Get Your DNA Tests Before CeCe Moore's Seminar

Many of you have registered for our DNA event with the genetic genealogist CeCe Moore scheduled for March 9 and 10, 2018. The March 9 Workshop has been sold out for a while now, but there are still a few seats available for the full-day Seminar on March 10. Visit the 2018 DNA Seminar page on our website for details and to register.

If you haven't taken a DNA test yet, or if there are others in your family you would like to test, there are several promotions going on this month to make it more affordable. Having your DNA results before the DNA event will make it more meaningful to you.

23andMe Thanksgiving Family Offer
From now through November 23, 23andMe is offering a 50% discount when you buy two or more Ancestry Service kits. The regular price for this kit is $99. If you buy two or more, you will receive each kit for $49. If you buy one kit, the price is $69. Click here to visit their website for more information and to order.

Living DNA Holiday Gift Sale
For a limited time, Living DNA is offering a 38% discount on their DNA test. The regular price is $159 but is on sale for $99. Living DNA is a 3-in-1 ancestry test. They will test your autosomal, mitochondrial, and Y (if you are male) DNA for one low price. In addition, they give you twice the detail of other tests. Click here to visit their website for more information and to order.

AncestryDNA
The popular AncestryDNA kit, regularly $99, is on sale for $79. The AncestryDNA database contains DNA data for more than 6 million people. In addition to the sale price, you can get free shipping if you enter FREESHIPDNA at checkout. Visit their website at https://www.ancestry.com/dna/ to order your kit. (Note: if you have an Ancestry account, you may need to sign out in order to see the promotional page.)

MyHeritage Thanksgiving Special Offer
MyHeritage's DNA kit is 40% off their regular price until November 23. Regularly priced at $99, it is only $59 during the Thanksgiving offer. Click here for details and to order.

Family Tree DNA
The Family Finder DNA test kit is currently $69, a savings of $20 off their regular price of $89. Click here to visit their website for details and to order.

Family Tree DNA Summer Sale

Another Summer Sale! You can save 20% or more at Family Tree DNA with their Friends and Family sale on most of their tests. Offer ends August 31, 2017.

Here are the tests that are on sale:

Test	Regular Price	Sale Price	Savings
Y-37	$169	$139	$30
Family Finder	$89	$69	$20
mtFull Sequence	$199	$159	$40
Family Finder + Y-37	$258	$198	$60
Family Finder + mtFull Sequence	$288	$218	$70
Family Finder + Y-67 + mtFull Sequence	$556	$430	$126

Visit their Friends and Family sale page here for more details.


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Disclaimer
Pima County Genealogy Society is not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in this article, nor do we endorse any of the products mentioned. We are simply passing on news that we feel may be of interest to you, our readers.

Got DNA? Register Now to Explore Your DNA with CeCe Moore in Spring 2018

CeCe Moore with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Photo used with permission from CeCe Moore

Registration is officially open for our 2018 DNA event featuring Your Genetic Genealogist, CeCe Moore!

Ms. Moore will be in Tucson March 9 and 10, 2018, for a Seminar & Workshop. Both events are being held at:

Fountain of Life Lutheran Church
710 S. Kolb Road
Tucson, Arizona
(north of 22nd, just south of Kenyon, on the west side of the street)

The seminar, Explore DNA with CeCe Moore, is Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will explore DNA topics:

• The Power of DNA
• Jefferson-Hemmings: Revealing the Truth Through DNA
• Autosomal DNA: Discovering Your Ancestors in You
• Using Mitochondrial DNA and X-DNA for Genealogy Research

The workshop, I Have My Results, Now What??, is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 9.

Registration for Saturday's seminar is open to the public now.

The workshop is limited to fifty (50) attendees. The first two weeks of registration for the workshop are open to PCGS members only.  If space is still available, registration will be open to the public on September 3, 2017. Please check back on our website then.

You must be logged in with your PCGS member account to see the worskhop registration page and to receive the discounted member pricing.

Visit the PCGS Marketplace on our website at https://azpimagensoc.org/ to register for this exciting weekend with CeCe Moore.

Registration deadline is February 17, 2018.

Si, Si, CeCe Moore!

PCGS is proud to announce that the featured speaker for our 2018 seminar will be the Genetic Genealogist herself, CeCe Moore!

CeCe Moore is the genetic genealogy consultant for the popular PBS television series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Her work has also been featured on 20/20, Genealogy Roadshow, Nightline, Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Crime Watch Daily, Nancy Grace, CBS This Morning and The Doctors, as well as being quoted in many online and print publications. Her primary focus is promoting genetic genealogy education and sharing positive stories about the power of genetic genealogy through the media. CeCe is the co-founder of the Institute for Genetic Genealogy and has written the popular blog Your Genetic Genealogist since 2010.

