- Date: Tue Nov 12th 2024
- Time: 19:00 London; 14:00 New York; 21:00 Jerusalem; 11:00 San Francisco;
- Title: “Strategies for Analyzing Endogamous DNA”
- Speaker: Alec Ferretti
- Description: This lecture will discuss how best to weed out false-positive DNA Matches that test-takers from endogamous groups face daily. Data and visualizations will be shown that demonstrate the unique ways in which endogamous populations match each other, and each testing company will be discussed in the context of their friendliness to endogamous testers.
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About Alec Ferretti
Alec Ferretti is a New-York-City-based professional genealogist, who has worked for the Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center, researching family histories for high net worth clients. Alec specializes in the genealogy of 20th century immigrants to the United States. He is a regular lecturer at genealogical societies and conferences. He serves as the President of the New York Genealogy & Technology Group, serves actively on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and on the Board of Reclaim the Records, a nonprofit dedicated to wrangling public records from obstinate government agencies.
After the talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A on the talk. If there is time, this will be followed by a DNA workshop where you may share your successes and brick walls and ask any questions you might have.
If you have problems joining, please email chair@jgsgb.org.uk, preferably in the 15 minutes before the meeting proper starts.