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DNA researcher Bennett Greenspan says that more and more people are learning the unexpected news that they have Jewish ancestry. Could you be among the biblical descendants of the “Lost Tribes of Israel”? Learn more as you join Jonathan Bernis for this fascinating interview with Bennett Greenspan, who is the head of Family Tree DNA, a genetic analysis lab.

DNA researcher Bennett Greenspan says that more and more people are learning the unexpected news that they have Jewish ancestry. Could you be among the biblical descendants of the “Lost Tribes of Israel”? Learn more as you join Jonathan Bernis for this fascinating interview with Bennett Greenspan who is the head of Family Tree DNA, a genetic analysis lab.

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org.  Family “Histoire” News this week is really one huge story in the family history world… the story about FamilyTreeDNA. The company is said to be “working with” law enforcement. The guys share the story along with founder Bennett Greenspan’s rebuttal to the report. The report is resulting in mixed response by those supportive of the use of public DNA bases to solve criminal cases, and those concerned about privacy. Fisher then visits with Jenny Hawran of Connecticut for two segments. Jenny describes her DNA surprise results which revealed to her that her late father was not her biological father. She explains how she sought possible explanations for her results other than the one she knew was most likely. She talks about her emotional challenges since the revelation, and gives advice to people who may struggle to know what to say to someone like herself who receives a surprise DNA result. Then, Tom Perry reveals a great new audio software to help you with your old cassette recordings. Tom says the best outcome begins with a proper digitization. He explains what that means and what you should demand from whomever digitizes your old cassette recordings. That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!

DNA researcher Bennett Greenspan says more and more people are getting the unexpected news that they have Jewish ancestry. Could you be among the biblical descendants of the “Lost Tribes” of Israel? Watch this fascinating show to learn more!

Ep. 91: Bennett Greenspan is the founder of Family Tree DNA (https://www.familytreedna.com/), which offers DNA tests that can help people trace genealogy and lineage through time.  Listen as Bennett explains his love of genealogy and how he decided to found Family Tree DNA.  Bennett also shares what each of the tests offered by Family Tree DNA reveals and how the tests help people understand their roots and ancestry. Don't miss this fascinating interview! For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

For Beyond 50's "History" talks, listen to an interview with Bennett Greenspan. He is the President and CEO of Family Tree DNA. You'll learn about how to trace your lineage as far back as 5 generations. They offer a simple, at-home test kit to take, then mailed to their lab. His company has the most comprehensive chromosome, autosomal and mitochondrial ancestry DNA database for genetic genealogists. Tune in to Beyond 50: America's Variety Talk Radio Show on the natural, holistic, green and sustainable lifestyle. Visit www.Beyond50Radio.com and sign up for our Exclusive Updates.

