Your DNA questions answered live with Diahan

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1. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   Such a brilliant woman but even more so as she offers explanations for such a complicated topic with exceptional clarity. Thank you very much. TLC\n\nSuper (as always). What a smart lady!\n\nThank you for answering my question. It was a great insight and helpful.\n\nThank you so much for providing these webinars for a retired lady on fixed income. They mean a lot.\n\nThank you so much! Always love listening to Diahann, I learn something new every time. \n\nThanks for your help. A lot of the information is above my understanding but I find that listening helps me to raise my understanding so very much. I love your book and it has helped me answer several questions. \n\nThanks.\n\nThe Best, pleased to hear Diane anytime. Thanks again. \n\nThis covered a lot of ground making it interesting for a diverse, large audience. As one might expect, depth of analysis necessarily suffers.\n\nThis is definitely a 2-watcher (have to watch it again)!\n\nThis was a great webinar and I learned so much. I can't wait to go back and listen to previous webinars and learn even more.\n\nThis was a great webinar, filled with so much information. Thank you.\n\nThis was explained so well!\n\nThis was great. I loved all the links tool\n\nThis was the absolute most informative webinar I have attended. Diahan"s delivery was very easy to follow and understand.\n\nthis was very useful still need make sure i digest it\n\nVery good and helpful!\n\nVery good explanations! Especially about the cousin relationships. I haven't done a lot with DNA, except take the tests, but I find your information fascinating.\n\nVery helpful\n\nVery informative\n\nVery informative about DNA!\n\nVery informative thank you\n\nVery interesting but I had to leave early. Will watch again to try to absorb it better and finish it out. Thanks Diahan! I love her visual explanations.\n\nVery interesting but sometimes confusing to a newbie like me. Had no idea what BigYDNA and snp is, for example. Thanks though for a very interesting webinar.\n\nVery interesting webinar. It was just too far above my head by the time it was 3/4 completed.\n\nVery interesting. I am just getting started with DNA research and have a lot to learn.\n\nVery Interesting.. I am new to dna,, A lot was over my head but I will go to some beginning dna webinars.\n\nWell done.\n\nWell prepared and just right for all level of knowledge.\n\nwith the exception of the section dealing with BigY -- which I found incomprehensible -- talk was very good \n\nWonderful explanations\n\nWonderful presentation. Thanks\n\nWonderful, as always!\n\nwow really good\n\nWow! I have just started getting into DNA so I need to go back to earlier webinars, but I got the drift of what she covered. Now I see the importance of 3rd cousin, etc. in matches! I'll be interested in seeing if this helps me clear up some of the roadblocks. Hope Diahan does more in 2021!\n\nWOW! I LOVE these Q&A webinars by Diahan! I always learn a lot. Please have more!!!!!!! Thank you!\n\nYou need a "6" or maybe a "10" for Diahan

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2. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   I'm a fan! I going to listen to the rest of her webinars and I will order the book. \n\nI'm sure that if I keep trying I will be able to learn DNA. I learned what removed means today.\n\nIt was great\n\nIt was very informative. I wish there was more time for questions.\n\nI've become a junky on her talks - can't get enough of them. Clearly stated - wonderful presentation.\n\nLightbulb moment!! Thank you!\n\nLogically presented. Now I understand more about how cousin relationships, the cMs, and the shared matches all work together. Thanks, Diahan --- you're the best!\n\nLots of information such as different sites to research Dna information. Diane is a great presenter.\n\nlots of things to learn ! thanks.\n\nLove Diahan...I think I will be getting her book. She's just such a wealth of info and lays it out so visually to make more sense. \n\nLove Diahann's enthusiasm ! Se has a way of explaining that is very clear, and that never implies that a question is less than important. Could have listened to hours more of this one! \n\nLove Diahan's enthusiasm, and easy-to-understand information... More, please :)\n\nLove her attitude about DNA!\n\nLove listening as I learn so much. \n\nLove the Q&A webinars. How about doing this maybe once a month. Besides DNA, you could do documents, apps tech questions. \n\nM-Fri please\n\nMostly reinforced what I learned at her last webinar. She is the best. \n\nMs. Southard's the best\n\nNeed the book. This was great and informative. Thank you\n\nonce again I have been made to realize that I need to watch more beginning webinars!!!!!\n\nOne of the most valuable presentations provided. Would like it at least once a month. \n\nOutstanding as usual. Always something to learn and she teaches it so well\n\nOutstanding!