Living DNA: Your Ancestry

Diahan Southard explains the who, what, where, when and why of projects at Family Tree DNA.

Your family’s medical history might reveal a history of disease and even patterns relevant to your own health. In this class, you’ll learn why you need a family health history, where to find records that show causes of death and illness and how to organize your health history information. You’ll…

The Moravians in the 1700s not only settled Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, but their mission work took them to other areas to work with Native Americans. Moravian records include Community Diaries which were required to be kept by each settlement. They were a way for them to record not only ecclesiastical events but other events that affected their settlement such as their interactions with native populations and slaves as they went about doing their missionary work. The German heritage of the Moravians shows in the details of naming visitors (along with any aliases) and relationships among the individuals mentioned. The Moravian records are truly a treasure-trove for anyone whose ancestors were in the same vicinity or time.

What is Inferred chromosome mapping and how can you use it to help narrow down DNA matches and assign DNA to ancestors? Inferred matching relies on DNA segment data so it\'s important to understand how it works before attempting to use it. This webinar will take a deep dive into this special DNA technique and demonstrate how to do it, how to get the most out of it and how to avoid common mistakes.

Genetic cousin match lists are the most useful element of genetic genealogy test results for family history research, but ethnicity admixture estimates can also provide important context, and clues to enhance your research. Learn to use ethnicity admixture estimates, genetic cousin match lists, and segment data in tandem to determine which branches of a family tree may be the source of an unexpected DNA estimate.

Learn how to link your family tree to your DNA results on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.

Kathryn Paulus was an orphan train rider. Using modern techniques, can we find her family and answer the question — were they orphans after all?

Come learn how to use DNA Painter’s WATO probability prediction tool to solve unknown birth family cases.

Utilizing MyHeritage autosomal tools such as SmartMatches, Theories of Family Relativity and Autoclusters, learn how to literally paint your way back in time using DNAPainter to determine which ancestors your DNA came from. A great way to confirm your tree and so much FUN!