The second day of the Northwest Genealogy Conference in Arlington was all about DNA and genetic genealogy, featuring CeCe Moore, one of the nation’s foremost professional genetic genealogists. You may have seen her on TV in “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” Well…it’s even cooler to see and hear her in person! She held our interest for four plenary sessions, explaining the intricacies of everything from alleles to Y-chromosomes. Can’t wait to relook at all the results from those DNA tests I bought and didn’t understand!

We ended our day with a great banquet. Many kudos were extended, including to the Stillaguamish Valley GS 2014 WSGS Conference Planning Team and Larry Taylor who were recognized as WSGS Outstanding Volunteers. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, we were entertained by Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist, and her version of Alphabet Soup. (Thanks for today’s shout-out on your blog about the County Resource Guides on our WSGS website, Judy!!) Can’t wait to hear Judy again tomorrow!