Posted Monday, April 13, 2020 6:11 pm By Drew C. Wilson dwilson@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7818 Pvt. Hulon Lee Raper’s family just wants to find him and bring him home. Now, some 78 years after the Bataan Death March and Raper’s death in a prisoner of war camp, a genealogist working on behalf of the U.S. Army has reached out … Continue reading DNA could identify prisoner of war’s remains: WWII Pvt. Hulon L. Raper had Wilson County roots
NCGS 2019 Fall Conference
A two-day event Friday and Saturday, 1-2 November 2019 at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC Keynote Speaker: Roberta Estes Roberta Estes is a founding pioneer in the field of genetic genealogy. She is also the author of one of the most popular blogs on that subject: http://www.DNA-eXplained.com. Roberta has been … Continue reading NCGS 2019 Fall Conference
Free Webinar Weekend Coming Up
The North Carolina Genealogy Society is hosting a free webinar the weekend of Dec. 7 - 9. The topic is "Using Autosomal DNA for 18th and 19th Century Mysteries," presented by Blaine Bettinger. Visit NCGS to register: https://www.ncgenealogy.org/event/recorded-webinar-with-blaine-bettinger/
Study reveals “extraordinary” DNA of people in Scotland
The DNA of people living in Scotland has "extraordinary" and "unexpected" diversity, according to a new study. The Scotland's DNA project, led by Edinburgh University's Dr Jim Wilson, has tested almost 1,000 Scots in the last four months to determine the genetic roots of people in the country. The project discovered four new male lineages, … Continue reading Study reveals “extraordinary” DNA of people in Scotland
Getting Started with GEDmatch
If you and a relative have tested your DNA at different companies, you can compare your results at a free third party site – GEDmatch.com – which also has many additional, useful tools for analyzing your DNA and looking at match lists. Learning to use those tools may take some time as they are not … Continue reading Getting Started with GEDmatch
NGS Free Webinar Weekend Aug. 3-5, 2018
Recorded Webinar with Katherine D. Benbow Friday, August 3 @ 12:00 am - Sunday, August 5 @ 11:59 pm The North Carolina Genealogical Society is delighted to present: Katherine D. Benbow, BA, MSW, LCSW “DNA Testing: The Three Types We Use in Genealogy Research” This recorded Webinar will be freely available to the public from … Continue reading NGS Free Webinar Weekend Aug. 3-5, 2018
DNA-testing companies, pinpointing ethnicity and the truth
STUART LEAVENWORTH Tribune News Service SAN FRANCISCO — Curious about their roots, consumers are spending tens of millions of dollars each year getting their DNA tested and then proclaiming they are one-quarter Irish, 22 percent Scandinavian or 14 percent Native American. These pie charts of ethnicity make for great water-cooler conversation. But what about the … Continue reading DNA-testing companies, pinpointing ethnicity and the truth
Genealogy Tourism Is Booming as Americans Search for Identity in DNA and Abroad
By Kristen V. Brown for Gizmodo—Liza Lizarraga has spent hours combing through paper and digital archives to track her family’s history the old-fashioned way, and she has spit in a test tube to find out what morsels of her family’s history might be revealed by her DNA. In September, though, Lizarraga will walk the same … Continue reading Genealogy Tourism Is Booming as Americans Search for Identity in DNA and Abroad
‘How I Discovered My Ancestor Freed Slaves in North Carolina’
Link to The Independent (UK): https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/ancestry-dna-family-history-tree-discovery-how-slaves-north-carolina-a8288476.html
Wilson County Genealogical Society 