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Strategies to Find the Most Challenging Ancestors with Autosomal DNA Data

James M. Baker, PhD
Jan 4, 2017
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Poll
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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What Your DNA Database Contains
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Creating Sub-Groups
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Case Study: Alexander Bruce
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Case Study: Mary Owen
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Conclusion
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Announcements / prizes
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After-webinar party
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Case studies are used to illustrate the best strategies to use to find the ancestors you need to fill in gaps in your family tree in the 6th and 7th generation. Class members learn how to mix and match the use of Ancestry DNA, FTDNA, and GEDmatch to accumulate DNA evidence while efficiently sorting through the many possible matches.

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James M. Baker, PhD
Mr. Baker, an active genealogist for the past fifteen years, completed the requirements to become a BCG associate in 2011. He specializes in German, Midwest U.S., and early American research. He was an officer of the Sacramento German Genealogy So
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