Research Like a Pro with DNA Book
Diana Elder, AG, Nicole E. Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin
Audiobook Resources
RLP with DNA Figures for Audiobook
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 the example records to start using it for yourself. Includes tables for DNA match details, timeline, correspondence, research log, citation templates, etc.
Locality Guide Template – copy this Google Doc to your own Google Drive. If you want to use it in Word, click file > download > Microsoft Word.
DNA Research Report Template – copy this Google Doc to your own Google Drive. You can use this simple outline to format your final report. If you want to use it in Word, click file > download > Microsoft Word.
Work Samples
Descendancy Diagram Examples – this webpage has several LucidChart diagram examples
Timeline Example: Sparks Shifflet Timeline by Robin
DNA Source Analysis: Table showing Base Test Takers Sharing DNA in Expected Amounts
Locality Guide Examples
– Muscogee County, Georgia, Locality Guide
– South Carolina Locality Guide
– Pendleton District, South Carolina
– Montgomery County, Arkansas Locality Guide
Research Plan Examples
– Who were the Parents of Lucinda Keaton – Research Plan by Nicole
– Who was the Father of Barsheba Tharp – Research Plan by Nicole
Report Examples
– Discovering the Father of Jack Green Shaffer by Diana Elder
– Cox Research Report by Diana Elder
– Parents of John Robert Dyer Report by Nicole Dyer
– Parents of Fern Smith Tisher (1911-2005) by Robin Wirthlin
– Using DNA and Documentary Research to Extend the Ancestry of Immigrant Ancestors Michael Kunch and Mary Haleczko by Alice Childs – Introduction to the project
Proof Argument Example
Who Was The Father of Barsheba Tharp? by Nicole Dyer
Images
Diana’s McGuire Chart – click to enlarge
Robin’s DNA Tools Bell Curve – click to enlarge
Additional Resources by Chapter
Chapter 1 Taking a DNA Test
RLP 238: RLP with DNA 1 – Take a DNA Test podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
How DNA Testing Can Solve Family History Mysteries by Jennifer MacArthur, P.h.D. and Robin Wirthlin
DNA Process Trees – Learn What to Do Next – by Nicole Dyer
Testing Strategy
Which DNA Test Should I Take? – by Robin
DNA Recommended Testing Strategy – by Robin
RLP 51: Which DNA Test Should I Take? DNA Testing Strategy – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
Uploading to Other Sites
3 Tips for Making the Most of Your Ancestry DNA results – by Diana Elder
Uploading Ancestry DNA Data to Other Sites by Alice Childs at her website
RLP 31: 3 Tips for Ancestry DNA – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA – A Blast From the Past – by Robin
How to Use mtDNA Haplogroup Information in Your Family History Research – by Robin
Y-DNA
It’s Y-DNA time! by Robin
Identifying John Wilson’s Irish Origins, Part 1: Y-DNA Analysis by Rick Wilson
Recreating a Y-DNA Surname Project at mitoYDNA.org by Diana
Should I Test My Cousin’s Y-DNA? YouTube video by Nicole
X-DNA
X-DNA Inheritance and Recombination by Robin
X DNA Inheritance and Recombination YouTube video by Robin
DNA Inheritance Charts
Charts for Understanding DNA Inheritance – by Nicole
Debbie Parker Wayne, “Quick Reference Links” Debbie Parker Wayne (http://debbiewayne.com/pubs.php#quickref), Publications > Quick Reference Links by Debbie Parker Wayne> X-DNA.
Blaine Bettinger, “More X-Chromosome Charts,” 12 January 2009, The Genetic Genealogist (https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2009/01/12/more-x-chromosome-charts/).
James C. Turner, “X Chromosome Inheritance,” RootsWeb Freepages (http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hulseberg/genealogy/DNA/xinheritance.html).