Get up to speed on the world of DNA and Genealogy in this episode. We'll explore in depth the ramifications of Ancestry closing down some of their DNA tests along with other businesses in their portfolio. Then you'll meet Your DNA Guide, Diahan Southard. She's a genealogy gem who will be joining us here on Genealogy Gems on a regular basis to help guide us through the murky waters of DNA research in easy to understand, and FUN terms.   Ancestry is shutting down 5 areas of their business In a recent media conference call Ancestry gave us the heads up that the next day they were going to announce the closures, and those of us on the call had the opportunity to ask questions before the announcement. While the spin is that they want to focus their efforts "in a way that provides the most impact, while also delivering the best service and best product experience to users" It is clear that these businesses were not their most profitable. It makes good business sense, and we certainly do want Ancestry to remain profitable so that it can remain in business. But that doesn't mean it won't be painful for many customers. The 5 areas shutting down are: Genealogy.com MyFamily MyCanvas LegacyDNA (y-DNA and mtDNA tests will be retired),  English version of Mundia These closures definitely did cause some pain with their customers, and I know that includes many of you listening right now. In fact I started receiving emails almost immediately that morning that Ancestry went public with this, and many of you also posted your comments on the  which I invited you to do in the newsletter article I sent out. In that article I told you that one of the most surprising moment in the conference call was when the Ancestry execs on the call were asked if the DNA samples that customer submitted, particularly those samples of deceased relatives) could be returned so as to be further processed by other companies.  The answer: No.  When pressed if they would allow customers to upgrade tests run on those samples before they were destroyed (yes, they made it very clear they will be destroyed) the answer was that well...they hadn't really thought about that. Leave it to genealogists to ask the important questions, and my hope is that Ancestry will take this question to heart before the closing date of September 5, 2014.  , and click through on the area you are interested in to get more answers to questions about the closures.  My impression during the call was that they were caught off guard a bit by the push back from those of us on the call regarding the DNA samples. Ancestry is focused on profitability - and I don't blame them for that, they are in business. If they don't remain profitable they go out of biz and we all lose. It probably wasn't as easy for them to think through the impact on every day family historians because some if not many of the top execs (and I've met them – they are nice people) are not genealogists. So first I want to share with you some of the comments I've received, and then I will give you some of my personal opinions on the subject.   Please click image to visit our Sponsor: & tell them you heard about them on The Genealogy Gems Podcast!   Comments from You: Graham in Australia writes: "This morning I found the following Ancestry DNA announcement in my email and felt the need to immediately respond. No sooner had I sent my response and your newsletter arrived on this very subject. I thought you might be interest in my response as I am sure there will be many people out there who will be similarly betrayed. I paid out some $250 in 2009 to have my Y-DNA test done with them knowing that this was going to be a long term investment to possibly find matches. I am glad Ancestry don't hand my superannuation savings. To ancestry: I am disgusted that ancestry is taking this action. You appear to only be after short term gains rather than the long term which is where the strength of DNA testing resides. In 2009 I invested in my Y-DNA test knowing that this will likely take several years to yield useful paternal match results which was the main thrust behind doing the tests. I don't know who is my biological paternal grandfather and have through the matching facility I have been in contact with the closest person yet and while quite distant it has given me some direction and hope that a match can be found in the future. Your action to remove this has just killed that possibility.  I for one will not be considering taking any autosomal tests with you as this will likely be dumped sometime in the near future." Roxanne in Oregon writes: "I am very upset with Ancestry.com and their comments about not returning DNA (Y & mt) samples or giving the opportunity to upgrade the test. Could this be just the beginning?  I understand about “business” but their policy of “destruction” is not acceptable.  This seems to violate a code of ethics that we have all come to rely on when giving samples to further science as well as our own research.  Who knows what the future will hold after we are long gone? Surely our DNA samples will become more helpful as testing becomes more acute. At the very least samples should be able to be transferred to another DNA lab, even if one needs to pay for it.   Who can we write letters to at Ancestry.com and at what address? Maybe if they get enough response the policy of “destruction” will be re-analyzed."    Ken Chahine on June 12, 2014 in AncestryDNA Comments of note on the Ancestry follow up post: “Also, did anyone else notice that they mentioned that many of the samples are past shelf life? How does FTDNA guarantee 25 yrs of maintaining our samples?” “What I'm a little less clear on is why you're just deleting the results off the website. Can't you simply archive them so that they're viewable? Does it really take that much effort or bandwidth to simply let me see my mtDNA haplogroup?” “BUT I have to question how committed you are to my research when you delete a valuable tool that I paid you for.” Susan on the Genealogy Gems Podcast fan page on Facebook: “Ancestry.com should NOT destroy the DNA! Especially for persons now deceased. They should make every effort to return samples if people ask for them by a specific date. I guess they're thinking about liability issues and bogus requests but I'm sure they can figure out a way to ascertain that the person asking is related to the DNA.” From Tom: Facebook page and online petition to persuade Ancestry.com not to destroy their YDNA and mtDNA samples and data. "Stop Ancestry.com's DNA Dump"    Lisa's opinion on all of this: It comes down to personal responsibility and forward thinking I think it's a mistake not to offer alternatives to their customers for retention of the samples. However, I always preach to you, my listeners that you need to retain control of all that is important to you and be responsible. We must be responsible and not put it in someone else's hands. When you test (particularly an older relative), you should save a sample and keep it in your lock box at home if it matters to you. I'm sympathetic to all involved because this is new territory and it's easy to miss thinking through the ramifications. But it's just like I recommend that you never use Ancestry as their one and only tree. Post your tree, that's fine, but retain the master on a database on your own computer, and then back up your computer! Finally, I think offering only autosomal is trendy rather than a true comprehensive product tool for the genealogist. I just published some excellent "Getting Stared" DNA Guides in my website store for this very reason. No test and no company is right for everyone. So in my opinion Ancestry is now no longer offering a true complete DNA service to genealogists. They are capitalizing on a trend. This is just my personal opinion of course. Linda writes: "I just purchased a dna kit from Ancestry.  Knowing now that they are discontuing that part of the program, can I send sample elsewhere?  Suggestions of what, where, how to get this done?” Lisa's Answer: If it were me, I would probably get a refund and start fresh with FamilyTreeDNA. Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast episode 92 includes an interview with their founder Bennett Greenspan. Also, we in our store that are excellent resources: Getting Started: Genetics for the Genealogist Y Chromosom DNA for the Genealogist Randy in Seattle was concerned about another one of the businesses Ancestry is dropping MyCanvas: “I just got a notice that Ancestry is dropping it's MyCanvas service.  I can understand not wanted to invest a lot into trying to keep it up to date with other printing services.  However, they are not only dropping the service, they are doing it in less than 3 months, all content will be deleted, there is no way to export the existing projects, and there is no alternative service to which all the work which has gone into existing projects can be transferred.   I am a long time Ancestry member and a follower of your podcasts and web page.  Generally I defend ancestry against a lot the complaints people have about them but this is pretty disheartening news for me.  I have puts 100's of hours into creating a number of ancestry projects and having a printed copy is not the same as having the electronic version available to update and get a new updated print. Do you have any suggestions on how to make concerns known to ancestry, and do you think there is any possibility of getting them to modify their plans.  I would be happy with finding some place or way to download the electronic projects and would at least appreciate more time to get my existing projects finished and printed, especially those I am creating for extended family who will want time to review and print their own copies.” Lisa's Answer: Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. You can visit their original blog post on the subject . Leave a comment on that particular post - they are monitoring it. You can also click through on the MyCanvas link for more info. You can also tweet them on Twitter at @ancestry As to an alternative, personally I use Lulu.com. While it is not a genealogy site, it is excellent and print on demand publishing (books, photo books, calendars, etc.) They have been around quite a while and publishing is all they do, so I expect them to be around for a long time to come. Katharine in Ohio is also going to miss MyCanvas wrote: “My heart sank when I received the email from Ancestry.com about their MyCanvas section retiring. I just printed another chart as a wedding gift and have a couple more in the works. The service was just what I wanted, easy to work with, prompt and provided a beautiful product for a reasonable price. I've heard of Heartland and will investigate them. Can anyone else recommend places to have charts printed?” Lisa recommends:   Please click image to visit our Sponsor: & tell them you heard about them on The Genealogy Gems Podcast!   GEM: Diahan Southard, Your DNA Guide Diahan Southard has worked with the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, and has been in the genetic genealogy industry since it has been an industry. She holds a degree in Microbiology and her creative side helps her break the science up into delicious bite-sized pieces for you. She's the author of our DNA guides    

