RLP 54 – Three Ways to Chart your DNA Matches

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about organizing your DNA matches by creating diagrams. Charting your DNA matches in a pedigree showing most recent common ancestor can help you visualize your DNA results like never before. We’ll talk about two online charting options, charting using Ancestry.com’s trees, and also an offline method. There are many more. Join us as we talk with Robin Wirthlin about how to chart your DNA matches!

Links

What Do You Want to Know? 3 Steps to Focus Your DNA Research by Robin at Family Locket

Creating an Objective for a DNA Research Project by Diana at Family Locket

LucidChart.com

MindMup.com

Ancestry.com

Research Like a Pro eCourse

Study Group – more information and email list

Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com

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Christine Behl

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July 22, 2019 at 6:16 AM

This is really helpful on different ways to do this. I will share with my genealogy friends too, and recommend they come listen to this and get your book.

Diana Elder
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July 22, 2019 at 8:38 AM

Hi Christine,

We’re glad this will be helpful! Thanks for sharing our podcast and book with your friends.

-Diana

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Anna Thomas

July 22, 2019 at 7:47 AM

Hello to both, I’m so unhappy because nothing helps with my European Only search. I’ve written before & hope I’ll afford your books. I don’t need any American help. My parents & myself & 2 siblings came to US in 1950. I need all help from the European side Austrian, Polish, Italian & German & probably countries that wars changed. On 23 and Me my 100% DNA European is True. Any information websites or books is so much appreciated. I am old & in bad health. Sincerely, Anna Thomas Mesa, Az

Diana Elder
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July 22, 2019 at 8:48 AM

Hi Anna,

With your European heritage, we recommend that you use My Heritage, which has many European records. Also, be sure to download your DNA from 23 and Me and do the free upload on My Heritage. You’ll get different matches and for a small fee can unlock many very helpful tools on that website.

As for researching, the FamilySearch Research Wiki has many helps with European research in each of your countries of origin and FamilySearch also has many free collections that can help with your research. Our book can help you with a process to tackle your research projects. We use examples from our United States research, but you can apply the steps to research in any locality.

Good luck!

-Diana

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Lindell Johnson

July 22, 2019 at 1:57 PM

Where do you find Robin Wirthlin’s blog???

Nicole Elder Dyer
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July 22, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Hello Lindell, Robin blogs here at Family Locket! She has written several of the posts in our DNA category, which you can see listed here: https://familylocket.com/category/research-tips/dna/

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Marie Cooke Beckman

July 27, 2019 at 8:45 AM

Hi Ladies,
Recovering from outpatient surgery and just finished episode 54. I heard you talk about people uploading images to help organize the lines of their ancestors and DNA matches. With my tree at Ancestry and the addition of MyTreeTags, I would suggest and plead really that they use a tag instead. The Uploaded images appear as picture hints and are somethat annoying when I have 50 new hints and it is all pics of a flag or ship. Just a suggestion. There are many types of tree tags and the ability to customize. A win-win for all. On the topic of DNA, I use Jonny Perl’s http://www.DNApainter.com alot and build project DNA trees within the WATO tool there. He also has a new tree tool for gedcoms as well.

Diana Elder
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July 28, 2019 at 3:40 PM

Hi Marie,

Thanks for these excellent suggestions/recommendations!

-Diana

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John Harrison

February 7, 2021 at 4:38 PM

liked the use of the “Suffix” box to post cM amts. Brilliant

Robin Wirthlin
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February 8, 2021 at 7:21 AM

Hi John,
These are tried and true methods – I love to see the family connections mapped out. Lucidchart is my favorite tool to use in client research. It’s especially helpful when working with new/unfamiliar names, dates, and locations.
All the best!
Robin

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