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Donald N. Yates |
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26438 N. 42nd Way
Phoenix, Arizona 85050
USA
Phone: (480) 415-0129
Business Phone: (480) 292-9820
Email: dpy@dnaconsultants.com
URL: http://dnaconsultants.com
Contact between 10:00 am to 06:00 pm Arizona (MT) |
Specialties:
DNA testing for ancestry and ethnicity, especially autosomal DNA tests
Native American genealogy, especially Cherokee
Jewish and Muslim genealogy in Britain and Colonial America
Melungeons (Appalachian ethnic group)
Scottish Clans
American Indian genetics
Population statistics
Ethnic studies and consumer product market research
Medieval and Early Modern European History
Migration and Emigration Studies
Latin, Greek, German, English, Irish, Scottish, Belgian, French, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Arab, Spanish, Portuguese Surnames
Latin and Greek paleography
Latin and Greek epigraphy
Classical antiquity
Human prehistory
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Lectures:
Ancestry Tracing with an Autosomal DNA Test: Conceptions and Misconceptions
A Genetic and Lexicographical Profile of Melungeons: Who They Were and How the Term Originated
Cherokee: The Real Story of the Real People |
Speaking Conditions:
Interested in being keynote or special speaker at regional and national historical society and genealogical society meetings. Have my own projector for PowerPoint presentations. Fee usually waived. Audience can order DNA tests and be sampled with cheek swab kit on the spot. |
Previous Engagements:
Family History Expos (Jan. 2010 and following)
Ancient American Archeology Conference, Sandy, Utah (2010) |
Bio:
A native of Georgia, Donald Yates is a cultural historian and principal investigator of DNA Consultants, a DNA testing company in Phoenix. With Elizabeth Hirschman, he co-authored When Scotland Was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology and Public Records. Their book Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History was published in February 2007 and lists more than 5,000 surnames of Hebrew, Arabic and Jewish origin in early America. Using autosomal DNA testing, the co-authors have published a study in Appalachian Journal proving the mixed Sephardic Jewish roots of the Melungeons, thereby bringing closure to an old ethnographic mystery in American history. Donald Yates' newest book is Old World Roots of the Cherokee: How DNA, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Help Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation. All his publications may be viewed on his Amazon Author's Page at http://www.amazon.com/Donald-N.-Panther-Yates/e/B006G2ZODY/. | |