Fisher talks to a Michigan woman about the discovery in Wales of something that once belonged to her late father who served in World War II and the invasion of Normandy.    DNA is the big thing these days in identifying long deceased ancestors as well as unknown living relatives.  Fisher talks with guest Bennett Greenspan, President of FamilyTreeDNA.com, about how it all came about.   The other great family history tool of the 20th century is digitized newspapers.  Fisher visits with Tom Trynisky, a New York man who has devoted years of his life to providing us access to over 27 million digitized newspaper pages, most dealing with New York City and State… all on his dime and time.  If you’ve had ancestors that came out of New York, you’ll want to visit Trynisky’s site… FultonHistory.com.  It’ll cost you nothing!   Preservation Authority Tom Perry, from TMCPlace.com, is back to talk about staying legal in your family reunion plans.  Got a question for Tom?  Email him here, at AskTom@tmcplace.com. 

Bennett Greenspan interview painless DNA testing Todays interview is with the founder of FamilyTreeDNA, Bennett Greenspan. Bennett describes the DNA operation, and how it applies to specific Irish Families. Which test to take and how much to pay for it ! You can link to his DNA page from www.Irishroots.com I'm Mike O'Laughlin, your host. Call me anytime and leave a message at: 816-256-3360 Be sure to listen to our sister podcast on the History of the Irish in Amerca, just go to my web page at irishroots.com or subscribe for free here on iTunes. Please do leave feedback if you enjoy the show !

