UGA DNA
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The Utah Genealogical Association DNA seeks to provide genealogical information, sources and education through personal instruction and published media on family history topics while promoting high standards and ethical practices.
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Presentation Schedule
2024
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Presentation
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Presenter
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| September
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Why oh Why do Your Y-DNA?
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Tanner Tolman, AG®
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| August
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Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Process
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Jamie Anderson
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| July
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What Matches Should I Pursue?
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Peggy Jude, MBA
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| June
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An Introduction to Forensic Genealogy
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Seema-Jayne Kenney
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| May
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How atDNA and X-DNA Helped Identify the Biological Family of an Adoptee
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Lana Leggett-Kealey, PhD, CG ®
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| April
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Shared Matches in Your DNA Results
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Penny Walters, PhD
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| March
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DISCONNECTED CONNECTIONS: A Case Study of Family Lore and an MPE
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Debbie Smyth
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2023
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Presentation
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Presenter
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| December
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DNA and Indirect Evidence Identify the Biological Father of an Early 19th Century Woman
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Jennifer Roodzant
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| August
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Discovering Genetic Ancestors
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Jennifer Roodzant
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| May
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Finding an Unknown Father Using DNA
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Tanner Tolman
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| April
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Pedigree Triangulation: Building Your Matches Trees to Identify Most Recent Common Ancestors
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Jennifer Roodzant
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| March
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Y-DNA Basics
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Tanner Tolman
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| February
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Finding Living People to Target Test
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Tanner Tolman
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| January
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Clustering DNA Matches to Pinpoint Genetic Networks
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Jennifer Roodzant
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2022
| Month
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Presentation
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Presenter
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| December
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DNA Q & A
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Tanner Tolman
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| November
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Reconstructing a Deceased Ancestor's DNA Using BorlandGenetics
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Tanner Tolman
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| September
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The Leeds Method
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Kelli Bergheimer
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| August
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Case Study's A Mystery First Cousin
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Kelli Bergheimer
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| July
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Using Statistical Analysis for your DNA
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Sarah Day
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| May
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Finding Unknown Parents with DNA
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Mary Jamba
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| April
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The Results Are In! Using DNA to Find Answers
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Mary Jamba
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| March
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DNA Clustering: Automating Shared Matching
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Alec Ferretti, MA, MLS
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| February
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X DNA
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Robert Cushing
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| January
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Visual Phasing
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Tanner Tolman
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2020
| Month
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Presentation
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Presenter
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| November
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Incorporating DNA into Your Genealogy Business
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Bonnie Belza
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| October
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Making Sense of Your Jewish DNA Results
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Adina Newman, EdD
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| September
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| August
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The Client's DNA: Strategies and Tools for the Professional
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Zachery Hamilton
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| July
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MyHeritage DNA Test and Matching
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Daniel Horowitz
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| June
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How to Choose* a Y-DNA Test *or Choose Not to Do
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Vivs Laliberte
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| May
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Introduction to Y-DNA
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Vivs Laliberte
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| April
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DNA Clusters: Concepts and Uses
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Randy Whited
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| March
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Strategies to Analyze Endogamous DNA
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Alec Ferretti, MA, MLS
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| February
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2019
| Month
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Presentation
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Presenter
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| December
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| November
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An African-Canadian Family History Mystery
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Mags Gaulden
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| October
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Triangulation: The Backbone of Autosomal DNA Testing
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Ginger Smith
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| September
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| August
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What Do DNA Percentages Really Mean?
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Brian Sheffey
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| July
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GEDmatch: Tools to Interpret DNA Matches
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Mary Eberle, JD
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| June
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Researching Like A Pro With DNA
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Diana Elder, AG
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| May
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Parents for William: A Case Study using DNA and the Paper Trail
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Michelle Roos Goodrum
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| April
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Privacy, DNA, and Genealogy: Handling the Double-Edged Sword
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Thomas MacEntee
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| March
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The Leeds Method: Grouping DNA Matches to Identify Common Ancestors
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Dana Leeds
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| February
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DNA and Uncovered Secrets
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Richard Weiss
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| January
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An Introduction to Chromosome Mapping
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Shannon Combs-Bennett
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2018
| Month
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Presentation
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Presenter
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| December
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| November
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Using DNA For Irish Ancestry And Irish Adoptees
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Maurice Gleeson
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| October
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DNA Testing for Beginners
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Eric Wells
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| September
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Introduction to Genetic Networks
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Paul Woodbury
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| August
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Obtaining And Using mtDNA And Y-DNA Evidence
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Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD
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| July
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Discovering John Huber Christopher
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Eric Wells
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| June
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Understanding DNA Testing For Genealogy
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Jim Brewster
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| May
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What To Do With Your Test Results
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Kitty Cooper
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| April
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DNA Success in -- and Despite of -- Endogamy
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Lara Diamond
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| March
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Help! When You Need Somebody
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Stephanie Saylor
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| February
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Phasing of Autosomal DNA
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David Pike
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| January
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2017
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Presentation
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Presenter
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| December
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| November
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DNA as a Battering Ram for that Brick Wall
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Barbara Rae-Venter, JD, PhD
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| October
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How to Solve a Genealogical Problem
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Angie Bollard
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| September
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