DNA_Informed_Consent_Agreement_Nicole Dyer – word doc file that you can download and modify to share with potential DNA testers if you will be managing their results. Created from the document Blaine Bettinger shared here: Informed Consent Agreement
Chapter 2 Assess Your DNA Matches & Analyze Your Pedigree
RLP 239: RLP with DNA 2 – Assess Your DNA Matches and Analyze Your Pedigree podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Understanding and Using Your DNA Results – 4 Simple Steps – by Robin – includes Robin’s message template for contacting matches
RLP 52 – Using Your DNA Results: 4 Simple Steps – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
Ancestry DNA Matches: Three Tools You May Not be Using – by Diana (notes, shared matches, and unlinked family trees)
RLP 39: Tools For Using Ancestry DNA Matches – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP DNA e-course Part 1: Assess Your DNA Matches and Analyze Your Pedigree – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
RLP 158: RLP with DNA eCourse Part 1 – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Allison Kotter
What are DNA SNPs? YouTube video by Robin
Should I sort my 23andMe matches by percent or strength of relationship? YouTube video by Nicole
Relationships with Matches
The Shared cM Project Tool on DNA Painter – by Robin
How Do I Figure Out if I Have a Full or Half Relationship with a DNA Match? – by Robin
Charts to Understand Relationships with DNA Matches – by Robin
Should I Use the Weighted or Unweighted Shared DNA in Ancestry? YouTube video by Diana
Beginning Clustering
Fast Ways to Cluster Your DNA Matches at the Beginning of a Research Project – by Robin
How to Create Genetic Clusters Manually – by Diana
FamilyTreeDNA Family Matching and Bucketing – by Nicole
Color-Coding Ancestry DNA Matches – by Alice Childs at her website
Communicating with Matches and Correspondence Logs
How Contacting DNA Matches Helped Me With My Traditional Genealogy Research – by Alice Childs
3 Tips for Connecting with your DNA Cousins – by Diana
RLP 38: 3 Tips for Connecting with your DNA Cousins – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
DNA Research Logs: How to Keep Track of Genetic Genealogy Searches – by Nicole; includes a discussion of tracking correspondence DNA matches
DNA and Relatives at RootsTech by Nicole
If I know how a DNA match is related, do I still need to contact them? YouTube video by Nicole
Chapter 3 Organize Your DNA Results
RLP 240: RLP with DNA 3 – Organize Your DNA Matches Visually podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Diagramming Tools
– Lucidchart – web-based software; free version allows 60 objects
– Diagrams.net – web-based software; completely free
– Microsoft Office PowerPoint or Word Smart Art Hierarchy – free online version or purchase the downloadable software
– Scapple – free downloadable mind-mapping software from Literature and Latte
– MindMup – free web-based mind mapping software
– Non-computer options: sticky notes, white board, pencil and paper
Seeing the Big Picture: 3 Ways to Chart Your DNA Matches – by Robin
Solving an Adoptee Case with DNA Networks & Mind Mapping – by Diana
RLP 40: DNA, Mind Maps, and Diagramming – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 54: Three Ways to Chart your DNA Matches – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
DNA and Descendancy Research – by Robin
How do you adjust shapes in Lucidchart? YouTube video by Nicole
Ancestry Trees
How to Add DNA Matches to Your Ancestry Tree – by Nicole; includes privacy settings for Ancestry trees, how to add people to your tree from Thrulines, and how to add disconnected or “floating” branches
RLP 139: Adding DNA Matches to Your Ancestry Tree – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
How to Evaluate a Thrulines Hypothesis – by Nicole
Combining the DNA Power of 23andMe with the Tree Building Power of Ancestry by Fran Shockley
Genealogy Software
3 Reasons to Have Personal Genealogy Software and How to Choose – by Diana
3 Reasons to Have Personal Genealogy Software and How to Choose – by Diana
RLP 27: Personal Genealogy Software – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Online Family Trees
RLP 106: Managing Family Trees – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
How to Transfer a Family Tree to FamilySearch – by Nicole