Koleran Koleran drabbade Sverige från 1834 till 1873 vid inte mindre än nio tillfällen. Värst blev tillståndet i städerna där trångboddheten och de hygieniska förhållandena gjorde att smittan spreds med svindlande hastighet. Dödligheten var otroligt hög och ungefär 50% av dem som smittades dog. Koleran som är en bakteriell tarmsjukdom orsakar kraftiga och vattniga diarréer. De flesta som drabbades dog helt enkelt av uttorkning. Sjukdomsförloppet var ohyggligt snabbt; fick man smittan på morgonen kunde man vara död samma kväll. Människor försökte skydda sig med de medel man hade till hands, men något effektivt botemedel fanns inte. På många av de orter som drabbades anlade man särskilda massgravar i socknarnas utkanter där man snabbt och utan stora åthävor begravde de döda. Litet ö- samhälle drabbades Edmond Bäck, hembygdsforskare på Bohus-Malmön i Bohuslän, berättar att koleran kom dit 1834 med en så kallad ”skedkäring”, dvs en kvinna som sålde egentillverkade träskedar. Smittan spreds snabbt och inom två månader hade var tionde öbo dött. 1866 kom smittan dessutom tillbaka. Edmond Bäck berättar om öns starkaste man Hans Mattiasson som på egen hand bar de döda en dryg kilometer till kolerakyrkogården. Det sägs att han en dag var på väg tillbaka till fiskesamhället efter en hård dag med mycket bärande, då han mötte en granne som ropade till honom: ”Jeg har fått sygen!” (Jag har blivit sjuk.) Mats ropade då tillbaka till honom att han skulle gå mot kyrkogården så att han slapp bära hans kropp så långt. Edmond Bäck har också pratat med de gamla på ön om hur det var när Spanska sjukan drabbade ön 1918. ”Spanskan” som man sa förr, var en kraftig influensa som framför allt yttrade sig i mycket kraftig feber. På Bohus-Malmön finns det fortfarande människor som minns när sjukdomen bokstavligen bars i land. Det var Edmonds egen farbror som bar en sjuk kamrat från en torpedbåt upp till hans hus där han senare dog. Spanska sjukan tog 13 liv på den lilla ön innan den slutligen klingade av. På bilden överst på sidan ses ett minneskors som hembygdsföreningen på Bohus-Malmön reste på kolerakyrkogården 1924. Svenska sjukdomar i gångna tider I boken ”Svenska sjukdomar i gångna tider” av Gunnar Lagerkranz kan man tyda de sjukdomsbeteckningar man använde förr och som man läser om i död- och begravningsböcker. I boken översätts sjukdomarna till nu använda sjukdomsbeteckningar. Vem vet vad till exempel vad strypsjuka, fallandesot, älta, frisel och likmask var för sjukdomar? Sören Edvinsson Sören Edvinsson har tittat på hur sjukdomar slog olika beroende på var man bodde. I städerna gick sjukdoms spridningen mycket snabbare på grund av den trångboddhet som var och sanitära problem man hade. Långt in på 1900 talet var det fortfarande stora skillander mellan stad och land, och det var först under mellankrigstiden som detta jämnades ut. Sören Edvinsson använder sig av material från Demografiska Databasen vid Umeå Universitet. Han visar i programmet ett exempel från en liten by i Östergötland där det under ett år vanligtvis dog mellan två och fem personer. Under 1622 se man en kraftig ansamling av dödsfall, femtio personer dör och hela familjer stryker med. Eftersom man på den tiden inte alltid skrev så utförligt i kyrkböckerna finns ibland inte ens namnet på barnen som dör. Det är med andra ord knapphändiga uppgifter i kyrkböckerna. Sören Edvinsson berättar att man från andra källor däremot känner till att pesten härjade 1622. Ett annat exempel som Sören Edvinsson visar är mannen Jakob Josefsson som föddes 1766. En grafisk framställning i databasens material visar att hans hustru samt sju av åtta barn dör inom fem dagar. Då drabbades den by han bodde i av rödsot, dvs dysenteri. Namnet rödsot kommer av de blodiga avföringar som den sjuke drabbades av. Det var i krigsslutet som rödsot slog hårt. Att arbeta med historiskt material p ådet här sättet, säger Sören Edvinsson, kan ha sina begränsingar. Man ska vara försiktig med att tyda källorna och dra för stora och direkta översättningar från den tidens diagnoser. Ofta var dödsorsakangivelserna förr symtombeskrivande, som t ex feber och diarré. Det finns också mode och lokala variantioner i sjukdomsbeskrivningarna. En präst kunde ha en förkärlek för en typ av sjukdomsbeskrivning och när en ny präst kom till bygden kunde det dyka upp en tidigare aldrig angiven sjukdomsbeskrivning i kyrkböckerna. ”Mega släktforskning” Bennett Greenspan är vd och grundare till ett företag som spårar släkten inte bara några generationer utan tusentals år bakåt i tiden. Genom att lämna ett skapprov från kinden utvinner de dna från celler som sen matchar andras dna test och på så sätt byggs en stor karta upp över mänskligheten. Bennet Greenspan säger att han ofta får frågan om varför man ska göra ett dna test. Han svarar då att om man inte är intresserad av sin härstammning finns det ingen anledning att göra ett sånt här test. Men däremot om man vill veta vilken befolkningsgrupp man härstammar från antingen från tiden innan man har några skriftliga uppgifter eller inte har någon aning alls var man kommer från, så ger det här dna testet en möjlighet att ta reda på det. Bennett Greenspan säger att man utgår från att alla härstammar från Afrika. Frågan är bara när ens förfäder utvandrade och vilken väg de tog för att hamna där vi bor nu. Vetenskapsmän har konstruerat ett fylogenetiskt släktträd över mänsligheten där de olika grenarna motsvarar folkvandringsvägarna. Det finns i snitt 18 grenar över de historiska rutter våra förfäder tog säger Bennet Greenspan. Och genom ett dna test kan man se vilken väg ens egna förfäder tog. Det finns kritiska röster till detta säger Bennet Greenspan. Det finns en rädsla att vi ska använda dna:t i något ont syfte. Därför har vi har använt mycket tid till att tänka ut hur man ska bevara anonymiteten för de som vill bli testade. Hittills har 40 000 personer varit med under de fem år som företaget funnits. De utför också testningarna till ett projekt som National Geographic Society har just nu.