Eleven people met for a U3A session of Family Research on Thursday 24 June. In the pains and gains session (ie: what was achieved since the last meeting), DNA results (good and “bad”); techniques of using Ancestry tools to enhance research; difficulties encountered with Irish records; shipping records results and stories about sharing of information with family were recounted. Wendy Sturgess brought along a family bible and two old family albums which she recently had beautifully restored and collected since the last meeting.
Jim Burnell, a retired Professor of Molecular Biology at James Cook University, then shared his detailed knowledge on DNA and its regulation. He explained how the interpretation we receive after submitting a test works with identification of our ancestral lineage. He also explained how regulation of the genes impacts in disease processes and the potential for cure. This kept everyone fascinated and many questions were answered.
After the break, members spoke about contacts they had made with new people during their individual research and their ongoing relationship with them, helpful or otherwise, in response to June’s topic ‘Found’[BL1] .
Next month’s topic is ‘I wish I’d met/known’. The brief: ‘Sometimes while we are researching we come across someone we wish we'd met or known. Write about them, what intrigued you about them and what questions you would like to ask them if you'd met.'
Wendy Sturgess
Next month’s topic is ‘I wish I’d met/known’. The brief: ‘Sometimes while we are researching we come across someone we wish we'd met or known. Write about them, what intrigued you about them and what questions you would like to ask them if you'd met.'
Wendy Sturgess
