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Just my dog, my car, and my DNA

It's been a while, but we're back here at the Roots Television vlog with a great winter project - Digital Storytelling.  Inez Redding Bisbee's great-granddaughter left her native Maine for California, with little more than $20, her dog, and her DNA.  Forging a life of her own far from Maine's chilling winters, she finds herself again and again wrapped in thoughts of Grandma Buz and the ties of blood that they share.  If you've been waiting to unleash your inner muse, start by setting one of your own journal entries to digital images.

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DNA for Family Genealogy

Bennett Greenspan, founder of Family Tree DNA, introduces how DNA testing can help break down brick walls in your family history research.  If you're a budding genetealogist, you'll also be interested in the UVA Newsmakers lecture by Dr. Eugene Foster, who first used DNA testing to shed light on the Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings case (see DNA >> DNA Lectures).  And you won't want to miss IAJGS board member Schelly Talalay Dardashti's report on the 2006 International Conference on Genetic Genealogy just held in Houston (see the DNA section).

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Family History for Genetic Health

Did you know that Thanksgiving is National Family History Day in the U.S.?  And now, even the Surgeon General is involved!  Knowing your family medical history can help doctors prevent and treat diseases including cancer, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis.  So if you find yourself short on fascinating dinner conversation this holiday season, get your loved ones started on a Family Health Portrait!

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