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Meeting Information

Date: May 1, 2021
Presentation: 9:00 AM
Location: Zoom
Presenter's Website: http://chezbraywilson.blogspot.com/

Presentation Description:

The Structure of DNA and the Commercially Available Kits. Learn the organization of DNA as applicable to the genealogist, how it varies from person to person, and what the various types of tests actually examine and report on. We’ll cover everything from the old-style paternity and “CODIS” tests, to the Y-DNA STR and SNP tests (and how these differ from haplogroup reporting), mt-DNA tracing back female lines, and the popular autosomal tests offered at the “big four” Ancestry.com, 23andMe, MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA. Along the way, we’ll discuss Best Practices (part 1) including which test company to choose for candidate testees, what to expect when your results arrive, and a couple of third-party tools where you can do even more.

Meeting Schedule:

09:00-09:15 - Opening Announcements
09:15-10:15 - The Structure of DNA & the Commercially Available Kits
10:15-10:30 - Q & A
10:30-10:45 - Break
10:45-11:45 - Best Practices Part 1
11:45-12:00 - Q & A

Presenter’s Bio:

Michelle Bray Wilson is a CAGGNI past president, founding co-leader of CAGGNI’s DNA special interest group, DAR registrar, and genetic genealogy search angel. She speaks throughout the Midwest on DNA for genealogists, writing family histories, French Canadians, and settling northern Illinois. Her lecture style focuses on making complex subjects readily understandable. Wilson holds an advanced degree in engineering and worked in the encrypted communication and medical device development fields for over 30 years. She is currently accepting a limited number of genealogy clients and working hard on a study of a Métis / Voyageur family. She may be reached via speakers@caggni.org. Her personal family history blog is at http://chezbraywilson.blogspot.com/

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