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Congratulations to Ms Guy from Cork - she is the winner of our first Prize Draw for a Free DNA Test to be given out at the FTDNA stand at Back to Our Past.  Well done, Cork !! If you are attending the event, be sure to enter for a chance of winning. The next Prize Draw will take place at 12 noon on Monday October 7th. Good luck!

We've just set up a Facebook group  to make it easier for you to ask your questions about DNA and how it can help with your own family tree research. The group is open to the general public and anyone can join. The aim of this group is simple - to encourage people living in Ireland today to have a DNA test. Six million people live in Ireland today and they hold in their DNA the answer that the 70 million people of the Irish diaspora are asking: where did my Irish ancestors come from? DNA can be a very powerful tool indeed. It can confirm relationships you didn't know existed, it can break through the Brick Walls you hit in your own research, it can take your family tree back beyond 1800, it can even tell you to what Irish Clan you probably belonged. And this is only the beginning for DNA - the science is moving so fast that the scientists are running to keep up. And that's where you come in ... The more people living in Ireland who get tested, the more we will find out abo...

Name - Katherine Borges Member - I am a member of Southern California Genealogical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Colonial Dames of the XVII Century. Day Job(s) - Director of ISOGG, President of the Salida Chamber of Commerce Night Job - I co-founded and became Director of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), which promotes and educates about genetic genealogy to over 8,000 members in 70 countries. We work to increase professional standards in the practice, research, and discussion of relevant issues in DNA testing, interpretation, and ethics. I now give many presentations on genetic genealogy to groups across the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as administering several surname, regional, and haplogroup DNA projects. How did you get into genealogy? I started doing genealogy in 2000 after the passing of my last grandparent. I realized that if I didn't start doing genealogy now, a lot would be lost. What about your involvement...

Presentation - Prehistoric genomics at the Atlantic Edge Affiliation - Professor of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Membership  Member of International Society of Animal Genetics  Member of the Royal Irish Academy Five times juror in the European Contest for Young Scientists  Fellow of Trinity College Dublin Position  - Dan holds a Personal Chair in the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, and has written or co-authored over 110 publications including many in premier journals (e.g. Science, PNAS, Nature) – see Publications below. Involvement with genetic genealogy? Dan has researched in the following areas:  Y chromosome diversity, Irish medeival genealogies, and the genetic architecture of Irish surnames Irish human population structure Ancient DNA Detection of signatures of selection in human, bovine, salmon and chicken genomes Origins of livestock as discerned using genetic diversity Genetic basis of disease resistance in c...