RLP 105: RootsWeb and FamilySearch Genealogies – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Online Genealogies: Discovering the Source – by Diana
FamilyTreeDNA Family Matching and Bucketing – by Nicole
General
RLP DNA e-course Part 2: Organize Your DNA Results and Create a Research Objective – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
RLP 158: RLP with DNA eCourse Part 1 – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Allison Kotter
Chapter 4 Create a Research Objective
RLP 241: RLP with DNA 4 – Create a Research Objective podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
What Do You Want to Know? 3 Steps to Focus Your DNA Research – by Robin
Creating an Objective for a DNA Research Project – by Diana
RLP 57 – Three Steps to Focus Your DNA Research with an Objective – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
RLP 113: Revisiting Objectives – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Choosing a DNA Objective Using a Surname Search – by Diana
Am I Researching the Wrong Person? Research Objectives Can Help – by Nicole
RLP DNA e-course Part 2: Organize Your DNA Results and Create a Research Objective – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
Theory Generators
Thrulines and other theory generators can provide you with ideas for objectives. Read more:
The Latest Innovations in DNA and Genealogy – by Robin (2019) – includes discussion of Thrulines and Theory of Family Relativity
Strategies for Using Ancestry Thrulines in DNA Research by Diana at Family Locket
How to Evaluate an AncestryDNA Thrulines Hypothesis by Nicole at Family Locket
RLP 130: How to Evaluate an Ancestry Thrulines Hypothesis – Podcast episode
Chapter 5 Writing Source Citations for DNA & Documentary Sources
RLP 242: RLP with DNA 5 – Write Source Citations for DNA and Documentary Sources podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
DNA Source Citations – by Robin
Using DNA Source Citations in a Research Report – by Diana
DNA Source Citation Table – PDF document by Diana showing each citation element and examples for DNA sources and documentary sources
RLP 84: DNA Source Citations – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
RLP DNA e-course Part 3: Source Citations for DNA and Traditional Sources – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
RLP 159: RLP with DNA eCourse Part 2 – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Allison Kotter
Citations for Documentary Sources
Research Like a Pro, Part 5: Where Did You Look and What Did You Find? – by Diana
RLP 7: Source Citations – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Source Citations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – by Diana
Source Citations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – RootsTech Presentation by Diana Elder (link is to the RootsTech Video Archive to watch the lecture) and here is a link to her presentation slides
Peeling Back the Layers: Online Source Citations Part 1 – by Diana
Peeling Back the Layers: Online Source Citations Part 2 – by Diana
Peeling Back the Layers: Online Source Citations Part 3 – by Diana
When to Use Waypoints in a Source Citation by Nicole at Family Locket
RLP 103: Creating Layered Source Citations – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 117: Revisiting Source Citations – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Chapter 6 Analyze Your Sources & DNA Matches
RLP 243: RLP with DNA 6 – Analyze your Sources podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP DNA e-course Part 4: Analyze Your Sources and DNA Matches – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
RLP 159: RLP with DNA eCourse Part 2 – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Allison Kotter
Analyzing DNA Matches
Analyze your Sources: DNA Sources, Information, and Evidence: Sorting it All Out – by Robin
Source, Information, and Evidence Analysis for a DNA Research Project – by Diana
RLP 61: Analyzing Your Sources in a DNA Research Project – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
Charts for Understanding DNA Inheritance – by Nicole
Charts to Understand Relationships with DNA Matches – by Robin
DNA Source Analysis: Table showing Base Test Takers Sharing DNA in Expected Amounts
How Do I Figure Out if I Have a Full or Half Relationship with a DNA Match? – by Robin
Using DNA for Clues with Colonial Ancestors: Quality vs Quantity by Heidi Mathis
Analyzing Documentary Sources
