Content
Welcome
3m 57s
Introduction
1m 38s
Using DNA as Proof
34m 43s
Privacy
2m 48s
Citing Genetic Sources
17m 9s
Review and Assignment
7m 57s
Announcements / prizes
3m 36s
Questions / answers
8m 48s
Thank you Elizabeth
9m 19s
About this webinar
Genetic testing has taken the genealogical world by storm—but many good genealogists feel lost in that storm; and more than a few family trees have suffered damage. How do we harness the power of genetic genealogy without being swept away in the surge? This session guides genealogists through four areas: (1) converting DNA data into evidence; (2) turning that evidence into proof; (3) crafting citations that include all genetic details needed for proof; and (4) protecting privacy throughout the research and presentation of our conclusions. The session offers simple but solid ground rules—no geek speak!—illustrated by a variety of case studies.
About the speaker
Across a long career, Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, has been an innovator of research methods and strategies. Published widely by academic and popular presses, she edited a nationa...
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Comments (146)
Absolutely incredible presentation. Thank you ESM for sharing so much with us over the past two years, plus the many previous decades.
This was awesome! It actually helped me out a lot with some of the DNA issues I am having.
Very good delineation of DNA use in our genealogies. This particular seminar could be used with any undergraduate/graduate class concerning verification of research. JUST EXCELLENT!
Another superb masterclass from ESM. She reduced what feels like a very difficult topic to very clear, concise steps. I'm so sad the series is over, but so glad that we have the ability to watch and re-watch all the webinars again. Sadly I missed the opportunity to put my thanks into the book, so I'll just say it here .... Every webinar in this series is a masterclass and, like all of us I'm sure, I am a far better family historian for having watched. You have taught us to approach our research from so many angles and in so many ways, constant opening our eyes to how much more there is that we could do! You have given us hope as well as understanding and strategies, (mixed with a dose of trepidation!) because we all now know that there will always be something else we can do when we feel stuck. I feel very privileged to have been able to attend. So a huge thank you, on a personal level and for making the genealogy world a better place for us all. We will miss you!
ESM is amazing. Simply amazing.
ESM is the Guru of Genealogy. Her knowledge, manner of presentation and topics are outstanding. I will miss her Friday webinars, but will revisit the recorded ones often.
As always, this was packed full of useful information. I will miss the monthly installments of information from Elizabeth. She always had so many good things to explain or call our attention to.
From this one webinar, which I just discovered was the last installment, I realize now how much knowledge I missed from Elizabeth S Mills and those prior 28. I am pleased that I can go to the library and still hear her. Thank you Elizabeth as your impact will have greatly guided me and a generation of researchers.