Several weeks ago, Debbie Weaver, an expert in genealogy research with DNA, presented an excellent online class at the Sandy Granite family history center: “Using  DNA Results for Family History”.

In the video, Debbie discusses what DNA testing and results can do for you, such as

• Provide clues for your research
• Verify traditional paper trail research
• Validate or disprove family stories or theories
• Reveal previously unknown relationships
• Connect you with close and extended relatives
• Help you break through “brick walls”
• Confirm a relationship between two people

She discusses the basic types of DNA tests and what you can glean from test results. Then she explores several case studies of how she used DNA information to open up research on several of her ancestral lines. The case studies include Y DNA (paternal), mtDNA (maternal), atDNA (autosomal, or chromosome research).  She also includes a brief section on using Ancestry ThruLines™ in to visually map DNA test results.

You can watch the entire video above, or from the Sandy Granite site, here: https://www.granitefhc.com/videos-tutorials/

More Information

The Sandy Granite site also contains links to previous class videos, as well as a schedule for upcoming Tuesday classes:

https://www.granitefhc.com/classes/

For more information on DNA terminology, testing, results, and tools, see the following Projects in The Family History Guide:

• Project 8: DNA (FamilySearch/General)
• Project 7: DNA (Ancestry)
• Project 7: DNA (MyHeritage)
• Project 7: DNA (Findmypast/Living DNA)

Enjoy!