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Just starting out on your DNA journey? Faced with a list of cousin matches with surnames that you don’t recognise? This session will introduce you to a simple methodology which helps you to organise your DNA match list and tries to make sense of your matches. For more details and Booking - go to the […]
We all have DNA matches on our X chromosome. We can access these from our standard (autosomal) DNA tests. Find out how! We can learn different things from brothers’ and sisters’ and cousins’ X-matches. X matches can skip generations. X matches can narrow the focus to specific families. We’ll be discussing what X matches are […]
Using the maternal and paternal tabs on Family Tree DNA is an excellent way to make progress with your DNA matches. This session will cover how the integration of your family tree and your matches page can unveil new information that can lead you to confirm your relationship to a new match. For more details […]
How can DNA testing help with your family history research? This session will look at how you can maximise success when analysing your DNA results and help you to fulfil your genealogical goals. For more details and Booking - go to the DNA Summer School page
The Ballycarry DNA and its new sister project based in the parish of Islandmagee has already confirmed many links between our volunteer testers and between our testers and others around the world. We’ll be discussing some of the things we have found and explaining how we can all make similar finds in our own DNA […]
To avoid any doubt, proving DNA matches conclusively requires the use of a chromosome browser. This talk will explain the basic concept of what this tool can do and how to use it simply and effectively. For more details and Booking - go to the DNA Summer School page
This session will explain how ethnicity percentages are calculated and how they can be useful in analysing your DNA cousin matches. For more details and Booking - go to the DNA Summer School page.
Chromosome painting is a relatively new, yet powerful, tool available through DNA Painter which can be used to identify which segments of DNA you get from which ancestor. In this class you will also learn how to amalgamate your matches list from FTDNA and My Heritage and organise them by segment. For more details and […]
An online Zoom class with Martin McDowell As Halloween approaches, this talk will focus on how to reconstruct the DNA of deceased ancestors such as parents and grandparents. This is done by comparing your own autosomal DNA results with those of your confirmed matches. We will show how this can help you with your family […]
An online Zoom class with Mike McKeag Most of us can trace some of our ancestors back to the 1830s, before the Great Famine. What were they, their lives, their homes, their work, their entertainments like? This is the sort of background information that helps to bring those people to life and can make a […]
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston WikiTree is a free genealogy website that allows users individually to research and contribute to their own personal family trees, whilst building and collaborating on a single worldwide family tree within the same system. It also allows users to record DNA tests, linking them to relevant cousin profiles. […]
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston. When we think of searching the web, most of us think of Google’s search engine, but there’s a lot more to Google, especially when it comes to researching your family history. In this course, you’ll learn how to master the art of “Googling” to research your ancestors, how to formulate a […]
An online Zoom class with NIFHS Volunteers. This class aims to increase awareness amongst society members of the benefits of our Look Up Service. What does it cover? How do you apply? This is not a formal talk but an opportunity for you to find out more about some of the items that the society […]
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston. In this Class we’ll investigate how Google tools and resources, other than the Google search engine, can help you with your family history research. We’ll look at tools such as Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Photos and Google Books and we’ll also discover Google resources which can help […]
An online Zoom class with Imelda McVeigh. A beginners’ class on the basics and benefits of using Family Tree Maker software. Some of the points that will be looked at are installing photographs, how to create a timeline, preparation of reports. We will also look at the different ways to print out charts and family […]
An online Zoom course with Audrey McKeown The first of the two sessions of this Morning presentation of this course. A “first-steps” introduction to genealogy. This two-session course will help you to organise existing information and find new facts about your Irish Family through becoming familiar with key online websites. You will be introduced to the main source […]
An online Zoom course with Audrey McKeown The first of the two sessions of this Afternoon presentation of this course. A “first-steps” introduction to genealogy. This two-session course will help you to organise existing information and find new facts about your Irish Family through becoming familiar with key online websites. You will be introduced to the main source […]
An online Zoom class with Audrey McKeown and Mike McKeag This is a Morning presentation of this class. This class will give you new skills in accessing online the JSTOR Ireland Collection which includes the back numbers of many Irish Journals including North Irish Roots. This provides a wealth of material which may otherwise be difficult to find. This is […]
An online Zoom class with Audrey McKeown and Mike McKeag This is an Afternoon presentation of this class. This class will give you new skills in accessing online the JSTOR Ireland Collection which includes the back numbers of many Irish Journals including North Irish Roots. This provides a wealth of material which may otherwise be difficult to find. This is […]
An online Zoom course with Audrey McKeown The second of the two sessions of this Morning presentation of this course. A “first-steps” introduction to genealogy. This two-session course will help you to organise existing information and find new facts about your Irish Family through becoming familiar with key online websites. You will be introduced to the main source […]
An online Zoom course with Audrey McKeown The first of the two sessions of this Afternoon presentation of this course. A “first-steps” introduction to genealogy. This two-session course will help you to organise existing information and find new facts about your Irish Family through becoming familiar with key online websites. You will be introduced to the main source […]
An online Zoom course with Martin McDowell This 2-session course is designed for anyone who has taken an autosomal DNA test and has results on Family Tree DNA (results can be uploaded free if you tested with a different DNA company). You will learn how to use the tools on their website to further your genealogical research and […]
An online Zoom course with Martin McDowell This 2-session course is designed for anyone who has taken an autosomal DNA test and has results on Family Tree DNA (results can be uploaded free if you tested with a different DNA company). You will learn how to use the tools on their website to further your genealogical research and […]
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston This class discusses Griffith’s Valuation and the Valuation Revision Books. Griffith’s Valuation is one of the most important resources for family historians researching in mid-19th century Ireland. In the absence of census records for the period, Griffith’s Valuation helps you to discover ancestors who rented or owned properties in Ireland between 1847 […]
An online Zoom class with Chris Paton In this class, Ayrshire based family historian Chris Paton outlines the records needed to explore your Scottish ancestry, noting where to find them online and offline, and exploring how they can help to trace your forebears back through time. He’ll discuss church records, civil registration records, censuses, land records, inheritances processes, […]
An online Zoom class with NIFHS Volunteers Our November session on Zoom proved very popular so we are doing it all again! This class aims to increase awareness amongst society members of the benefits of our society look-up service. What does it cover? How do you apply? This is not a formal talk but an opportunity for you […]
Thursday 24 March 2022 (7pm-9pm GMT) An online Zoom meet with Mark Olson, Stefan Harms and Pierre Clouthier (all from Family Tree Maker) Join us for a two hour live discussion and Q & A session to answer all your questions about Family Tree Maker, the latest version, updates, features and more. This is an interactive session. We will also talk about Family […]
An online Zoom class with Mike McKeag Organised British and Irish emigration to these countries began with the establishment of penal colonies in 1788 in New South Wales and was followed by the establishment of the free colonies of South Australia in 1836 and New Zealand in 1839. The gold rushes of the 1850s in Australia and 1860s […]
An online Zoom class with Andrew Kane Find out what PRONI resources are available from the comfort of your own home and how to make the best use them.
An online Zoom class with Anne Johnston This class will include a short refresher on the basic concepts of autosomal DNA but will focus on providing practical tips to maximise successful cousin matching and provide a step-by-step guide to analysing your DNA test results.