See How it Works: Shared DNA Matches Find Ancestors

Diahan Southard
May 14, 2025
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Welcome
1m 31s
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Speaker's Introduction
1m 27s
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Introduction
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A DNA Match
6m 01s
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Identifying a Mystery Match
11m 31s
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Finding an Ancestor
11m 35s
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Finding an Ancestor w/Real Case Study
22m 47s
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
9m 28s

About this webinar

It’s not just how much DNA you share with your matches–it’s how much DNA they share with EACH OTHER that give needed clues to build family tree connections between your matches. MyHeritage’s Shared DNA Matches tool has been giving us that insight for a long time, and now other sites do, too. How do you leverage that data to answer your DNA questions? Come see how it works in real DNA case studies!

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Valid through: May 20, 2025

About the speaker

About the speaker

Diahan Southard knows firsthand what a difference it can make to know where you came from. What started off as an educational and career interest in genetic genealogy became deeply personal when she used DNA to discover her mom’s birth parents and
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  1. CA
    Cecile A Pigman
    6 hours ago

    Diahan always makes concepts very understandable.

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  2. TM
    Theresa Marquess
    6 hours ago

    Today’s webniar helped to put things into a better perspective for me, showing me how to utilize the DNA matches that I receive so that they are more meaningful and fit into my family tree. Excellent presentation!

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  3. AW
    Allison Willis
    6 hours ago

    Awesome Webinar, Diahan always gives great webinars with such great information, and she walks you through the steps too!!! A must-see for DMA matches!!!

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  4. MD
    Maggie Decker
    6 hours ago

    Call me dazed and confused right now, but also excited and enthused. I am now waiting for the replay so I can do what was suggested: Find my mystery person and go from there. I need to find the relationship between my biological family and my adoptive family. I pray it is possible with the method given today. In any event, I will be using this process in future for less complicated matches. Thank you. Excellent presentation.

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  5. HS
    Helen Sellin
    6 hours ago

    Diahan is ALWAYS fantastic. This time she pulled together many ideas from her various courses. I sure wish I could remember them all and use the most appropriate approach as needed!

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  6. DC
    Debbie Cravens
    6 hours ago

    I always learn so much from Diahan’s Webinars and as always will have to watch this again!

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  7. DB
    Donna Bunkelman Hans
    6 hours ago

    I love that I ALWAYS learn something from Diahan Southard’s webinars. Thank you!

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  8. MM
    MaryAnn McLean
    6 hours ago

    Diahan Southard is absolutely one of the best. She breaks down the information so that anyone can understand DNA. I always learn so much from Diahan. Looking forward to her next webinar.

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