Research like a pro with DNA A genealogist's guide to finding and confirming ancestors with DNA evidence
Book - 2021
Do you plan to use DNA evidence in your genealogy research? The authors provide a step-by-step method to organize and use your DNA test results to find and confirm ancestors in your family tree. Studying the methodology in each chapter will help you group and evaluate your matches, diagram descent from common ancestors, and plan your next research steps. Work samples and templates are included. --
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Highland, Utah :
Family Locket Books
[2021]
- Language
- English
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- Item Description
- "Family Locket genealogists."
- Physical Description
- xiv, 332 pages : illustrations, charts, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781732188129
- Introduction / by Nicole Dyer
- How to use this book
- Take a DNA test / by Robin Wirthlin
- Assess your DNA matches and analyze your pedigree / by Diana Elder
- Organize your DNA matches visually with diagrams and family trees / by Nicole Dyer
- Create a research objective / by Diana Elder
- Write source citations for DNA and documentary sources / by Diana Elder
- Analyze your sources and evaluate your DNA matches / by Robin Wirthlin
- Locality research and ethnicity / by Diana Elder
- DNA tools and methodology / by Robin Wirthlin
- Research planning with DNA / by Nicole Dyer
- Research logs and writing as you go / by Nicole Dyer
- Correlating findings and finishing the research report / by Diana Elder
- What's next? Publishing, productivity, and further education / by Nicole Dyer
- Appendix A: Supplemental material
- Appendix B: Source list
- Appendix C: Work samples : Discovering the father of Jack Green Shaffer / by Diana Elder ; Who was the father of Barsheba (Tharp) Dyer? / by Nicole Elder Dyer ; Using DNA and documentary research to identify the biological parents of Fern Smith Tischer / by Robin Wirthlin.