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Should Children Take DNA Tests?

Should children take DNA tests? Thought leaders and genetic genealogy experts say yes. In keynote speeches and interviews at RootsTech 2018, Cece Moore, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Living DNA co-founders David Nicholson and Hannah Morden, reveal their thoughts about the booming DNA industry and how it can benefit children. Overcoming Prejudice LivingDNA is making great strides in the industry, especially in pinning down ethnic origins to specific regions within the British Isles. Yet […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer March 29, 2018 DNA, Families and Children, Research Tips

RootsTech 2018: Connect. Belong. Always.

RootsTech 2018 is done and in the books, or is it? The theme for the 2018 conference was Connect. Belong. Reflecting on the amazing connections I made at RootsTech, that sense of belonging will continue. I couldn’t think of a better way to share my experience than through photos, so here is a sampling. Connect. Belong. Family. RootsTech introduced the new addition to the FamilySearch app of “relatives around me.” Each day, host Jason Hewlett, […]

By Diana Elder March 22, 2018 Creating and Sharing Family History

Autosomal DNA and Solving Brick Walls

On Saturday, our local genealogy society (PCGS) learned about the power of DNA from genetic genealogist Cece Moore. Cece painted a vivid picture of autosomal DNA inheritance – that our DNA is literally made up of small pieces of our ancestors. We carry bits of them in our cells and this information can be used to help us solve long standing genealogy brick walls. Cece said that after testing with Ancestry DNA, we should sort our […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer March 16, 2018 DNA, Research Tips

Find Your Lost Websites in the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine

Have you ever saved a web address, commonly known as the URL, only to discover later that the web page no longer exists? What about a website that you had used many times and now can’t locate? This can be annoying in normal life. In genealogical research it can be catastrophic. Losing access to a website that included crucial information about your family is a worst case scenario, especially if you didn’t record the information. […]

By Diana Elder March 9, 2018 Records, Research Tips

RootsTech: Sources to Research Confederate Soldiers Online

Today at RootsTech I’ll be teaching about Confederate soldiers and how to learn about them with online collections and articles. The online syllabus with links to collections is available here: Sources to Research Confederate Soldiers Online – RootsTech syllabus with additional resources After the class today, I will also share the slides from the presentation. I started researching my Confederate soldiers when I taught my children about Memorial Day last year. My 7-year-old son wanted […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer March 3, 2018 Research Tips

RootsTech Presentation Slides – Source Citations and Getting Organized

Diana presented two classes today at RootsTech, and we are sharing her presentation slides as PDF files for you to download and view for future reference: Source Citations Getting Organized One Paper at a Time We hope these are helpful for you! It was fantastic to meet so many of you today. If you are interested in purchasing our book that launched this week on Amazon, click here: Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide. Thank […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer March 1, 2018 Research Tips

Book Launch Today! Research Like a Pro Available at Amazon.com

It’s ready! We’re at RootsTech today spreading the word about Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide, our new eBook. We hope you love it and share it with your genealogy friends. We are hoping to make a big splash today in the genealogy category on Amazon. If everyone buys the book today, it will become a bestseller for the day in Amazon’s category rankings! With your help, we can get the word out to […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer March 1, 2018 Creating and Sharing Family History

RootsTech 2018: Connect. Belong

Are you ready for RootsTech 2018? You might be here in Utah ready to attend in person or participating from the comfort of your home. Either way, you can share in the excitement. Find a way to connect and feel a sense of belonging in this wonderful world of family history. To help those of you at home connect and feel that sense of belonging, RootsTech will be live streaming the keynote speakers and several […]

By Diana Elder February 27, 2018 Research Tips

A Newbie’s Experience at SLIG – the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy

Have you heard of SLIG – the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy? I recently attended and want to share my experience today. I had heard of SLIG and other institutes but had never attended. Because registration is several months prior, in the summer of 2017, I decided to attend my first institute. Browsing the course titles, I decided “A Practical Approach: Establishing Genealogical Proof with DNA” would be the most beneficial for my research. Knowing […]

By Diana Elder February 14, 2018 DNA, Research Tips

Genealogy Evidence Analysis – Free Template and Lucinda Keaton Sample

In our Research Like a Pro study group, one of the first assignments is to analyze existing evidence. This is actually my favorite assignment. It is so fun to comb through what I’ve already gathered about a research question and look for clues to help me see where to go next in my research. I’ve been studying Genealogy Standards, a book published by The Board for Certification of Genealogists to better understand the different parts of analysis: […]