The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society will host ”Understanding the Ethnic Ancestry in Your DNA,” presented by Richard Hill, Jan. 9.
Hill was the first adoptee to identify his birth family through genetic genealogy DNA testing. It was so remarkable at the time that his story was later told on the front page of “The Wall Street Journal.”
To share what he learned with other adoptees and genealogists, he created the DNA Testing Adviser website in 2008. It was the first major independent website on the subject that was not created by a testing company.
Hill has educated thousands of readers and published a short e-book, “Guide to DNA Testing.” This guide is a concise, easy-to-understand overview of genetic genealogy.
The program is open to the public and will take place in person at the Vigo County Public Library at 6 p.m. Indiana time Jan. 9.
It will also be available to members via Zoom. Non-members can join this meeting and all of the following meetings in 2023 by sending $15 per individual or $20 per family to Wabash Valley Genealogy Society, PO Box 7012, Terre Haute, IN  47802-7012. There is an additional $2 charge for using Paypal. Applications are available at www.inwvgs.org. Send application at least one week before the meeting date.
Members are also able to obtain assistance from other members when they reach a “brick wall” in their research. They will also receive a bi-monthly newsletter. Handouts and recorded videos will be available for members only.