classes I’m teaching, and skim through my Google Reader at my favorite [...]

James LeVoy Sorenson Passes

Leland Meitzler of Genealogy Blog reports that James LeVoy Sorenson, who established the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, has passed, stating that “he alone may have had more impact on genetic genealogy than everyone else involved.”