An Intro to DNA for Family History
Posted by Paul Ferri
on Apr 13, 2013
Elizabeth Kaegi of the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society visited our club on April 18/13 to present an introduction to "DNA for Family History".
Speaker: Elizabeth A.R. Kaegi , M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc.
Speaker's Bio: Elizabeth is a retired physician who has been using DNA tests to assist her in solving genealogical mysteries for the past decade. Working with James F.S. Thomson, she has co-taught two courses on Genetic Genealogy for the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. In her talk, she will briefly review the older DNA tests including Y-DNA and mt-DNA and then discuss the remarkable power of the new autosomal DNA tests for family history, using examples from her own family tree.
Photo credit: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Speaker: Elizabeth A.R. Kaegi , M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc.
Speaker's Bio: Elizabeth is a retired physician who has been using DNA tests to assist her in solving genealogical mysteries for the past decade. Working with James F.S. Thomson, she has co-taught two courses on Genetic Genealogy for the Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. In her talk, she will briefly review the older DNA tests including Y-DNA and mt-DNA and then discuss the remarkable power of the new autosomal DNA tests for family history, using examples from her own family tree.Photo credit: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)