Thank you to Barbara Cox, M.K. Miles, and Dr. David Scott for your invitation to the latest, GHOTES Conference at the beautiful Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Center in Parksley. 

Photos include M.K. Miles (top left), Dr. David Scott with Marie Rundquist (top right), Marie Rundquist with Disharoon cousins from the Eastern Shore (bottom left), and Wesley Revels, Marie Rundquist, and M.K. Miles in front of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Center where the conference was held.

For more information about the event, read the article, "GHOTES conference at ES Public Library attracts large number to study their genealogy, published in the Shore Daily News, on July 16, 2024," https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/ghotes-conference-at-es-public-library-attracts-large-number-to-study-their-geneology/
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Genealogists:  Are you researching Eastern Shore families from the counties of Accomack and Northampton, Virginia; Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico, Maryland; and Sussex Co, Delaware?  Want to see if you can trace your lines back to Charlemagne, Gateway Ancestors, First Families of Virginia, Eastern Shore Progenitors and Daughters of the American Revolution Patriots?  To find out the answers to your questions about your Eastern Shore ancestry, and get help tracing your lines, visit the Miles Files database where you will find important information about your ancestors -- with links to DNA test results too! See: https://espl-genealogy.org/

Have you had an autosomal DNA test and want to learn more about your DNA connections to families on Virginia's Eastern Shore, Maryland's Eastern Shore, and Delaware tracing back to the early 1600s?  Have you documented your paper trail genealogy? Apply to join the GHOTES project and find others who share your roots!  See: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/eastern-shores-ghotesdna/about

Make plans to visit the museums newest “Homelands: Native Nations of Allegheny" exhibition, that opened on the 22nd of June.  The exhibit was created in collaboration with the Delaware, Seneca, Seneca-Cayuga and Shawnee tribes.

Link to: Miller, N.R. (2024, June 24). "History of Western Pennsylvania American Indian tribes explored in new Fort Pitt Museum exhibit." https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/history-western-pennsylvania-american-indian-tribes-explored-new-fort-pitt-museum-exhibit/BOENWB6OWBHP3NGXVKKBTRRZ5A/

How environmental DNA (e-DNA) offers a simple, non-invasive means of collecting samples and monitoring the health and disposition of fish and other freshwater organisms.

Perry, W., Creer, S. (2024, June 15). "How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity."  Phys dot org. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-dna-analysis-rivers-lakes-reveal.html

Link to: https://theconversation.com/how-dna-analysis-of-our-rivers-and-lakes-can-reveal-new-secrets-about-their-biodiversity-230688

Honor the memory of those who served and gave their lives on D-Day in the 80th Anniversary observance at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. Click here for a schedule of events for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.

Learn more: Visit: https://www.dday.org/80th/schedule/