Ms. Moore will be in Tucson on Saturday, March 10, 2018, for an all-day DNA seminar. Her talks will span beginning, intermediate, and advanced tools for incorporating DNA into your family history research process.

This seminar promises to be a very popular one and will probably sell out quickly. Keep an eye out on our blog for upcoming details and registration information when they become available.

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DNA Day Sales Have Begun!

DNA Day is April 25, but the sales have already begun. All of the major companies are offering discounts, some starting today and most lasting through April 26.

Visit the DNA Day Sales! section of the National DNA Day website for each company's prices, coupons for free shipping, and links to purchase at the reduced prices by clicking here.

National DNA Day April 25

On April 25,  people across the nation observe National DNA Day. Each year on National DNA Day, students, teachers and the public are encouraged to learn more about genetics and genomics.  Share your ideas about National DNA Day using #NationalDNADay on social media.

NATIONAL DNA DAY HISTORY

National DNA Day was first celebrated in the United States on April 25, 2003, by proclamation of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, as a one-time celebration.  Each year after 2003, National DNA Day celebrations have been organized by the National Human Genome Research Institute.

DNA AND GENEALOGY

DNA has become an essential tool for genealogists. Here are some resources for learning how to put DNA to work for you in your research:

• Thomas MacEntee, a well-known genealogist, blogger, educator, author, social media connector, marketer, and network builder, is hosting a National DNA Day website that invites us to "come celebrate National DNA Day and learn more about DNA testing for genealogy and family history research." Watch that website for daily news, contests, and webinars.
  
• PCGS has a DNA SIG that meets the second Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm. SIGs are open to PCGS members only. Visit the PCGS Calendar on our website for dates and locations of the meetings.
  
• PCGS has a limited supply of Genetic Genealogy in Practice, the first workbook on genetic
  
  genealogy, for sale. Written by Blaine T. Bettinger, Ph.D., JD, and Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL, and published by the National Genealogical Society, the book provides easy to understand information, and worksheets, that researchers can apply to their research. Books may be mailed to you for a fee or picked up at the monthly meeting. The publication is $25 for members to pick up at the meeting or $25 plus $4.25 for shipping. Non-members may purchase for $30 plus $4.25 for shipping. Head over to the PCGS Marketplace to place your order. Orders placed before 3 pm the Friday before the monthly meeting may be picked up at the next meeting. No sales will take place at the meeting.
  PCGS Members: be sure to sign in to receive special pricing.

Free Classes at the Tucson West Family History Center

The Tucson West Family History Center is hosting an afternoon of FREE genealogy classes on Saturday, April 22, 2017. You can attend one, two, or all three classes as your schedule permits.

Location
Tucson West Family History Center
3530 W Magee
Tucson, AZ 85741 USA
From Ina Road go north on Thornydale about one mile to Magee Road. Turn east on Magee, continue one-quarter mile to the church building on the left. Take the second entrance on the east side of the building. The FamilySearch Center is entered through the small door just to the left of the main east entrance of the building. 

Schedule
Saturday, 22 April 2017

• 1:00pm MST
  The Family History Guide
  Wayne Gifford
  A brief look at this newly revised tool that every genealogist should be aware of.
• 2:00pm MST
  Deciphering AncestryDNA
  Sherri Hessick
  This class will help you to determine what DNA Circles, New Ancestor Discoveries (NADs), and Shared Ancestor Hints can and cannot do for you. If time permits, the new AncestryDNA Genetic Communities tool will be discussed.
• 3:00pm MST
  Dead Men Can Talk! Using DNA Matching To Expand Your Family Tree
  Wayne Gifford
  A case study using Ancestry DNA Circles to expand your family tree.

No registration is required. Please address any questions about this event to the Center by calling (520) 579-3493 or email az_tucsonwest@ldsmail.net.

Endogamy Genetic Genealogy Presentation

 

The SOUTHERN ARIZONA JEWISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY

                proudly presents

ISRAEL PIKHOLTZ

on

ENDOGAMY

GENETIC GENEALOGY - CHALLENGES FOR JEWISH RESEARCH

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7

2:00 PM

CONGREGATION BET SHALOM, 3881 E. RIVER RD.

Free to SAJGS members,  $5.00 for guests, (applicable toward $36.00 membership).

COPIES OF HIS BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE, BOOK SIGNING TO FOLLOW.

        ENDOGAMY: One Family, One People
 (Ordering information available at www.endogamy-one-family.com)

A professional genealogist, Israel has been a featured speaker at the Israel Genealogical Society, the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies, JGS groups around the US as well   as at the South Suburban Historical and Genealogical Society of Chicago and the New England Historic Genealogical Society.  He has written for the IGS quarterly,  Sharsheret Hadorot,  the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly,  Avotaynu,  The Galitzianer,  and other genealogy publications.