Saturday, August 24, 2019

COUNTDOWN TO DNA DOWNUNDER IN SYDNEY

DNA DOWNUNDER UPDATE

As a DNA Downunder Ambassador, I have been following with great interest, the exciting Australian DNA Conference which has so far travelled to Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. In its final stages the conference still has Sydney to visit.

This conference boasts an exciting lineup of expert speakers  including Blaine Bettinger from the USA, Louise Coakley, Kerry Farmer, Michelle Patient and Helen Smith. 



Blaine Bettinger, also know as the Genetic Genealogist, has travelled around Australia with the conference and has even managed to see some of Australia's sights with his sons. I was lucky enough to meet Blaine at Rootstech in March of this year and I look forward to learning more about how to best use my DNA results when he speaks in Sydney this coming week.

Blaine Bettinger, Jill Ball aka GeniAus and myself at the Rootstech Media Dinner 2019

DNA Downunder bloggers who have attended the conference in one or more cities have written blogs about their conference experiences. I have compiled a list of just a few of these blog posts.



If you still haven't booked for the Sydney three day DNA Downunder Conference there is still time. Here is the 28-31 August 2019, Sydney schedule.



Speakers and organisers associated with this conference have offered a few excellent reasons as to why family historians need to understand more about the use of DNA as a research tool.






YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO ATTEND THIS ONE OF A KIND TOUR OF AUSTRALIA DNA CONFERENCE IN ONE OF THE LAST TWO CITIES ON THE TOUR!

CANBERRA: 26 August 2019
SYDNEY: 28-31 August 2019

Sunday, August 4, 2019

ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF MY ROOTSTECH LONDON PASS GIVEAWAY

AND THE WINNER IS...
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Thankyou to all those who entered my Rootstech London Pass competition via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or by leaving a comment on my blog. Your reasons for wishing to win the pass and attend Rootstech London were all very compelling. I wish I had a pass to give everyone who entered the competition, however, the winner has been selected and I am pleased to announce...

I am thrilled that Emma has won my ROOTSTECH LONDON PASS. Emma, from the UK and I have been friends on Twitter for quite some years and we even discovered a few years ago, through DNA testing, that we are related. 

Emma's entry read " I would be so excited to attend Rootstech London 2019 so I could finally meet my lovely cousin Sharn, and compare our family trees."

CONGRATULATIONS EMMA! PLEASE SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE INCLUDING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN SEND YOU YOUR WINNER'S CERTIFICATE AND INSTRUCTIONS.

I am certain you are going to enjoy your Rootstech London experience. 



Many thanks again to all those who entered the competition and of course a HUGE thankyou to the Rootstech organisers for allowing me to give away this pass to such a deserving family historian.