\n\nOutstanding!!\n\nPerhaps have Q and A sessions focusing on specific DNA testings- mtDNA, YDNA, atDNA, xDNA. Thanks!\n\nPresenter very knowledgeable and organized. Great charts! Spoke very fast to cover entire topic but no written notes to pick up missed info. Also for first time with Legacy, couldn't find a way to adjust volume to quieter level. Still, very good presentation. Helpful. Finally getting to understand DNA and Haplogroups better-Thank you for that!\n\nShe is always fantastic. Hope she comes frequently in 2021.\n\nShe is always on point, so easy to understand. Light bulb moment today for sure!! Thanks\n\nShe is excellent at explaining. \n\nshe is just so great and helpful to non science people. \n\nShe is the best at explaining DNA. \n\nShe is THE best with her presentation graphics explaining a question or topic, then following the path to the answer to the answer or point she's making. Diahann is brilliant, actually, but so practical in her approach to educating.... \n\nShe is wonderful. This stuff is finally beginning to sink in!\n\nShe is, as always, amazing! So much helpful information and explained so clearly!\n\nShe was great and for me as a beginner\n\nShe was great and presented it in a way that was not way above our pay grade.\n\nShe's always clear, quick and enthusiastic. Great content.\n\nShe's the best\n\nslowly making more sense and expanding my family tree - thank you\n\nso much content I will watch again\n\nSo much helpful information !!!\n\nSo much to absorb!\n\nSome of it was over my head but I did learn a few things about DNA. Now need to see how it fits with my Ancestry DNA.

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3. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   Great presentation. Good ideas for further efforts. Well laid out good graphics and great enthusiasm.\n\nGreat Q & A as always. Very helpful visuals about relationships and "removed" especially. I always seem to have to sit down and graph them out.\n\nGreat source of information on DNA! \n\nGreat speaker. Very helpful.\n\nGreat webinar but will have to re-watch as I missed about 15 minutes when my cat escaped and I had to go chase him down. He's home & safe and now I have to see the webinar again soon. Thanks. \n\ngreat webinar learnt heaps\n\nGreat Webinar!\n\nGreat webinar! It was good to know that I haven't wasted time building over 20 trees building genetic networks. Diahan's webinars always teaches me something new and helps me to go farther back and out in my genealogy research. Thank you Legacy. \n\nGreat webinar!!!!\n\nGreat webinar. Diahan is always very upbeat and has great explanations and graphics.\n\nGreat!!\n\nGreat. Very informative. Thank you.\n\nhad o leave for 3pm meeting - but it was good - and I might join your service\n\nHer presentation answered quite a number of questions that I've had for quite a while. Diahan did so in such an understandable manner. \n\nI always enjoy Diahan's Q and A sessions. She's answered one of my questions in a previous session. I will send another one in based on today's webinar in hopes that she will be invited back in 2021 for another/more Q&A.\n\nI always learn a lot when Diahann lectures.!! The web pages for haplogroups will be helpful.\n\nI always learn from Diahan, even when she reviews previous material. I may think of things in a slightly different way. I appreciate the live lessons.\n\nI always learn more about DNA testing and what the results mean from each of Diahan Southard's live webinars. I also learn about the different types of information that is available from the different types of DNA tests. She is one of my favorite presenters and I try to listen to her webinars when I can.\n\nI always learn something from Diahan!!\n\nI always learn something new from Diahan's webinars. Thanks.\n\nI always learn something new when I listen to Diahan. She explains very complex information in a clear and understandable way.\n\nI am enjoying the session. Had an unexpected situation to address.\n\nI am just learning about DNA tracing. I would like to watch this webinar a second or maybe even a third time, I started out taking notes but it was taking away from absorbing what Diahan was explaining so I stopped.\n\nI enjoy the Q & A. I learn much. Thanks\n\nI have come away with more knowledge of DNA but I still have a long way to go. to fully understand.\n\nI have got to watch it again! There was so much useful information that I could not let it all sink in! Great job!\n\nI have sooo much to learn\n\nI have watched all her DNA webinars. As usual, I received lots and lots of new ideas and tips. Thank you for having her. I hope you continue to have Q&A sessions with her during 2021. This is a complicated subject, yet she is absolutely wonderful about explaining in ways we can understand. She sure would make a great classroom teacher. Sure wish I had had her for all my biology courses. \n\nI have watched several of Diahan's webinars. Always great!