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While working with an adoptee in 2018, Dana Leeds developed an innovative method to visually sort DNA matches into clusters based on a test taker’s four grandparent lines. Known as the Leeds Method, this revolutionary technique led to speaking invitations at i4GG’s International Genetic Genealogy Conference, RootsTech 2019, and GRIP’s “Practical Genetic Genealogy” course being … Read more
Beyond the census enumerations and vital records are a host of resources that can shed light on your ancestor’s life and perhaps lead to overcoming that obstinate brick wall. Discover gems hidden in city directories, obituaries, death records, Catholic records, guardianship records, and more. Understand newspaper research and indexes. Learn about records created by depression … Read more
Ari’s Topics: Incorporating Oral History Into Your Research Friday, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Track: Publishing, Storytelling, and Preservation Finding The Last Slaveowner Saturday, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Track: Ethnic – African American Reconstructing Communities Using Genealogical Resources Sunday, 9:00 am to 10:00 am Track: Skill Building Ari Wilkins A graduate of Louisiana State … Read more
Seven sessions and one workshop at the 2019 TxSGS Family History Conference focus on DNA analysis for beginners to advanced researchers. Learn more about DNA matches, Native American ethnicity, match clustering, Y-DNA, and more. We hope you’ll join us to find new ways to connect to your ancestors. See all tracks and learn more about … Read more
The TxSGS 2019 Family History Conference takes place at the Omni Houston Hotel Westside in Houston, Texas, Friday through Sunday, October 11-13, 2019. We hope you’ll join us for an exciting weekend of genealogy – lectures, workshops, exhibits, catching up with old friends, making new ones, and more! Book your room by 5:00 p.m. … Read more