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Five Takeaways from an Advanced DNA Institute Course

Jul 16, 2022

What is the value of taking an immersive DNA course from an expert in the field? New perspectives, information, and practical applications to genetic genealogy. I completed the Advanced DNA Evidence course coordinated by Blaine Bettinger as part of the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. The course exceeded my expectations, and I took copious notes on the latest and greatest advances in DNA as it relates to proving and confirming our ancestors. I highly recommend the course to anyone interested in learning more about the science of genetic genealogy from someone who can explain it in layman’s terms. Blaine will...

How to Create Genetic Clusters Manually

May 8, 2021

Clustering your DNA matches can help you make sense of that long list of unknown DNA matches. Although there are programs that now automate clustering, you might want to try it yourself. What are the advantages of creating genetic clusters manually? You might enjoy working with each match and discovering your shared ancestral lines. Each testing company website enables you to view people that share DNA with you and with your DNA match. Shared DNA match lists and in common with (ICW) lists can help you learn which side of the family your DNA Matches are related to you. A...

RLP 128: DNA Standards

Dec 21, 2020

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the DNA Standards in the Board for Certification of Genealogist’s Genealogy Standards manual. These DNA standards were added in 2019 as part of the second edition of Genealogy Standards. We discuss some applications of the DNA standards to our own work and ideas for how to meet them. Links How to Write and Publish a Proof Argument with DNA Evidence by Nicole at Family Locket Genealogy Research in the 21st Century Part 4: Learning to Use DNA and Standards by Nicole at Family Locket Genealogy Standards – book by the Board...

Ten Takeaways from a DNA Practicum

Oct 31, 2020

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 variety of challenging DNA problems and we had to complete the research and report summary by the next class. What did I learn? Here are...

Strategies for Using Ancestry Thrulines in DNA Research

Dec 26, 2019

Have you noticed Ancestry DNA’s Thrulines and perhaps clicked around exploring this new feature? How can it help you in breaking down brick walls? Are there limitations to it’s use? We’ll take a look at these questions and more in this article. If you haven’t yet discovered Thrulines, some exciting clues might be waiting for you. What is Ancestry DNA ThruLines? First, what is ThruLines and how does it work? A big clue is directly on the home page: “ThruLines uses Ancestry trees to suggest how Diana Elder may be related to their DNA matches through common ancestors.” Important words...

Five Takeaways from an Advanced DNA Institute Course

How to Create Genetic Clusters Manually

RLP 128: DNA Standards

Ten Takeaways from a DNA Practicum

Strategies for Using Ancestry Thrulines in DNA Research

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