We are into Genes and Genealogy
Your favorite Blueberry loving Genetic Genealogist will be presenting Workshops on Friday June 1st at the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference in Guelph, Ontario. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy giving lectures, presentations and Workshops? I do. I do! On June 1st, 2018, at the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference in Guelph, ON, I will be … Continue reading "Not One But Two DNA Workshops!"
Your favorite Blueberry loving Genetic Genealogist will be presenting Workshops on Friday June 1st at the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference in Guelph, Ontario. Friday Afternoon DNA and the Global Family Tree DNA and adding your DNA connections to a Global family tree. Attempting to breakdown brickwalls using DNA can be daunting. Which “Global” family Trees are truly … Continue reading "DNA Workshops at OGS Conference 2018"
Catch Me on, Ontario Today, Friday the 29th on CBC Radio 1, from 12 noon to 1PM . We'll be talking to people who gotten their DNA results back and what they may have discovered.
Source-a-What? This is our third 72-hour sourcing marathon. The first one in 2016 was lots of fun and together we added sources to over 22,000 profiles. Last year we had almost 500 participants and added sources to over 53,000 profiles! Our goal is to clear out the Unsourced Profiles category on WikiTree. Although including sources is in our community's Honor … Continue reading "WikiTree Source-A-thon Hangouts"
Genealogy with a Canadian Twist, hosted by Looking 4 Ancestors Genealogist, Kathryn Lake Hogan, U.E, is a weekly chat about all things Canadian Genealogy. On this particular episode Kathryn will be chatting with Mags Gaulden, a member of the Canadian Casualty Identification Team. The Program identifies newly found remains of missing Canadian war dead prior to … Continue reading "Genealogy with a Canadian Twist – Mags Gaulden and her work as a member of the Canadian Casualty Identification Team."
November 24th, City of Ottawa Archives, Tallwood Avenue, Ottawa. DNA and Genealogy - Mr Frogs Wild ride.
Mags will be presenting, The Power of DNA, to the Merrickville and District Historical Society Annual General Meeting. She will discuss the nuts and bolts of how DNA and genealogy can move family histories forward. The DNA of one of Merrickville's founders may make a special appearance during the talk. Please contact the Merrickville and … Continue reading "Merrickville and District Historical Society AGM"
WikiTree In The House! I will be attending the 2018 International Genetic Genealogy Conference in San Diego and will be sporting the latest in WikiTree Orange. See if you can find me - it will be like where's waldo, but with an orange twist! This event is sponsored by the Institute for Genetic Genealogy and … Continue reading "i4gg – San Diego"
I'll be one of many WikiTree splashes of orange at Roots Tech 2019. Stop by the WikiTree booth to meet some of the people you have only met Virtually - Chris Whitten, Eowyn Langholf, Jaime Nelson, Me (Mags), Michael Stills, Peter Roberts, Karen Tobo, Susie McCleod, Sarah Rojas, Barbara Shoff, and more! I will be … Continue reading "Roots Tech 2019 – WikiTree in the House!"
Surname Projects and DNA Projects, What is the difference? Is it all YDNA? Can we use mtDNA to further a Surname Study? What about XDNA, isn't X only handed down from the Mother to the daughter (no it's not), can it help? And what about auDNA, how can knowing information back to our 64, 4th … Continue reading "The Surname Society AGM/Conference 2019"