Our program for October 18th will be in the Prairie Sage room at the Fort Collins senior Center and on our Zoom channel!
Program Description:
Not all of your relatives test at the same DNA testing site. Just like we need to be able to use records of
different types and from different repositories to prove relationships between one generation and
another, we need to be able to combine the evidence from multiple DNA testing sites to establish
evidence of relationships.
In this case study we will investigate a series of matches who did not appear to link into my ancestral
lines. Through careful research of my matches on three different autosomal testing sites and combining
that evidence into one master tree, it became apparent how these matches were related to me. In the
process I gained new insights into a particular matriarchal line that had been frustrating me for a while.
Some of the DNA analysis techniques we will encounter are:
- using trees attached to DNA kits
- techniques for identifying the real identity of a match
- evaluating the amount of DNA to estimate the number of generations to a common ancestor
Speaker Profile:
Greg Liverman, PhD and Professional Genealogist
Greg Liverman, Ph.D., began tracing his family history in the 1990’s with an old Macintosh computer and
a copy of Family Tree Maker, but was not able to devote much time to genealogy until 2009. Greg
quickly realized that he could bring to bear all the analytical and problem solving skills he had developed
in over forty years of working as a journalist, scientist and business manager. Living on a ranch on the
western slopes of Pikes Peak, Greg has become adept at using online resources for both domestic and
foreign research. He has researched his family history virtually worldwide and “on the ground” in
libraries, cemeteries and records offices in seven states, with more on the list to visit. He has experience
in using various techniques, based on the careful application of reason and logic, to successfully break
down “brick walls”.
Greg and his wife Wendy added genetic genealogy or DNA testing to their brick wall demolition toolkit in
2013 and have immersed themselves in the details of DNA tests and evaluation methods. They have
answered several questions about their family history using DNA evidence. Most of Greg and Wendy’s
lectures deal with the use of genetic evidence.
Greg has completed both the “Advanced Genetic Genealogy” and “Fundamentals of Forensic
Genealogy” courses at GRIP.
Greg launched Pinewood Genealogy to help people with their genealogy research and genetic genealogy
analysis.
Website: pinewoodgenealogy.com
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Reminder: Visitors are welcome to join us in person or register below to receive the Zoom info and handout!
Be sure to use our Thursday afternoon (except holiday weeks) genealogy help session from 1 to 3 pm at the Fort Collins Downtown Library or Loveland Library.
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