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DNA-The Next Big Gold Rush?

Posted on May 29, 2017 by identifinders

The discovery of gold at Sutters Mill, CA in 1848 promised untold wealth for those who had the resources and stamina to outlast the competition. At the dawn of the California Gold Rush, there were no laws governing property rights; prospectors depended on … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA Testing, Uncategorized | Tagged 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Ann Wojecki, autosomal DNA, Autosomal SNP Tests, Bloom's Disease, California Gold Rush, claim jumping, DNA, DNA Identification, FDA, Forensic Genealogy, Genentech, General Mining Act of 1872, HIPPA, Identifinders, Mexican American War, MyHeritageDNA | 2 Comments

Big Business or Big Brother?

Posted on May 2, 2017 by identifinders

At the recent American Academy of Forensic Science meeting in New Orleans, I attended the workshop The Opiate Crisis, Dirty Bombs, Big Data/Big Problems, and Driverless Cars: On the Leading Edge of Forensic Science – 2017 Theoretical Forensic Sciences “Think Tank”. It … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA Testing, Uncategorized | Tagged 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Anne Wojcicki, Direct-to-consumer, DNA testing, DTC Testing, MyHeritage, Tim Sullivan | Leave a comment

Extreme Genealogy – Arrival in Berlin and First Visit to the Berlin Bundesarchiv

Posted on August 24, 2016 by identifinders

Flight to Berlin and Arrival Thursday, August 11, 2016 My trip from Los Angeles to Berlin went smoothly with a layover in Keflavik Interntional Airport. It is the cleanest airport in the world. It felt more like an igloo than an … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Identifications, Holocaust Project, Uncategorized, Unsolved Mysteries | Tagged 23andMe, Association of Victims of the Nazi Regime, Auschwitz, autosomal DNA, Barbara Weglinski, Barbara Wenglinski, Berlin, Berlin Schoenefeld Airport, Birth Parents, Bundesarchiv, Bundesarchiv Lichterfeld, DNA Identification, Forensic Genealogy, Gertrude Spiro, Gertrude Spyra, Gunter Wehner, Gustav Urbschat, Identifinders, Keflavik International Airport, Leo David Spiro, Margarete Kaufmann, missing-identity, Pawiak Prison, Pnina Gutman, Poland, Resistance, Unidentified, Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes, Warsaw Ghetto, Widerstand in Berlin gegen das Nazi Regime | 2 Comments

Benjaman Kyle

Posted on June 2, 2015 by identifinders

Should it be a concern to our community that someone who is such a blank slate is controlling the emotions of so many genetic genealogists at the expense of critical thinking? Continue reading →

Posted in Benjaman Kyle, Crime and Law Enforcement | Tagged 11Alive Atlanta, 23andMe, Amnesiac, Benjaman Kyle, denial of service attack, Facebook, famly tree dna, genealogical standards of proof, genetic genealogy | 7 Comments

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part VI – Our Search for Gertrude Spiro

Posted on January 2, 2015 by identifinders

Gertrude Spiro must have been well-connected. She was the proprietor of a liquor and cigarette shop at 2 Nowiniarksa St. in Warsaw in 1941-1942. The shop undoubtedly generated a lot of income for whoever owned it; liquor and cigarettes are two of the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Holocaust Project, Uncategorized | Tagged 23andMe, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Auschwitz, Auschwitz Poems, Barbara Engleking, Barbara Wenglinski, Berlin, Bernburg Euthanasia Center, Birth Parents, Brandenberg Prison, Communist Party, Concentration Camp, DNA Identification, Empty Water, Find-A-Grave, Forensic Genealogy, Gertrude Preiss-Spiro, Gertrude Spiro, I Survived Auschwitz, Identifinders, International Tracing Service, Jewish Historical Institute, Krystyna Zywulska, Leo David Spiro, missing-identity, Nowiniarska St, Pawiak Prison, Pawiak Wiezienie Gestapo, Pnina Gutman, Poland, Polizeigefangnis, Przeżyłam Oświęcim, Pusta Woda, Ravensbruch, Ravensbruch Gedenkbuch, Regina Domanska, Sachenhausen, Sonia Priess-Spiro, Sonia Spiro, The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide to the Perished City, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto, Widerstand in Berlin gegen das NS | 1 Comment

