Shift #61 - Editing & Recorded Webinar
Monday, August 5, 2024 | 7 am-12 pm CST/8 am-1 pm EST (5 hrs)
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Michelle Hurt, student/intern
Jennifer Gonzalez, practicum supervisor
This is a screenshot of a webinar slide about forensics in Denmark and Sweden. Specifically, the presenter discussed the use of genealogy in investigations.
Today's shift was more blog post-editing, with a little bit of re-writing as I saw fit. I used to be a grant writer for nonprofits and I would find myself re-reading proposals and applications, wanting them to be perfect. However, you can only do so much and may not ever achieve perfection so I am reminding myself that during this final days of my practicum. My blog posts can continue to be improved upon but I know that I eventually have to stop and just turn them in, perfect or not. All that to say, still just fine-tuning my writing and seeing if there are other sources I can include. I think my blog posts are getting there!
I also watched a recorded webinar, as required by my practicum supervisor. This particular one was about some methods of criminal investigation in Scandinavia, in particular Denmark and Sweden. It was quite fascinating, especially since I love to watch mysteries that often look at investigations. In this webinar, I learned a little bit about forensic evidence and how it has been used since ancient Greek and Roman societies. Both Denmark and Sweden have rules on how to use blood in forensics, as well as finger prints and DNA when it comes to evidence. The presenters noted that blood and DNA have both been used in genealogy; blood was used to rule out paternity since the 1920s but was replaced by DNA since the 1980s. There are two kinds of genealogy - investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) and forensic genetic genealogy (FGG). I also learned more about genealogy - that it is the study of families and family history, specifically tracing a family's lineage. Genealogy uses the family tree to trace lineage and there are many commercial genealogy sites for people to use (where customers upload DNA to find common ancestral heritage). The rest of the webinar talked about case studies in Denmark and Sweden and how DNA and genealogy was used. At the end, there was a Q&A and one of the questions I noted was "what is the public perception of genetic genealogy in Nordic countries? Has there been a pushback?" The presenter explained that generally, there is no pushback; many people voluntarily share their DNA with genealogy databases (although there have been some issues of when to use other information like biometrics). Overall, a fascinating webinar!
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