Research Like a Pro, Part 2: Analyze Your Sources – by Diana
RLP 3: Analyze Your Sources – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Genealogy Evidence Analysis – Free Template and Lucinda Keaton Sample – by Nicole
– Full timeline and analysis spreadsheet example for Lucinda Keaton – by Nicole
– Full timeline and analysis spreadsheet example for William Keaton – by Nicole
RLP 14: Lucinda Keaton Case Study – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 32: Indirect vs. Direct Evidence – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Speaking Negatively: The Difference Between Negative Results and Negative Evidence – by Diana
RLP 33: Negative Evidence vs. Negative Searches – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Timelines
RLP 114: Revisiting Timelines and Analysis – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 58 – Track Your Family with a Timeline – A Tale of Two Swedes – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Track Your Family with a Timeline – by Diana
FamilySearch Timeline Features Help You Research Like a Pro – by Alice Childs
Diana’s Timeline for Nancy Briscoe – Google Sheets document showing a timeline and analysis
Research Like a Pro, Part 2: Analyze Your Sources – by Diana
Caring for Your Family Tree: How to Prune and Graft Branches Based on Sources and Analysis – by Diana
Endogamy, Pedigree Collapse, and Multiple Relationships
How Multiple Relationships Affect DNA Match Analysis
The Effect of Pedigree Collapse on DNA Matching: A Case Study
Strategies for Overcoming Endogamy
Endogamy: Ashkenazi Jewish Case
RLP 222: Multiple Relationships, Pedigree Collapse and Endogamy
RLP 225: How Multiple Relationships Affect DNA Match Analysis
RLP 228: The Effect of Pedigree Collapse on DNA Matching: A Case Study
RLP 236: Strategies for Overcoming Endogamy
Chapter 7 Locality Research & Ethnicity
RLP 244: RLP with DNA 7 – Locality and Ethnicity podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Where in the World Has My DNA Traveled? DNA and Locality Research – by Robin
Locality Research in a DNA Research Project – by Diana
RLP 63: Locality Research in a DNA Research Project – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
How Contacting DNA Matches Helped Me With My Traditional Genealogy Research [matches shared helpful locality information] – by Alice Childs
RLP DNA e-course Part 5: Locality Research and Ethnicity – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
RLP 160: RLP with DNA eCourse Part 3 – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Allison Kotter
Ethnicity
Are Your Irish Roots Showing? Understanding Your Ancestry DNA Ethnicity Results – by Diana
Tracing Your 19th Century German Ancestors: Using DNA – Part 6 in Heidi Mathis’ series on German Research
RLP 212: Pennsylvania Germans Part 6 – DNA – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Heidi Mathis
AncestryDNA SideView™ by Robin
RLP 214: Native American DNA with Roberta Estes podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
How do I paint my AncestryDNA Ethnicity Inheritance in DNA Painter? YouTube video by Diana
Locality Research
Location, Location, Location: Putting Your Ancestors in Their Place – by Diana
Research Like a Pro, Part 3: Where Did They Live? – by Diana
RLP 4: Locality Research Part 1 – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 5: Locality Research Part 2 – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Create Your Own Research Guide by Diana at Family Locket
RLP 18: How to Create a Locality Guide – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 115: Revisiting Locality Research – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Back to the Basics: Migration Trails and Roads – by Diana
RLP 80: Migration Trails and Roads – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Chapter 8 DNA Tools
RLP 245: RLP with DNA 8 Part 1 – Genetic Networks Tools podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 246: RLP with DNA 8 Part 2 – Segment Data Tools podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Resources for Learning About Genetic Genealogy – by Nicole
DNA Tools Bell Curve – by Robin
Charts for Understanding DNA Inheritance – by Nicole
Charts to Understand Relationships with DNA Matches – by Robin
DNA Gedcom – A 3rd Party Tool That Can Help Shorten Your Search – by Robin
RLP DNA e-course Part 6: Exploring DNA Tools and Methodology – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
