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 discover what steps you can take to confirm relationships with your cousins. The course also covers how Family Finder can be used to verify your research and how the unique X chromosome can help to confirm a match. Course Cost: £15 for the two...
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 discover what steps you can take to confirm relationships with your cousins. The course also covers how Family Finder can be used to verify your research and how the unique X chromosome can help to confirm a match. Course Cost: £15 for the two...
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 types including civil, church, census, public, land records as well as the NIFHS easy-to-use guides. Cost £15 for the Course of two sessions – Booking details at...
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 a free resource for NIFHS members. In the second part of the class, you will be introduced to a newly-devised Index. This is a searchable document listing all the articles in the North Irish Roots Journals (2013-2021) with a wide range of family history articles in which the townlands, family surnames, and useful websites for genealogical research are highlighted. Cost FREE – Booking details at...
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 types including civil, church, census, public, land records as well as the NIFHS easy-to-use guides. Cost £15 for the Course of two sessions – Booking details at...
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 Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
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...
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...
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...
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 and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
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 and how to use them. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
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 DNA Summer School...
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