I was doing some blog surfing this morning and ran across a post by Megan Smolenyak on her RootsTelevision blog. Thirty years after Alex Haley’s miniseries Roots aired, his nephew took things a step further and had his DNA tested at the FGS Conference in Fort Wayne this past August. RootsTelevision filmed him taking the test, and I have to say, I don’t recall ever seeing someone entertain with a cotton swab.Â
Beyond Chris Haley’s test though, I also discovered a library of DNA stories that I thought were very interesting. You can check them out at RootsTelevision’s DNA Channel.
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I would like to think Mr. Haley for showing his funny side while doing the DNA testing. Although I take genealogy seriously, there is no reason it can be fun too. I can only think that being the nephew of Alex Haley, this Mr. Haley may have some pressure on his back. Have fun Chris Haley, whenever you can.
hello mr haley i hope you get this email i have found your grandmother queen haley a facinating woman ive watched the movie a few times and to be honest i neaver got the message until recently after not having watched it in 10yrs..do you have any photos of queen haley if so id love to see her i find after watching the movie my heart went out to her having so much rejection in her life id appreciate it if you could email me a photo of her at sophia.brown@delta.com thank you…