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May 2020
DNA Searching – How Modern DNA Testing Helps Locate Biological Family and Health Information (FGS Meeting)
What do you do when the paper trail on your family ends, but you still have unanswered questions? What if you have no way to access information on ancestors because of the laws surrounding an adoption, an ancestor never knew their father, or was a passenger on an orphan train? Many genealogical questions that once ...
Find out more »FGS Tampa Special Interest Group – DNA (FGS Special Interest Group)
FGS Tampa is offering a DNA Special Interest Group. Over the next four months we are pleased to have Jean Sanner present information on how to work with DNA results. She will cover foundational concepts of DNA testing for genealogy and specifically autosomal tests. If you are intimidated by the test results or if you don't ...
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FGS Tampa Special Interest Group – DNA (FGS Special Interest Group)
FGS Tampa is offering a DNA Special Interest Group. Over the next four months we are pleased to have Jean Sanner present information on how to work with DNA results. She will cover foundational concepts of DNA testing for genealogy and specifically autosomal tests. If you are intimidated by the test results or if you don't ...
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Find out more »Getting The Most Out of Ancestry (FGS Meeting)
Ancestry has more than 24 billion records, more than 16 million people who have DNA tested, and more than 100 million family trees. There Is also a suite of family tree building and discovery tools. Join Crista Cowan for a look at some tips and tricks for getting the most out of all of the ...
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Find out more »July 2020
We Will Remember Them: Keys to find your ancestor in U.S. Military Records (FGS Meeting)
Almost every family, in one generation or another, can find one member or perhaps more, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Military records provide not only genealogical information, but they can provide the Family Historian a glimpse into their ancestor’s life while serving in the Military. **Note this ...
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Find out more »August 2020
How to Reopen and Work a Genealogy Cold Case (FGS Meeting)
Become a genealogical detective in this vital session. You’ll learn to track ancestors like a criminal cold case detective, sniffing out holes in your research and getting missing information on the record with cutting edge technology.
Find out more »November 2020
Ask The Wife! A DNA Analysis Strategy (FGS Meeting)
With the advent of autosomal DNA testing, women were catapulted into the limelight, no longer needing to rely so heavily on the men in their life to spit or swab. This lecture will focus on all things female from mtDNA, XDNA, and especially how to use the wives of your ancestors to help identify your ...
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Find out more »January 2021
Getting Ready to Write (FGS Meeting)
Writing your family history stories can be an overwhelming task. Many family historians just don’t know where to start. In this one-hour presentation, Lynn will get you ready to write. Attendees will learn how to organize their research, their workflow, and their environment to become an efficient and productive writer. Participants learn what kind of ...
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