\n\nI learned a lot of new info. It was a little over my head in some place but was very interesting.\n\nI learned lots about the different aspects of DNA identification and searching. Many thanks.\n\nI love all of Diahan's presentations. She is a wonderful presenter and puts everything into such relatable terms.\n\nI loved Diahan's enthusiasm, visual aids, dedication to the field, and to helping others. Thank you! ¡Mil gracias! :-) \n\nI loved it ! It was easy to follow, and I had questions she answered and I didn’t know how to ask!\n\ni ned to watch again to catch everything\n\nI need a slower course. There was so much information and so fast I didn't stay caught up well.\n\nI plan to review it when it is posted. I learned a lot, but I also had several interruptions and I want to make sure I get everything right.\n\nI really learned a lot about using DNA data from ancestry companies. Today's webinar has encouraged me to do more with the results from the several companies that I have tested with. The information about GEDmatch was very helpful and can be used to make an informed decision about whether to upload data. \n\nI really like the question and answer format. I need to get some help with my particular situation.\n\nI received so much valuable info from Diahan. The explanations with the screen shots are important. This was my first live webinar.\n\nI think she is fantastic and taught us well, thank you. I especially learned a lot about the 23 and me site and how to search the composition pages!\n\nI'll need to watch several times but really good!

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4. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   Diahan’s Q&A webinars this year have been great. Love the Q&A format and Diahan’s visuals are always wonderful.\n\nDiahann is always great! Just reupped my subscription.\n\nDiahann is always great!!\n\nDiahan's teaching methods are so helpful, since she shows the basics and moves on from there. I like her encouragement to keep learning and working on our DNA genealogy skills.\n\nDiana is the best speaker of DNA. So knowledgeable.\n\nDiane is an excellent instructor! Thank you!!! \n\nDiane is awesome. I always have both an aha moment and learn something new.\n\nDiane is such a knowledgeable expert on DNA.\n\nDiane is very knowledgable, enjoyed her webinar.\n\nDiann is always wonderful and so informative.\n\nDNA is so complicated, but each webinar helps me absorb a little more .\n\nEach time I listen/watch a webinar on this subject, I learn something new. It's like learning a new language.....to learn it, you have to put yourself into a situation where you are exposed to it. Thank you for all the work you do!\n\nEncouraging!\n\nEspecially liked the sections on Gedcom, snps & STR, and Native American. Overall I learned SO much about multiple different things that was new info for me even though I have done multiple Diahan webinars before today. THANK YOU SO MUCH!\n\neventually, I just may understand DNA\n\neverything is clearly explain and the graphics are so helpful\n\nExcellent\n\nexcellent = always enjoy her talks\n\nExcellent information\n\nExcellent information! Thank you!\n\nExcellent more detailed content. I especially liked the chart that she had going to the 3 and 4 times great grandparents for 2nd to 4th cousins and talking about the once removed, twice removed. I know the information, but to see the guide sheet was a great visual!!!\n\nexcellent presentation\n\nExcellent presentation! Great speaker - very easy to understand and extremely informative.\n\nExcellent Presentation. Has added to my limited knowledge and provided steps going forward.\n\nExcellent presentation. Learned more areas to follow up on my DNA matches at Ancestry, 23andme and familytree. Thank you very mucyh.\n\nExcellent webinar as always!!\n\nExcellent!\n\nExcellent! Thank you!\n\nExcellent! Wonderful talent for teaching!\n\nExcellent, as always! Thanks, Diahan.\n\nExcellent, but somewhat specific at times - however, it's good to learn and review. Great to see Diahan!\n\nExcellent, please ask her to do more webinars!\n\nExcellent. \n\nExcellent. Love the format.\n\nexcellent. I need to identify my 2nd great grandfather, who is mentioned as "unknown" in the Italian records, but it was a small town and everyone knew everyone so chances are I will track him down.\n\nExcellent. Keep having her on, I need to learn much more. \n\nExcellent...learned so much. Thank you.\n\nExtremely informative, fun to participate in. Lots of questions answered. Thank you!\n\nGood\n\ngood information\n\ngood information. Would like to have information on how to evaluate segment and centa morgans\n\nGood presentation.\n\nGreat\n\nGreat as usual!!!\n\nGreat explanations!\n\nGreat information, Thank you!\n\nGreat presentation .\n\nGreat presentation!\n\nGreat presentation, as usual. Thanks for the section on 23 and Me. I haven't tested there, but my daughter did, and this will help me explain things to her. Also, thanks for the information about websites to use for the haplogroup information.

