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What’s Your DNA Problem? Too Few Matches? Too Many?

Diahan Southard
Apr 12, 2024
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Welcome
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Introduction
4m 31s
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Not Enough Matches
13m 53s
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Too Many Matches
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Solution
10m 30s
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Advice
5m 55s
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Let’s diagnose your DNA match list. Do you have too few matches to work with? Or so many that it’s overwhelming? Learn WHY that may be and WHAT you can do about it, whether you need MORE matches or you need to whittle them down. Take a close look at your own tree with the tools I’ll give you and leave with next-step strategies to address your own DNA problem.

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Diahan Southard
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. MD
    Marilyn Dietiker
    8 months ago

    Fabulous webinar! Every time I watch Diahan’s webinars I learn something new and something more. Love the charts to help us understand better how better find my BKM (best known matches). Thank you!

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    Elaine Drury
    9 months ago

    Great webinar

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    Maureen Bausemer
    9 months ago

    I always find something new or some other way to look at my matches every time i hear a webinar from Diahan.

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    Donna Cochrane
    9 months ago

    Loved it!

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    Tery Schantzen
    9 months ago

    Great as always

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    Donna Martin
    9 months ago

    Fabulous! Attended approximately 14 sessions. Some were not really applicable to me, but all were enjoyable and enlightening.

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    Lorraine Elizabeth Heinrich
    9 months ago

    Very helpful

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    marsha martin
    9 months ago

    Some people have the gift of communication and others do not. Out of the ones I heard, Diahan Southard is the best as she explains things in an easy way and she looks like she is having fun.

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