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All I can say is WOW!!! In 2010, a decade ago, there were only 441 Y DNA branches on the entire Y tree. In case anyone is counting, as of last week, the Y tree has 26,600+ named branches and over half a million detected (private variant) SNPs at FamilyTreeDNA waiting for additional testers to be placed on the tree. Big Y, announced additions to the Y Tree of Mankind in the Demo Theater, including a particularly impressive haplogroup D split. This initiative is super-exciting and I’ll be writing about the project, and how you can participate, as soon as I get home and recover just a bit. I was honored to make The Million Mito Project announcement Saturday morning, but it was hard for me to contain my enthusiasm until Saturday. Paul Maier, Population Geneticist at FamilyTreeDNA, Goran Runfeldt, Head of Research and Development at FamilyTreeDNA, and me, DNAeXplain, scientist, genetic genealogist, National Geographic Genographic Affiliate Researcher. Miguel Vilar, Lead Scientist of the National Geographic Genographic Project, Dr.

Sponsorship of The Million Mito Project, a joint collaborative citizen science project to rewrite the mitochondrial tree of womankind includes team members Dr.

Providing, after initial release, a downloadable ethnicity estimate segment file.

You can see the painted chromosome view on the screen behind Dr. Paul Maier, FamilyTreeDNA’s population geneticist. Sunny Morton with Family Tree Magazine interviewing Dr. I am SOOO excited about this because it makes ethnicity actually useful for genealogy because we can compare specific ethnicity segments with genealogical matches.

Adding a myOrigins chromosome browser painted view.

Their myOrigins Version 3.0 which is significantly updated by adding several worldwide populations, increasing the number from 24 to 90.

That’s not to say there weren’t vendor announcements, there were. We got spoiled last year with the big DNA announcements at RootsTech, but nothing of that magnitude was announced this year. 23andMe just laid off a number of people, but then again, so did Ancestry but you’d never know it based on the size of their booth and staffing here.įamily Search has really stepped up their game to modernize, capture stories, scan books and otherwise make genealogy interesting and attractive to everyone. If you recall, LivingDNA and FindMyPast have a business relationship. I doubt there’s much of a refund policy, so surely something happened in these cases.

People appeared to be more engaged too.Īccording to RootsTech personnel, 4 major vendors pulled out the week before the show opened 23andMe, LivingDNA, FindMyPast and a book vendor. In fact, this show was larger, based on how my feet feel and general crowd observation than ever before. I don’t think attendance was lagging at all. There was a lot of hand-washing and sanitizer, but no hand-wringing. I expected the attendance to be down this year because of the concern about the Novel Corona Virus.

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The Association of Professional Genealogists has a database of member genealogists who can assist you with a full family history profile.Before sharing photos and details about the last three days at RootsTech, I want to provide some general observations. If you need detailed help, consider enlisting the help of a professional genealogist. The CALS staff is unable to conduct your research for you, but assistance in using sources and equipment is available in the Research Room on the 2nd floor of the CALS Bobby L. These records can be accessed in the Research Room of the CALS Roberts Library (2nd Floor).ĬALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies staff members are glad to help you start your genealogy research as well as work with you to overcome genealogical road blocks and hurdles.

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Some databases are only available at the CALS Roberts Library, while others are available at your neighborhood CALS library branch or accessible at home with your CALS Library Card.Įxplore the Databases Genealogy MicrofilmĪlthough many family history records are now available digitally, a number of important Arkansas record series are only available on microfilm. The Central Arkansas Library System subscribes to a number of databases specifically for genealogy research or that can help you better understand the world your ancestors lived in. Some of our resources and databases are only available for use at the CALS Roberts Library, while others are available at your neighborhood CALS branch library or accessible at home with your CALS Library Card.

Whether you have been on your family history journey for years or are just beginning, the CALS Roberts Library offers resources for genealogists and researchers at all skill levels.