Wednesday, October 12, 2022

7:00 PM

Strategies to Analyze Endogamous DNA

Alec Ferretti

This lecture will discuss how best to weed out false-positive DNA Matches that test-takers from endogamous groups face daily. The talk will go through each DNA platform to cover the benefits and pitfalls of each.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeupqTktHdQY5LNXvop3-0Md7ZwGJOYz

Alec Ferretti is a New-York-City-based professional genealogist, who works for the Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center, researching family histories for high net worth clients. Alec specializes in the genealogy of 20th century immigrants to the United States. He is a regular lecturer at genealogical societies and conferences. He serves as the President of the New York Genealogy & Technology Group, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and serves actively on the Board of Reclaim the Records, a nonprofit dedicated to wrangling public records from obstinate government agencies.