{"id":7781,"date":"2026-01-17T14:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhsnl.ca\/?page_id=7781"},"modified":"2026-02-01T08:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:28:28","slug":"2025-conference-david-pike","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fhsnl.ca\/?page_id=7781","title":{"rendered":"2025 Conference &#8211; David Pike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In July of 2025, FHSNL hosted a 2-day genealogy conference in St. John's.  <\/p>\n<p>Slides and a video recording from the presentation given by David Pike are shown below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Society members must be logged in to our website in order access these files.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaker:  David Pike<\/p>\n<p>Title:  The Surname Pike in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Case Study with Y-DNA<\/p>\n<p>Discover the fascinating world of Y-DNA research with David Pike, a Mathematics Professor at Memorial University and a pioneering expert in genealogical DNA testing and the Pike surname. Founder of the global Pike Surname DNA Project with nearly 300 members, David will reveal groundbreaking advancements like the BigY test and share remarkable discoveries about the Pike family in Newfoundland. 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