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From: "amy harmon" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] reporter seeks DNA sleuthing stories
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:18:39 -0500
References: <LJEMLABOHOMNDCIIFJPEMEFFKMAA.amy@nytimes.com><200702241958.l1OJvskL015882@mail.rootsweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <200702241958.l1OJvskL015882@mail.rootsweb.com>


Hi -- any luck tracking down that woman you mentioned, who flew out of her
way to get a relative's DNA...? Great talking to you today.

amy


On 2/24/07, Roberta J. Estes <> wrote:
>
> Amy,
>
> We've spoken before. I have a couple examples for you. Also, I would
> like
> to exhume my father, and if a news agency would like to fund it, they can
> be
> involved with the results:) I can explain further if we chat. I'm going
> out for lunch but will be back.
>
> 810-229-5085 home
> 313-530-1019 cell
>
> Roberta Estes
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Amy Harmon
> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:31 PM
> To:
> Subject: [DNA] reporter seeks DNA sleuthing stories
>
>
> Hi, I'm a reporter with the New York Times, and I've talked to some of you
> on this list before. For a new article I'm working on, I am looking for
> stories about the unusual tactics genealogists must sometimes use in their
> pursuit of DNA matches from suspected family members. This could include
> anything from paying for a large number of tests to flying across the
> country to knock on someone's door to exhuming a body. I'm sure there are
> other CSI-like practices adapted for this purpose that I am as yet unaware
> of. In some cases, the persuasion might be particularly tricky because it
> would upend long-cherished family beliefs. In others, it might be simply
> that the person or people in question is not interested in participating.
> If
> you have gone to unusual lengths to solicit DNA from your suspected
> brethren, I'd love to hear your stories, whether they bore fruit or not.
> If
> you are willing to share them, please email me at .
>
> thanks a lot,
> Amy
>
> ------------------------------------
> Amy Harmon
> New York Times
> (212) 556-1505
>
>
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Amy Harmon
New York Times
(212) 556-1505


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