RLP 160: RLP with DNA eCourse Part 3 – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Allison Kotter
McGuire Chart Template – pptx file
McGuire Method Blank Chart-2 – xlsx file
Clustering and Pedigree Triangulation Tools
10 Ways to Group Your DNA Matches into Genetic Networks – by Robin
Fast Ways to Cluster Your DNA Matches at the Beginning of a Research Project – by Robin
How to Create Genetic Clusters Manually – by Diana
RLP 68 – Interview with Dana Leeds about the Leeds Method and the RLP Study Group
Connected DNA: The Power of Network Graphs – by Nicole
Make DNA Connections Easier by Rearranging your AutoClusters – by Robin
RootsFinder Network Graphs – by Nicole
How to Make a RootsFinder Triangulation Network Graph with MyHeritage DNA Matches – by Nicole
Creating Gephi Network Graphs Part 1: Gather Matches and Prepare Spreadsheets by Nicole
Creating Network Graphs with Gephi Part 2: Importing Spreadsheets and Layouts by Nicole
Creating Gephi Network Graphs Part 3: Adjusting the Network Graph by Nicole
Creating Gephi Network Graphs Part 4: Exporting and Saving the Graph by Nicole
How do you analyze a Hybrid AutoSegment Analysis? YouTube video by Nicole
How do you view and analyze a large Collins-Leeds Cluster Chart? YouTube video by Nicole
Pedigree Triangulation
Pedigree Triangulation: What is it and How Can it Solve Brick Walls? – by Diana
How to Use a Surname Search to Sift Through DNA Results – by Diana
The Latest Innovations in DNA and Genealogy – by Robin (2019) – includes discussion of Thrulines and Theory of Family Relativity
Strategies for Using Ancestry Thrulines in DNA Research – by Diana
RLP 130: How to Evaluate an Ancestry Thrulines Hypothesis – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 69: DNA Tools Part 1: Clustering, Pedigree Triangulation, WATO – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
Save Time in Your DNA Research with AutoTree by Robin
GeneticAffairs AutoKinship: A Tool to Build Family Trees Based on Amounts of Shared DNA by Robin
How Pairing Gworks with a Network Graph can Help Solve Your Research Objective by Alice Childs
Chromosome Browsers and Segment Data Tools
The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of Using DNA Segment Data – by Robin
The Chromosome Browser: A Tool for Visualizing Segment Data – by Nicole
Segment Triangulation: Proving an Ancestral Line – by Diana
Using DNA Segments to Find or Verify Ancestors – by Robin
Chromosome Mapping – Visualize Your DNA and Identify the Ancestors Who Passed It On To You – by Robin
RLP 70: DNA Tools and Methodology part 2: Chromosome browsers, segment triangulation, chromosome mapping, visual phasing – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
Review of Gene Heritage – a Third Party DNA and Inherited Traits Analysis Tool – by Nicole
New Tool for DNA Segment Pattern Analysis
Exploring New Tools at Living DNA: Chromosome Browser and Matchbox by Diana Elder
How do I Determine a Paternal or Maternal Match When Painting Segments on DNA Painter? Youtube video by Diana
How do I paint my AncestryDNA Ethnicity Inheritance in DNA Painter? YouTube video by Diana
Why Don’t the Segments Triangulate? YouTube video by Nicole
Is This a False Segment? YouTube video by Nicole
Chapter 9 Research Planning – Selecting DNA Tools & Methodology
RLP 247: RLP with DNA 9 – Research Planning podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Genealogy Research Planning with DNA – by Nicole
Creating a Research Plan for a DNA Research Project – by Diana
RLP 83: DNA Research Planning – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
DNA Research Flow – by Robin; about the steps for working through a DNA research project
RLP DNA e-course Part 7: Research Planning – Selecting DNA Tools and Methodology – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
RLP 161: RLP with DNA eCourse Part 4 – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Allison Kotter
RLP 204: Recruiting Test Takers for an Autosomal DNA Project – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Find More Ancestors with Autosomal DNA by Increasing Coverage by Nicole
Find More Ancestors with Autosomal DNA by Increasing Coverage Part 2: Barsheba Tharp’s Mother by Nicole
RLP 220: Autosomal DNA Coverage – Part 1 podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 221: Autosomal DNA Coverage – Part 2 podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Autosomal DNA Coverage Calculator by Nicole
