If you’re like me and overwhelmed by DNA and this new wealth of information for genealogists, I am going through my experience with the Research Like a Pro with DNA e-course to help those looking for a way to get started! This is the eighth post in the series. In the seventh step of the RLP with DNA process, Research Planning – Selecting DNA Tools & Methodology, I made a research plan incorporating both traditional...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the second part of Diana’s research on John D. Isenhour, her 4th great grandfather. Her objective was to learn more about his migration from North Carolina to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In this episode, we discuss Diana’s research plan, Airtable research log, and findings. Read her plan and report linked below. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 151 John Isenhour Case Study Part...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Diana’s recent project for the study group. She researched to discover more about her 4th great grandfather, John D. Isenhour, and his migration from North Carolina to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In this episode, we discuss her objective, timeline, analysis of known information, and locality guide. Her objective was as follows: Discover why and when John D. Isenhour’s family moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in the early...
Allison Kotter is sharing her experience with the Research Like a Pro with DNA online course. Here’s her first post! – Nicole After doing traditional genealogy work as a hobby for years, I began learning the Research Like a Pro process to elevate my work to the professional level. As I started listening to the podcast, I noticed that research with DNA was mentioned a lot! Like a lot of you, I found the whole...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about organizing your DNA matches by adding them to your Ancestry tree. We talk about building trees for your matches within one master tree so you don’t have a long list of Ancestry trees. We also go over how to add a floating or disconnected branch to your Ancestry tree to allow you to build your matches’ trees and find the common ancestor. We review privacy settings...
Research Like a Pro with DNA Book Diana Elder, AG, Nicole E. Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin Audiobook Resources RLP with DNA Figures for Audiobook RLP with DNA Reference Notes Templates DNA Research Project Template – copy this Google Doc to your own Google Drive. If you want to use it in Word, click file > download > Microsoft Word. RLP with DNA Book Airtable Base – copy this to your own Airtable account then delete...
Would you like to learn how to use DNA in your genealogical research? Do you need a step-by-step process to guide you? The Research Like a Pro with DNA e-Course will help you make progress on your goals, whether to confirm a relationship proven through documentary research, test a hypothesized ancestral relationship, or discover unknown parents of an ancestor.
Learn how to assess and organize your DNA matches, create a research objective, make a research plan, keep a research log, and write a report. Watch twelve lectures recorded by Nicole Dyer, and Diana Elder. Take quizzes and join our private Facebook community to share your assignments and receive feedback. Check in during our live monthly office hours session to get help in a group setting. The e-Course will give you the extra boost you need in your research efforts. You’ll be able to work at your own pace and still receive valuable assistance along the way.
Research Like a Pro® with DNA eCourse with Diana Elder, AG, and Nicole Elder Dyer Would you like to learn how to use DNA in your genealogical research? Do you need a step-by-step process to guide you? The Research Like a Pro with DNA online course will help you make progress on your goals, whether to confirm a relationship proven through documentary research, test a hypothesized ancestral relationship or discover unknown parents of...
Are you actively working to incorporate DNA into your documentary genealogy research? Interested in how other people would solve the same DNA challenge? You might be interested in participating in a DNA practicum. I recently completed the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) All-DNA Practicum sponsored by the Utah Genealogical Association. Each week throughout October we met online and discussed the cases after doing our best to solve them. Four different instructors gave us a...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about recording your searches in a research log. We talk about the benefits of using spreadsheet over a document for a log and discuss the tools we like to use – Excel, Google Docs, Airtable. We go over an example from Diana’s Nancy (Briscoe) Frazier research log for how to fill out the columns. We also discuss what to do with your research log when you get...
