Class Series
Introduction to Genealogy and DNA Handouts (Class Feb. 8, 2021)
Recording Class 1
Access Passcode: GenDNA21!
If you are curious about your family history or have been watching all those Genealogy shows and wonder how they do it, this is the class for you. Discover how genealogists combine documentation and DNA to build family trees and uncover old family secrets. This class will introduce you to practical and easy to use tools for unlocking your family’s past.
By Philip Spivey
Introduction to DNA Testing for Genealogy (Class Feb. 15, 2021)
Which five companies offer at home DNA testing to the public, the three DNA tests available, which tests are offered by each company and their approximate cost, the pros and cons of each company and what do the testing results look like. Each company provides you with a different estimate of your ethnicity. What is matching and how to use it to verify existing kin and find new kin.
By John Adam Farris
Chromosomes and Centimorgans and Segments Oh My!! (Class Feb. 22, 2021)
Are you overwhelmed by the sheer number of DNA matches, and how to start organizing and understanding them in a way that helps you solve the brick walls in your tree? Lark Robart will share her real-life experience in how she did just that in a successful attempt to solve a multi-generational mystery in her family.
Specifically, you'll learn how to . . .
- Review and organize your matches at Ancestry
- Create a "quick & dirty" tree.
- Use the "What Are The Odds" tool at DNAPainter
By Lark Robart
The Science of Genetic Genealogy (Class March 1, 2021)
We will explore the uses of Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA and autosomal DNA. We will examine how DNA is inherited from one generation to the next and how DNA can help us corroborate our documentary evidence and give us leads for further investigation. We will explore chromosomes, DNA, recombination, SNP’s, STR’s, meiosis, haplotypes, haplogroups, alleles and much more.
By Martin Brady
Finding Unknown Parents (Class March 8, 2021)
Learn how adoptees can combine genealogy and DNA to identify their biological families. Even when both parents are unknown, it may be possible to determine who they are. This class will show you the specific DNA and family research tools and strategies Genetic Genealogists use to help adoptees. It will include actual successful cases as examples. If you are an adoptee or know an adoptee who would like to discover biological family members, this is the place to start. No prior experience with DNA or genealogy is needed. However, those that have already done DNA testing at AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage or FamiltyTreeDNA will be able to put these tools to use immediately.
By Philip Spivey
Forensic DNA (Class March 15, 2021)
DNA has been used to help solve crimes since 1986. This class will discuss the history of the use of DNA in forensic investigations, its development and the current use of Genetic Genealogy to help solve crimes. By Martin Brady and Philip Spivey
PP presentations shared by instructors are NOT distributed to attendees.
Screen captures from the recorded sessions are permissible.
If you are having problems accessing the classes, or if you have specific questions for the class, please email BCOSSS@bernco.gov Attn: Veronica Cordova, Subject: DNA Question.
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