Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about using Airtable for a genealogy research log and how to configure and save different views of your tables. Tables are like pages within a spreadsheet. In your research log table, you may have many entries of various record types. You may...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Chapter 12 of Research Like a Pro with DNA, “What’s Next? Publishing, Productivity, and Further Education.” We discuss updating family tree software at the completion of a project, sharing reports, anonymizing living individuals, asking DNA matches for permission to be included...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about using a research log to track your DNA research. We discuss spreadsheets and databases as the optimal tools for your research log, and discuss Airtable as a possible relational database that you can use. We talk about various sheets/tables to...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the first half of chapter 8 in Research Like a Pro with DNA. We discuss genetic networks and pedigree triangulation, including several tools to help with building and analyzing trees. We also discuss manual methods for clustering DNA matches and automated...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about chapter six of Research Like a Pro with DNA. Chapter 6 is about analyzing sources, information, and evidence. DNA sources can be original, derivative, or authored, just like documentary. We go over the source, information, and evidence labels and discuss...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about chapter five of Research Like a Pro with DNA. Chapter 5 is all about source citations. We focus especially on writing citations for DNA reports and matches. We go over the five elements of a source citation – who created the...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about chapter 4 of Research Like a Pro with DNA – “Create a Research Objective.” We discuss how to find research questions in your tree, the limitations of different types of DNA for helping answer those questions, and how to form a...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Chapter 3 of Research Like a Pro with DNA, “Organize your DNA Matches Visually with Diagrams and Family Trees.” We discuss diagramming your matches in Lucidchart or similar program and adding DNA matches to your family tree program. Transcript Links...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with Deborah Keyes, a member of our recent Research Like a Pro with DNA study group. Debbie shares her research project from the study group, which focused on proving a relationship between a Slagle man of European descent and a...
You may have wondered, “What are DNA SNPs, and how do they help us find our ancestors?” Sometimes it feels like a strange new world when you venture into using DNA in your family history research. Some terms may be new to you, and it’s a challenge to absorb all of...
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