by kathykeyser ADMIN | 28 Mar 2024 | Getting Started, Kentucky Surnames
What You Will Learn Y-DNA testing has been around for a while now, and significant advances continue to keep us on our toes. In this presentation we are going to take a look at the changes in the types of Y-DNA testing over the years and what the trend is currently....
by kathykeyser ADMIN | 10 Feb 2024 | Occupations
What You Will Learn This talk gives an overview of the investigative genetic genealogy process: what it is, where it is used and the basics of how it is undertaken. Nathan discusses some real-life key cases that have used IGG and then moves on to his own fictional...
by Tricia P Aanderud | 24 Jun 2023 | Genealogy Tips
Join our DNA Discovery Research Group, a dynamic collective of society members who come together each month to explore the fascinating world of genetic genealogy. Picture us huddled together on a virtual ‘front porch’, swapping stories, discussing our...
by Pamela Guye Holland | 7 Mar 2023 | Quick Tips from Our Speakers
The DNA Painter tool is perfect for analyzing your genetic genealogy and best of all it is free. The tool allows you to visualize your ancestry by adding colors, so you can learn more about your family tree. While this site doesn’t provide any testing kits, you can...
by TheEventsCal | 22 Feb 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn DNA Painter is a colorful, easy-to-use tool for understanding the chromosome segments you received from an ancestor. This free programs lets you map DNA segments and assign or “paint” them various colors on your different chromosomes....
by TheEventsCal | 7 Feb 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Every family member connects with their family history in a different way. You may be the genealogist but perhaps your other family members are not. Your brother might be the storyteller who gathers his nieces and nephews to tell them funny stories...
by TheEventsCal | 7 Feb 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What Your Will Learn This introduction to the Melungeons covers who they are, how they are identified, theories of their origins, and the Melungeons’ relationship to other, similar mixed ethnic groups. Also covered: The history of Melungeons, going back to their first...
by TheEventsCal | 7 Feb 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn “The Genealogical Ride of a Lifetime!” That’s how Kathy Reed Reed describes what happened when she used DNA and traditional research to help cousins find past and present family. Speaker Kathy Reed View Link ...
by TheEventsCal | 20 Jan 2023 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn Alec Ferretti will teach us the current rules of thumb for weeding through endogamous matches, including learning how to visualize matches in ways to both help understand and analyze endogamy. He will explain the benefits and pitfalls of each...
by TheEventsCal | 28 Oct 2022 | Genealogy Tips
What You Will Learn This webinar overviews auto-clustering, by demonstrating how it is simply a more visual method of analyzing shared matches. After briefly overviewing the Shared Centimorgan (cM) Project, case studies will be used to show how auto-clustering can be...