Research Planning with Documentary Sources
Research Like a Pro, Part 4: What’s the Plan? – by Diana
RLP 6: Research Planning – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 44: How to Know Which Record to Search First – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 116: Revisiting Research Planning – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
The Value of Family Search Hints – by Diana
RLP 112: The Value of Family Search Hints – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Researching Low-Tech Style: With a Whiteboard – by Diana
Chapter 10 Following Your Plan, Research Logging, & Writing
RLP 248: RLP with DNA 10 – Research Logs podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
DNA Research Logs: How to Keep Track of Genetic Genealogy Searches – by Nicole
Airtable Research Logs – by Nicole
RLP 88: DNA Research Logs – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
Using a Research Log in a DNA Research Project – by Diana
RLP 59: Writing As You Research – Podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP DNA e-course Part 8: Following Your Plan, Research Logging, and Writing As You Go – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
RLP 161: RLP with DNA eCourse Part 4 – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Allison Kotter
Tracking DNA Research Status in Airtable by Diana
RLP 235: Adding DNA Status to the Airtable Research Project Base podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
How Can I Create a To-Do List in an Airtable Research Log? YouTube video by Diana
Research Logs for Documentary Sources
Research Logs: The Key to Organizing Your Family History – by Diana
Research Like a Pro, Part 5: Where Did You Look and What Did You Find? – by Diana
RLP 8: Research Logs – Podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 90: Goldie May – Research Assistant and Log – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Richard Miller
RLP 118: Revisiting Research Logs – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Documents
Using Canva to Add Source Citations to Document Images – by Alice Childs
RLP 107: Dealing with Documents – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Chapter 11 Correlating Findings & Finishing the Research Report
RLP 249: RLP with DNA 11 – Research Reports podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
DNA Research Reports – the Ultimate Finish – by Robin
Writing a Research Report on a DNA Research Project – by Diana
RLP 89: DNA Report Writing – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
Report Writing
Research Like a Pro Part 6: Write it Up – by Diana
RLP 9: Report Writing – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Put it in a Table: Understanding and Organizing Research Findings – by Diana
Write it Up – Tools of the Trade Syllabus by Diana
Doing a Genealogy Research Project from Start to Finish by Nicole at Family Locket (includes link to PDF of Isenhour Civil War report in the middle)
RLP 85: Adding Context to Genealogical Writing – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 104 : Research Reports – Certification Preparation – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 119: Revisiting Report Writing – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP DNA e-course Part 9: Correlating Findings and Writing the Report – Allison Kotter’s experience going through the RLP with DNA eCourse
Proving an Ancestor with DNA: Benjamin Cox (1791- After 1870) by Diana
RLP 272: Proving an Ancestor with DNA: Benjamin Cox podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Uncovering the True Identity of James William Johnson: Part 3 Adding DNA Evidence by Michelle Mickelson
Plagiarism and Copyright
Plagiarism and Copyright for Genealogists – by Diana
RLP 109: Copyright and Plagiarism – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Chapter 12 What’s Next? Publishing, Productivity, and Further Education
RLP 250: RLP with DNA 12 – What’s Next podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Research Like a Pro with DNA – What’s Next? – by Nicole
RLP 97: RLP with DNA – What’s Next? – podcast episode with Diana, Nicole, and Robin
Disproving a Hypothesis and Moving the Research Forward – by Diana
Sharing and Publishing
How to Prepare DNA Research Reports for Sharing – by Nicole
