Exploring AncestryDNA™ with Nancy Trimble at our June 15th DNA Special Interest Group Meeting

 

Have you tested your DNA with Ancestry.ca®? Are you confused with the results and don’t know where to look on the site?

Join the DNA Special Interest Group of the Durham Branch on Wednesday, June 15th at 7 pm as Nancy Trimble, PLCGS, guides us through an exploration of Ancestry.ca’s DNA portion of the website. We will explore the DNA Story, DNA Matches and the Thru-Lines areas of the website in detail, showing how you can glean hints from each as you explore what your DNA is telling you.

Currently the Chair of Durham Region Branch, Ontario Ancestors, as well as Co-Chair of the branch’s DNA SIG, Nancy Trimble is a graduate of the National Institute of Genealogical Studies. She is very interested in the uses of DNA as a tool in our genealogical toolbox.

Kindly pre-register at:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqduCorT0uGdWQTMFOyWmFgyahGmWtD4tf

June's Virtual Meeting is Coming Soon with DNA: Tools for Next Steps

“DNA: Tools for the Next Steps” with Nancy Trimble, PLCGS on June 2^nd at 7:30 pm

You’ve had your autosomal DNA test done, but what are your next steps? This talk will focus on the tools available to you on Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage and DNA Painter. We will discuss Match Lists, centiMorgans (cM), chromosome browsers, and other useful tools. You will leave with enough information that you can easily implement some next steps in utilizing your DNA matches.

Come join the Durham Region Branch on Tues. Jun 2, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) in a virtual meeting. This is open to the public. We have 100 seats, but the recorded meeting will be available afterwards on our YouTube channel.

Register in advance for this Zoom meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdOmhqjooHNKcCdKU3oSuLVc5nvcxdoiu

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please note that we only have 100 seats for this particular meeting. You must register, but I advise you to join about 15 minutes early & wait in the "Waiting Room" in order to assure your seat.

If you can't get in, the recording of this session will be uploaded to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiHiKL0pfzXzG-G9YARS8Sg several days afterwards. The handout will be available on our website after June 2nd.

March DNA group Meeting -Showing New Tools

Our DNA Special Interest Group meeting will be this Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

It will be held at Northminster United Church (corner of Rossland and Simcoe). Due to anticipated construction, it will be held in either the 3rd floor Boardroom, or the 2nd floor Chapel. Just look for the Durham Region Branch display stand.

We'll answer any DNA questions you may have and then Nancy will be demonstrating the DNA tools announced at RootsTech by both Ancestry and MyHeritage. 

Super sale on Ancestry DNA kits at OGS conference next week

Gail Dever posted about a wonderful opportunity for purchasing Ancestry DNA Kits at the Ontario Genealogical Society's Annual Conference in Ottawa June 15 - 18. See her original post on Genealogy a la Carte.

There will be an exclusive super sale on Ancestry DNA kits at the event. Instead of the regular price of $129 CDN plus shipping, conference delegates will be able to purchase a kit for $69, including shipping. No limit to the number you may purchase.
Visit Global Genealogy in the Marketplace at Algonquin College to buy your kits.

Visit the conference website to learn more about the program, times, and location. Walk-in registrations are available at the door.

Ancestry DNA Sale until Monday Nov. 28th

Link to Special

If you are interested in get an Ancestry DNA kit, here is a good sale reducing the cost to $79 each. This is for an autosomal DNA test. Ancestry DNA does not carry tests for Y-DNA or mt-DNA. Shipping is an extra $19.99.

Savings on DNA Tests from Family Tree DNA and Ancestry DNA!

FamilyTreeDNA has announced that their DNA tests are on sale for the period of April 21st to April 25th as their way of celebrating DNA Day. There are reductions on all their available tests: Y-DNA, mt-DNA and autosomal DNA.
NOTE: Prices are in US dollars.

The link is at https://www.familytreedna.com/products.aspx

AncestryDNA has also announced a sale on their autosomal DNA test called Family Finder. There is a savings of $40 Canadian bringing the cost of the test down to $109 CDN.

The link is at http://dna.ancestry.ca