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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado’s annual event featuring Bennett Greenspan the founder of Family Tree DNA

Sunday, September 7
Registration at 9:30am
Program begins promptly at 10am, with a promise to end before the Bronco game

In the Wolf Theatre at the JCC Denver
Zoom option available

Cost: $25 JGSCO Member | $35 Non Member, includes a continental breakfast and lunch for those in-person; same cost for Zoom

Register at https://jgsco.org/event-6162071 

Sponsored by Marcia Levy and Ellen Beller

Schedule:
10 AM: Chromosomal Time Machine (How I worked my Genealogy back to 150 CE)

11:15 AM:  The mtDNA of the Jewish people and what’s new with Family Tree DNA’s Mito tree

12:15 PM: Lunch from Cohen Cuisine, included in registration fee

1:15 PM: Ask Bennett Anything about your DNA

Why Y DNA Testing
Preparing for the Bennett Greenspan Event 

• We think it is important to test your family’s Y-DNA
• The Y-DNA is only on your paternal line

More information about the program: 

Chromosomal Time Machine (How I worked my Genealogy back to 150 CE) using Y-DNA

I am going to use me as an example I am female and I don’t carry a Y-DNA. I have 2 brothers but, my father was an only child. His father’s family died in the Holocaust. My one brother’s son has all daughters and my other brother’s son is not married yet. 

If the unmarried nephew has a son this line would continue. If not this Y-DNA would cease to exist. 

If I wanted to trace my father’s paternal line I would have to test either my brother’s or my nephew’s Y-DNA.  Which I have done. 

But, just remember that the Y-DNA goes from paternal line to paternal line and does not change. 

By testing we will be able to connect to paternal-line relatives, follow migration on you paternal side and explore your heritage on your paternal side.  

And, most importantly make sure that we have a record if this Y-DNA line ceases to exist.

Bennett is the founder of Family Tree DNA and the only DNA company that does Y DNA.

He recommends either the: Paternal Ancestry kit for $119 or Paternal Ancestry in Greater Details for $449

Please note there are always sales on this site: familytreedna.com 

Bennett Greenspan’s Bio:
Entrepreneur and life-long genealogy enthusiast Bennett Greenspan founded Family Tree DNA in 2000. Family Tree DNA was the first company in the world to develop DNA testing for ancestry and genealogical purposes into a commercial business. The Y chromosome test, the companies original product, started the Direct To Consumer genetics testing revolution.

Mr. Greenspan’s business and entrepreneur experience spans photo-imaging and commercial real estate. In a prior career he oversaw the conversion of the companies sales force from analog to digital data capture.

• Born in Omaha Nebraska, 1952, Graduated High School in Nebraska, 1970
• Graduated from The University of Texas in the Gov’t Department. 1974
• Married & celebrated his 40^th anniversary and is the father of with 2 children and recently enjoyed the birth of his 1^st grandchild.