RLP 126: Preparing Reports to Share Online – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Privacy and Permission
Privatizing DNA Research Reports for Publication – by Robin
RLP 125: Privacy and Permission in DNA Report Writing – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Proof Arguments
How to Write and Publish a Proof Argument with DNA Evidence – by Nicole
RLP 127: DNA Proof Arguments – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 128: DNA Standards – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 129: Preparing a DNA Proof Argument for Publication – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 154: Barsheba Tharp DNA Case Study Part 1 – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 155: Barsheba Tharp DNA Case Study Part 2 – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 193 : Five Takeaways From the DNA Proof Arguments SLIG Course – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
How many DNA matches do I need to prove my hypothesis? YouTube video by Nicole
Education
Resources for Learning About Genetic Genealogy – by Nicole
Strategies to Meet Standards with DNA Evidence – Compelling SLIG Course – by Nicole
Ten Takeaways from a DNA Practicum – by Diana
RLP 76: RootsTech and Genealogy Education – Interview with Amberly Beck – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
List of DNA Articles in the NGSQ – Google Sheets spreadsheet with NGSQ articles that include DNA
RLP 100: Top Ten Tips to Research Like a Pro – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
List of Facebook Groups that discuss DNA
RLP 193 : Five Takeaways From the DNA Proof Arguments SLIG Course – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
RLP 197: Proving Your Pedigree with DNA SLIG Course
Intermediate DNA: Planning for and Conducting Research Using DNA and Documentary Sources at IGHR by Nicole
Five Takeaways from an Advanced DNA Institute Course – by Diana
RLP 213: Five Takeaways from an Advanced DNA Institute Course – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Productivity
Productivity Counts: Making the Best Use of Your Family History Time – by Diana
Eliminate Your Time Thieves and Free Up Family History Time – by Diana
RLP 12: Productivity – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Boost Your Genealogy Productivity with Google Keep – by Diana
How to Create a Digital Document Storing Protocol – by Diana
Family History and Getting Things Done – by Diana
RLP 71: Getting Things Done Part 1 – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Family History & Getting Things Done Part 2: Clarify – by Diana
RLP 72: Getting Things Done Part 2 – Clarify – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Family History & Getting Things Done Part 3: Organization – by Diana
RLP 77: Getting Things Done Part 3 – Organization – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Family History & Getting things Done Part 4: Reflecting – by Diana
RLP 78 : Getting Things Done Part 4 – Reflecting – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Family History & Getting Things Done Part 5: Engaging – by Diana
RLP 79: Getting Things Done Part 5 – Engaging – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole
Case Studies
Proving a Parent-Child Link Using Ancestry DNA ThruLines and Documentary Research – 3 part series by Diana about her project for the RLP with DNA 4 study group. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Using DNA to Find Biological Parents: 3 Tips to Get Started and a Case Study – by Diana
Solving an Adoptee Case with DNA Networks and Mind Mapping – by Diana
Finding Jeanie’s Father with DNA series by Hazel Scullin. Part 1: Who to Test?, Part 2: Shared centiMorgans and DNA Research Logs, Part 3: Identifying a Familial Cluster, Part 4: Combining Traditional Research with DNA Analysis, Part 5: Using Multiple Databases, Epilogue. Also the related podcast episode, RLP 64: Finding Jeanie’s Father with DNA Case Study – Interview with Hazel Scullin
Ten Genealogical Research Projects Aided by DNA Evidence by Nicole
Rick Wilson’s case study on John Wilson using autosomal DNA and Y-DNA: Part 1: Y-DNA Analysis, Part 2: Autosomal DNA Analysis, Part 3: Documentary Evidence and Conclusions. Related podcast episode: RLP 198: Identifying John Wilson Part 1 – DNA Evidence
Additional Articles
Research Like a Pro with DNA – by Diana
RLP 28: Research Like a Pro with DNA – podcast episode with Diana and Nicole