While coronavirus (COVID-19) poses the greatest risk to older people and those with underlying health conditions, we share a responsibility as members of a community to take precautions and help prevent the spread of the virus. With this in mind and with concerns for our membership, we have cancelled the upcoming March meeting.

The meeting that had been scheduled for Monday, March 23, 2020 @ 7 pm at the Ridgewood Public Library. is cancelled. The presentation will be rescheduled later in the year:

GSBC General Meeting
Monday, 23 March 2020, 7pm
Ridgewood Public Library Auditorium

Skip Duett

That Other DNA Test—Understanding and Using Y-DNA

Learn the basics of the science and how to apply Y-DNA to help identify direct male lines throughout your family tree. Understand how to effectively evaluate your Y-DNA matches.

Skip Duett has been actively researching in Upstate New York since 1995 and has extensive experience in Onondaga, Madison, Montgomery, and surrounding counties. He has a particular interest in Palatine immigrants to the Mohawk Valley in the early-mid 1700s; has very strong DNA research skills; and is a published author "The Mohawk Valley Ehles and Allied Families" (2003), documenting over 4,200 descendants of three early Ehle immigrants to Montgomery County, NY.

Free and open to the public—all are welcome.

[Image courtesy of Andy Leppard.]