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5. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   a great teacher!\n\nA lot to take in but loved the representation of where an older removed cousin was in the tree\n\nA very interesting presentation on what has been an intimidating subject for me. The information provided will help me greatly. Thank you!\n\nActually it was a 10! but you didn't give me that option. She's always the best.\n\nAlways enjoy Diahan's webinars. Will probably re-watch later, there is so much!\n\nalways great info and explained well thanks Diahan\n\nAlways Great information\n\nAlways great!\n\nAlways learn something new from Diahan.\n\nAlways learn something new with Diahan.\n\nalways learn something!!!\n\nAlways love listening to Diahan!\n\nalways so informative...keep having the Q&A webinars\n\nAmazing information because Dinah is so amazing, I will watch multiple times to get all of the information. Thanks!\n\nAmazing!!!\n\nAs usual, excellent.\n\nAs always Diahan is a pleasure to listen to as she is so informative and exuberant!\n\nAs always learned so much. Need to watch again to learn more. \n\nAs always! I always learn from from her! Keep her coming . . . \n\nAs always, Diahan is lucid and so helpful! Many thanks.\n\nAs always, Diahan is very thorough and understandable.\n\nAs always, Diahans classes are terrific.\n\nAs always, very interesting. Thank you.\n\nAwesome webinar from Diahan as usual! Even though I consider myself to be an intermediate learner, it's helpful to see beginner examples - Thanks! \n\nAwesome! I have to do a re-watch! Thank you so much for the webinar.\n\nAwesome, awesome, awesome!!! I always learn so much from Diahan and she even answered my question on air! I'm thrilled beyond measure! Please bring her back again soon!\n\nBrilliant webinar with lots of great information and help to resolve my DNA questions.\n\nCan’t wait to watch again\n\ndiahan always great\n\nDiahan always has clear answers to questions. \n\nDiahan always has crystal clear illustrations, colorful, and she's so upbeat she's a real pleasure to learn from!\n\nDiahan explains everything well and love her friendly manner. I'll be buying her book as soon as I can.\n\nDiahan has a wonderful way of explaining detailed dna information! And I really enjoy the audience questions, they put into words the questions I'd not yet formulated. Thank you for hosting this and thank you to Diahan\n\nDiahan has the BEST graphics which makes DNA so much easier to understand. Cannot wait for the next webinar with her!\n\nDiahan is a superior teacher, but that was a lot of information. My book arrives next Monday I'm anxious to have some good direction. I'm also about to take an mtDNA test and see what that shows me.\n\nDiahan is always great\n\nDiahan is always great! Thank you!\n\nDiahan is always great, but today, for the first time, I realized maybe why she's so good at explaining DNA. She has the letters D, N & A in first name!\n\nDiahan is always the greatest. Easy to understand . Tons of information given to follow thru with at a later date.\n\nDiahan is always very informative -- and entertaining!!\n\nDiahan is always wonderful -- informative and encouraging!\n\nDiahan is an encyclopedia of genetic and genealogy information.\n\nDiahan is one of the most accomplished presenters ever. She talks to us as if we were having coffee rather than instructor/learner. She quickly understands questions, supplies targeted answers, and her graphics send the concept home to your brain. I bought her book and read cover to cover, going back and forth between sections, which is not always easy and I did not get it all on first read. But I have it and can refer to it and it HELPS a great deal. It is written just like she presents. \n\nDiahan is so wonderful! I never tire of listening to her because she has new insights and comments every time she speaks, and, she uncomplicates her knowledge making it accessible to all. Thanks to all of you for the work that you put into bringing this information to us.\n\nDiahan is such a brilliant presenter. Even with my good knowledge of genetic genealogy, I still learn something.\n\nDiahan is wonderful at making DNA understandable! I learned more new information today.\n\nDiahan never fails to amze. And she's my cousin so I can bask in her glory every time I recommend Diahan's webinar, website, and book to my fellow researchers.\n\nDiahan Southard is an energetic and interesting presenter.\n\nDiahan was great as always!

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