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Saturday, March 9, 2019

Preparing for GRIP 2019: Part 2

In my last post, Preparing for GRIP 2019: Part 1, I described how I am beginning my preparations for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) course, “Advanced DNA Evidence,” coordinated by Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.  In addition to Legacy Family Tree Webinars, there are some other webinar sites that I regularly use and I will survey those for webinars on DNA topics that will help me review and study.

In no particular order:

Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS): The society has regularly scheduled webinars available free to the public, but you must register. They also archive the webinars which are available to members only at any time. 

Rootstech has a wonderful collection of webinars from their annual conferences. There are sessions available from 2019, 2018, and 2017, including these from February/March 2019:

Examining Your DNA Matches with DNA Painter - Johnny Perl
Connecting Your DNA Matches - Diahan Southard
Essential Considerations for DNA Evidence - Blaine Bettinger

Youtube has many DNA videos available on a variety of DNA topics. I used the search terms "genealogy" and "DNA" and there were many available. Look for well-known DNA experts as the presenter as there are probably many that aren't as valuable for learning.

The Association of Professional Genealogists has a members-only area with videos from well-known experts. There are a few discussing DNA but most are somewhat older, 2012 - 2013 and only two from 2018.

Minnesota Genealogical Society also has a members-only area with videos archived. There are a few discussing DNA.

If you want to learn about the basic science of genetics behind DNA for genealogy, the University of Utah has some videos here.

And as mentioned in the previous blog post, DNA Central has some great videos for learning. It does require a subscription but there are other resources beyond videos as well.

Does your state or local genealogical society archive videos for members to view later? There are many more out there than I could possibly list!



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