​DNA – Genetic Genealogy
DNA Series
1.    Cut to the Chase! Which DNA Kit Do I Buy?
2.    My DNA Results are In! What do they mean?
3.    My AncestryDNA Kit is Back! What do I do now?
4.    Using Ancestry Trees Effectively
5.    DNA - No Tree! No Response! I need more! DNA Shared Matches One Step Further
  • #1 Cut to the Chase! Which DNA Kit Do I Buy?
Q: I want to buy a DNA kit but I can’t tell which one to buy?
R: So you want to know - What DNA test kit is best for me? How does DNA help with Family History research?
Local genealogist Suz Bates will give a basic overview of the process of choosing and ordering a DNA kit with a few guidelines and first steps to follow. The major kits will be compared so you can make an educated choice.
 
Beginner and Intermediate Family History Researchers
General Population Audience

  • #2 My DNA Results are In! What do they mean?
Q: I have my results and it's a list of people. What do I do with it? What do the results mean?
R: You have your DNA test results. How do you begin to use your results to rev-up your family history research? What is the difference between Paper Trail family history research and DNA Trail genealogy research and how do they come together to fill out your family tree? Suz Bates, a local genealogist, will present tools and techniques to begin your explorations today.
 
Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Family History Researchers
Beginning Genetic Genealogy
This topic is suited for participants who have their DNA results back from any company but the examples will be mostly from Ancestry DNA or FTDNA tools. 


  • #3 My AncestryDNA Kit is Back! What do I do now?
Q: I have my results and it's a list of people. What do I do with it?
R: You have your Ancestry DNA test results. How do you use your results to rev-up your family history research? Learn about the settings and tools to help your family history tree grow. We will walk through using your Ancestry DNA test results concentrating on Shared Matches.
 
Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Family History Researchers
Beginning Genetic Genealogy

  • #4 Using Ancestry Trees Effectively
Online ancestry trees can be a mixed bag of tricks. But you can use the trees on ancestry.com effectively in your Paper Trail and DNA Trail genealogy research. Suz Bates, a local genealogist will focus on topics including security, sources, data fields, uploads, other’s trees and more. Learn how to create and use Ancestry trees effectively and efficiently.
 
Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Family History Researchers

  • #5 DNA - No Tree! No Response! Now what? GEDmatches - DNA Shared Matches One Step Further
Q: I know how to use the Shared Matches also called In Common Matches tools. I have contacted some of my matches but with few responses. What else can I do with my DNA results?
 R: Autosomal DNA test results from Ancestry DNA and Family Tree DNA can be uploaded to GEDmatch to glean more connections in your family tree. Let's start with the basics of one-to-many and one-to-one tools to give you a new way of connecting through DNA. Learn about the settings and tools to help your family history tree grow.
 
Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Family History Researchers
Beginning Genetic Genealogy
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  • My Family Tree Family Finder FTDNA Kit is Back! What do I do now?
This session is always popular. Ancestry Kits and Family Tree DNA Kit holders meet in different sessions. Contact me to see when and where the next session is meeting.
Q: I have my results and it's a list of people. What do I do with it?
R: You have your Family Finder FTDNA test results. How do you use your results to rev-up your family history research? Learn about the settings and tools to help your family history tree grow. We will walk through using your Family Finder FTDNA test results concentrating on Shared Matches using the In Common, Not in Common, Matrix and other tools unique to Family Tree DNA. The FTDNA Y-DNA tutoring sessions are held separately.
 
Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Family History Researchers
Beginning Genetic Genealogy

  • My Family Tree FTDNA Y-DNA Kit is Back! What do I do now?
Q: I have my results and it's a list of people and genetic distance. What do I do with it?
R: You have your FTDNA Y-DNA test results. How do you use your results to rev-up your family history research? Learn about the reports and tools to help your family history tree grow. We will walk through using your Family Tree Y-DNA test results concentrating on TIPS reports, Genetic Distances, integrating the results with family finder and other tools unique to Family Tree Y-DNA. It is helpful if you have already learned about using the FTDNA Family Finder tools.
 
Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Family History Researchers
Beginning Genetic Genealogy

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