Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Family History DNA

How "into" Family History are you? Questions and Ancestors, or is it Answers and Ancestors,(KBYU) had a guest this week who spoke about DNA testing and the many ways it is being used to search for family connections, research diseases, and many other services. They are asking for volunteers to help in their database. You go to the website, fill in your information, and they send you a DNA kit to be used and sent back. You must also be able to give them your four generation sheet. All your information will be kept confidential. Please don't think this is an endorsement! I haven't researched it. It was on the BYU program on Ancestry and sounded good. If you have used this service or know more about it, a blog post would be appreciated. In the meantime, the web address is: www.smgf.org. See what you think and let us know.

1 comment:

Dottie Grimes said...

Bishop Lyle Heinze said that it can take you to where your ancestors came from in Europe--to the Kings or whomever you link to. It is really helpful, for instance, if you don't know if your line goes back to Scotland or Wales--so that is what I have heard. Like Sue, I have no first hand experience---yet.