At the time, it was hard to imagine that patiently spitting into a plastic tube would unlock some of the secrets of my ancestry. But such is the process that allows 23andMe, a “genetic service” that provides DNA testing, to provide ancestral information to their customers.
The results of such genetic inquiries can range from shocking to embarrassing to simply confirming what we may already know—or at least suspect—about our family background.
VENTURA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY https://venturacogensoc.org (See website for other free events, current time, date, and place) FREE WORKSHOP: MEXICAN AMERICAN SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) Meets monthly, every Meets monthly, every 2nd Saturday 10:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m. Camarillo Library, 4101…
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Genealogical Society presents a Free Family History Presentation at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the Camarillo Library Community Room 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010 — “The War of 1812,” presented by Linda Serna Did you have an…
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Genealogical Society presents a Free Mexican-American Family History Presentation from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Camarillo Library Community Room, 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. “The Spanish Settlement of Southern California (1769-1790)” Presented by John…
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Genealogical Society Special Interest Group is devoted to the researching of ancestors from Mexico, Spain and other Spanish speaking countries. We hope to help one another find the resources needed to extend our family trees,…
