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Subject: [CA-SACRAMENTO-EVENTS] Steve Morse on Genetic Genealogy
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:18:23 EDT

>From DNA to Genetic Genealogy -- Steve Morse
Monday, June 16, 2008, 7 p.m.
Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento

Genealogy guru Steve Morse, creator of the one-step approach to database
searching, will debut a new talk in June-- “From DNA to Genetic Genealogy --
everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask.” Members of the Jewish
Genealogical Society of Sacramento -- and interested guests -- will hear Steve’s
first presentation of this subject.
The study of genetics that started with Gregor Mendel's pea experiments in
1865 has now entered the genealogy field with the coining of the term
"genetealogy" in 2000. To understand the genealogical aspects requires an understanding
of some of the basic concepts.

This talk introduces genes, chromosomes, and DNA, and goes on to show how DNA
is inherited. That knowledge of inheritance can be used for finding
relatives you didn't know you had, learning about your very distant ancestors and the
route they traveled, and determining if you are a Jewish high priest (Kohan).

Before we hear from Steve, we’ll hear from briefly from Reuven Singer of
Jerusalem, project coordinator for the IASI Romania Burial Records Project. After
extensive negotiations, he obtained and photographed some 3600 pages of
burial records from the Jewish community of IASI from 1883 to 1966.
The June 16 meeting will be held at the Albert Einstein Residence Center,
1935 Wright St., Sacramento. It's also an opportunity to make use of the group's
extensive genealogy library. For more information about the Jewish
Genealogical Society of Sacramento, isit _www.jgss.org_ (http://www.jgss.org/) , e-mail
the JGSS at or leave a message at 916-486-0906 ext.
361.



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