Texas Genealogy Events Calendar
To submit an item for the calendar email calendar@txsgs.org
The following genealogical events are currently scheduled. This calendar includes Partner Societies that are offering one-day or multiple-day workshops and seminars, as well as national and international conferences. It does not include monthly meetings.
Check each Partner Society’s listing or website for their regular meeting information.
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DNA Workshop: Where Genealogy and Genetics Come Together
March 19, 2016 @ 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
About the Workshop
This event is sponsored by the Waco-McLennan County Library and our partner society, the Central Texas Genealogical Society.
Workshop Program
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am – 10:15 am What is DNA??
Mildred G. Walker
What is DNA? What are genes? What are chromosomes? How is this related to
genealogy? Can we stop doing all this library research if we do our DNA? What
DNA tests do we do? This session provides a brief history of DNA and tries to
answer some of the common questions asked by family historians.
10:15-10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:45 am “I’ve Received my DNA Test Results – What Now?”
(Webinar)
Drew Smith, Assistant Librarian, Academic Services, USF Tampa
Library; co-host Genealogy Guys Podcast
Learn how to understand and interpret Y, mtDNA, and Autosomal test results;
what they are telling you and how to make that all important contact with
others in order to figure out the relationships. Mr. Smith will teach us how to
determine to which side of your family the Autosomal result match.
11:45-1:00 pm Lunch on your own
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm “Family Tree DNA (Houston, TX)”
Jim Brewster, Group Project Liaison Family Tree DNA
Join us for a guided tour of the Family Tree DNA – Genetic Testing for Ancestry,
Family History & Genealogy www.familytreedna.com website from an insiders’
viewpoint. Learn about the specialized tools created for navigating the site, as
well as maximizing your search results. Additional information about plugging
into autosomal results with chromosome matching will be addressed. The future
of genetic genealogy, from the vendor’s perspective will be presented.
2:15 pm-2:30 pm break
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm DNA, What Can it Do for Genealogy?
Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL
Debbie Wayne shares her expertise with answering the basic question- what
DNA test is right for me and who in my family should be tested in order to
achieve my research goals. This “in a nutshell” talk summarizes how genealogy
can advance your knowledge of your family tree.
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm Genetic Genealogy: Effective Analysis and
Correlation of DNA Test Results
Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL
Case studies demonstrate how DNA information can be analyzed with various
tools. The DNA analysis correlated with documentary analysis to provide
credible evidence to answer real genealogical questions.
4:45 pm -5:00 pm Q&A Wrap-up
Program Details
From the Waco-McLennan County Library press release.
February 24, 2016
Jessica Emmett, Community Services Librarian
Waco-McLennan County Librarian
254-750-5974
jessicae@wacotx.govDNA Workshop
Where Genealogy and Genetics Come Together
Waco, TX: Have you wondered about how DNA testing can fuel your genealogical journey? Join us for DNA: where genealogy and genetics come together. This free event is March 19, 2016 from 8:30am to 5pm at West Waco Library & Genealogy Center.
The library event, hosted in cooperation with the Central Texas Genealogical Society, features genealogists to guide you through the process of getting, interpreting and using your DNA results to achieve your research goals. The multi-session workshop will address topics including what tests to do, what those tests tell you, some of the tools to get your tests and results and how to apply the results to go farther in your genealogy research.
DNA research is popular, so many people find themselves wondering how to get that information and what to do with it. The experts in this workshop can guide both beginning and experienced genealogists through the process. “The branches and leaves on your tree are determined by the roots: Y, X (mtDNA) and Autosomal Chromosomes. DNA testing can determine who you are and who you are not, thus saving many years of barking up the wrong tree and digging the wrong roots.” says Sue Coffelt, chair of the Central Texas Genealogical Society DNA Interest Group.
Space for the event is limited, so pre-registration for the event is required. Register using the online calendar at wacolibrary.org or by calling any of the library branches. The West Waco Library & Genealogy Center is located at 5301 Bosque Blvd. in Waco.
The Waco-McLennan County Library serves Waco and its surrounding areas and is committed to furthering the community’s access to information and pursuit of knowledge. For further information about this or any other library program visit www.wacolibrary.org or call 254-750-5941.
Additional Registration Instructions
From Bill Buckner, the TxSGS Awards Chair and District 12 Representative, and Genealogy Center Manager for the West Waco Library & Genealogy Center.
Registration is required for this free event.
To register go to www.wacolibrary.org
on the Library calendar. Go to the month of March, on the 19th on the Register button at the bottom. Fill in form and submit. If someone does not have email have them call the Genealogy Center 254-750-5945. Once a person is registered they will receive a confirmation. We get a copy on our end.
On March 10 – I will send out a reminder to all that have registered. At that time I will ask those who registered to reaffirm their reservation (within 3 days) by replying back to our reminder email. I expect we may have a waiting list for the 80 seats available. That is the reason we are asking those who registered to confirm their registration closer to the event.
Additional questions? Call the Genealogy Center 254-750-5945.