DNA Pilot Study on Missing Identity Holocaust Children – 2013 IAJGS Conference

Posted on May 9, 2014 by identifinders

In August 2012, I was invited to give a lecture at the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies in Boston, MA, on our pilot project to identify two missing-identity child survivors of the Holocaust. Please enjoy the video of my talk that … Continue reading →

Posted in Holocaust Project | Tagged 23andMe, autosomal DNA, Barbara Weglinski, Barbara Wenglinski, Birth Parents, Child Survivor, DNA Identification, Forensic Genealogy, Gertrude Spyra, Holocaust, Identifinders, Jewish Historical Institute, JewishGen.org, JRI Poland, missing-identity, Otwoc, Otwoc Orphanage, Pnina Gutman, Poland, Rebhun, Rozwadow, Stela Walowa, Unidentified, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Warsaw Ghetto, Weglinski, Wenglinski, Yad Vashem | Leave a comment

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part V – Gertrude and Sonia’s Escape

Posted on March 7, 2014 by identifinders

Gertrude and Sonia Preiss-Spiro’s names are listed on the transport to Auschwitz of 141 women from Pawiak prison in Warsaw on 24 August 1943. Pawiak prison was originally used by the Polish judicial to incarcerate criminals, but after the Nazi … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA Testing, Holocaust Project, Uncategorized | Tagged 23andMe, Auschwitz, autosomal DNA, Barbara Wenglinski, Birth Parents, DNA Identification, Forensic Genealogy, Gertrude Preiss-Spiro, Gertrude Spyra, Identifinders, Nowiniarska St, Pawiak Prison, Pnina Gutman, Poland, Sonia Preiss-Spiro, transport, Unidentified, Warsaw Ghetto, zloty | 4 Comments

Los Angeles Times Article “DNA Sequencer could give doctors wealth of genetic information”.

Posted on January 11, 2014 by identifinders

An article appeared in the Los Angeles Times last Saturday January 4, 2014 that is of interest to the genetic genealogy community: DNA Sequencer could give doctors wealth of genetic information. http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx The article was prompted by the recent FDA … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA Testing | Tagged 23andMe, Baylor College of Medicine, Direct-to-consumer, DNA Sequencing, DNA testing, FDA, Illumina, James Watson, linkage disequilibrium, MiseqDX, personal genomic service, United Health Services Inc | Leave a comment

Identifinders International Announces DNA Study for Child Survivors of the Holocaust

Posted on September 5, 2012 by identifinders

Identifinders International, in collaboration with 23andMe and Missing-Identity.net, announces a pilot study to help child survivors of the Holocaust to recover their birth identities. It is hoped that autosomal DNA testing will allow these survivors to discover family connections that would otherwise be … Continue reading →

Posted in DNA Testing, Finding Birth Parents, Holocaust Project | Tagged 23andMe, autosomal testing, Birth Parents, child survivors, DNA Identification, DNA testing, Forensic Genealogy, hidden chidlren, Holocaust survivors, Identifinders, missing-identity, Poland, Unidentified | 5 Comments

Benjaman’s 23 and Me Matches

Posted on December 9, 2010 by identifinders

Benjaman Kyle is the adopted name of an amnesiac who was found near Savannah, GA in August 2004. (See his Wikipedia page for more details.) Since recovering from a severe beating that left him unconscious, he cannot remember who he … Continue reading →

Posted in Benjaman Kyle | Tagged 23andMe, 3rd cousins, 4th cousins, 5th cousins, amnesia, Amnesiac, autosomal DNA, Benjaman Kyle, DNA Identification, DNA matches, Forensic Genealogy, Greenville SC, Identifinders, Indianapolis, Missing Persons, Saluda SC, Savannah, Unidentified | 12 Comments

Tag Archives: 23andMe

DNA-The Next Big Gold Rush?

Big Business or Big Brother?

Extreme Genealogy – Arrival in Berlin and First Visit to the Berlin Bundesarchiv

Benjaman Kyle

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part VI – Our Search for Gertrude Spiro

DNA Pilot Study on Missing Identity Holocaust Children – 2013 IAJGS Conference

Who Am I? What is My Name? Part V – Gertrude and Sonia’s Escape

Los Angeles Times Article “DNA Sequencer could give doctors wealth of genetic information”.

Identifinders International Announces DNA Study for Child Survivors of the Holocaust

Benjaman’s 23 and Me Matches

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