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POINDEXTER POINDEXTER POINDEXTER DESCENDANTS DESCENDANTS DESCENDANTS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OCTOBER OCTOBER 2007 2007 NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER From Robin’s Nest Last weekend I had the good fortune to be able to attend the 4 th International Conference on Genetic Genealogy presented by Family Tree DNA. It was a two day conference held at the Marriott West Loop Hotel in Houston, Texas on Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21. We had two full days of talks and seminars with two hundred and ten other Family Tree DNA Group Administrators. It was an incredibly informative and enlightening experience. Family Tree DNA now has over 150,000 DNA records in their database and the number is growing daily. Our lecturers included several of the scientists who are working on the Genographic Project being conducted by the National Geographic Society and sponsored by IBM. They are working on mapping the migration patterns of the entire human race. These are the same experts who are analyzing and compiling the information from the samples sent in by members of our Poindexter DNA project. We had a fascinating presentation on The Lost Colony of Roanoke DNA Project. You would be amazed at how DNA is being used today to solve centuries old mysteries. Historians and genealogists have had lots of theories as to what happened to the Roanoke Virginia Colony along with Virginia Dare, her family and others. With the aid of DNA testing and lots of research work on the part of the experts, it looks like we soon may have the answer to this 16 th century mystery. To get more details, visit the group’s blog at http://www.the-lost-colony.blogspot.com/ On Saturday Dr. John Butler, a research chemist and project leader within the DNA Measurements Group of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) explained Nomenclature issues and the Y Chromosome. Different testing companies use primarily the same marks to enable Genetic Genealogists to make comparisons. However, as the number of companies has increased, not all companies have scored all markers using the same nomenclature. This has led to confusion as to which scoring methodology to use and has caused a proliferation of suspect marker values to be uploaded into various databases used for comparisons. Currently, about half a dozen markers fall into this gray area. It is in the best interest of the testing companies and customers to conform to a standard nomenclature. NIST is a federal technology agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards, and technology and can provide some clarity on this troublesome issue. As it turns out, John and I are fourth cousins twice removed. We had a lovely lunch together. I provided him a great deal of information on his great, great, great, great, great grandfather and he shared his e-mail address with me. I look forward to continuing my DNA education with him in the future. By the way, his sister is currently the Manager of the First Floor of the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, UT. We found out how DNA can help trace Native American bloodlines. The same rules apply as to all other DNA testing. It only works on father to son or straight down a female line. The test is limited to determining Native American heritage and can not identify specific tribal relationships. Matt Kaplan’s topic, one of the scientists I spoke of earlier, was “How Population Genetic Theory Tells Us Where We Came From”. He wants to develop a way to differentiate between the branches of a family such as ours that descends from a single ancestor. He was excited to know of our group. He took my card and said he would be in contact soon. This is just the beginning of all I have to share. I will write more in our next issue. Your Poindexter Descendants Association President, Robin Butler Daviet 4 of 4
POINDEXTER POINDEXTER POINDEXTER DESCENDANTS DESCENDANTS DESCENDANTS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OCTOBER OCTOBER 2007 2007 NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER The following was an announcement in the Rootsweb Review, 29 August 2007, Vol.10, No. 35 Million Mark Reached on the USGenWeb Archives As of 2 a.m. (MDT) on Friday, 24 August 2007, the USGenWeb Archives had 1,000,569 files stored, browsable, and accessible by a single search. The 1 million mark was reached when Cynthia Daigle uploaded a compiled cemetery listing for Moses Baptist Cemetery, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The USGenWeb Archives was developed in June 1996 to present transcriptions of public domain records on the Web. This huge undertaking is the cooperative effort of volunteers who either have electronically formatted files on census records, marriage bonds, wills, and other public documents, or who are willing to transcribe this information to contribute. The USGenWeb Archives is hosted by RootsWeb. Thanks to all USGenWeb volunteers for the hours they've spent walking cemeteries, hunching over microfilm readers, and scouring courthouses and libraries to provide the first million files. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb PDA applauds and thanks all these volunteers. These are true genealogy angels for whom we all should be profoundly appreciative. If you have time to help, just contact any of the usgenweb volunteers listed with any state in the nation. You will find all this information online. ********************************************************************************************************************************** Below from RootsWeb Review By Glenda Thompson DAR Vice Chairperson VIS Com. NEED A DAR LOOKUP? Need a DAR Lookup? Do you think you might have an ancestor who served in the American Revolutionary War (1775-83)? Would you like to know whether your ancestor is listed with the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) in the "Patriot Index"? A helpful group of organized DAR VIS Volunteers monitor the RootsWeb DAR message board every day and welcome lookup requests or any query. Include your Revolutionary War-era ancestor's first and last name, spouse's name (if known), dates of birth, death, and state of residence when posting your lookup request. You need not be interested in joining the NSDAR to request a lookup. Let us help! Here is the link for our message board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.organizations.dar 5 of 5
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