Arizona Council of Professional Genealogists
Invites you to its
Annual Meeting and Seminar
Saturday, September 8, 2018
From 9:00 a.m. to Noon (check-in 8:45 a.m.)
Annual Meeting and Seminar
Saturday, September 8, 2018
From 9:00 a.m. to Noon (check-in 8:45 a.m.)
at the
LDS Church
787 East Kortsen Road
Casa Grande, Arizona
near Kortsen and Trekell Roads
TOPICS
Intriguing DNA Case Studies
Follow along to see steps you can duplicate to use DNA matches to solve cases of unknown parentage - or just figure out your matches. See how the new “Quick-sort Color Clustering (Leeds) Method" works to quickly group your 2nd cousin and 3rd cousin matches to discover common great-grandparents and beyond - and see a visual of which ancestral lines might be absent in your matches. Familiarity with spreadsheets such as Excel is helpful, but not required. Please bring your laptop if you want help setting up a basic spreadsheet template for the Leeds Method during class, in between sessions or after the second session.
DNA Painter's Easy Chromosome Painter
Experience how to use DNA Painter with a few amazing and easy-to-use tools that will help you learn more about your ancestors and DNA matches. Starting with the simple probability calculator and how to interpret the relationship categories, on to colorful chromosome painting to find out which of your segments came from which ancestors. A case study for an adoptee will be shown as an example of how to start to fill in a DNA Painter chromosome chart. (Preparation: Register for free at DNApainter.com. Upload your Ancestry DNA test to GEDmatch.com and/or FamilyTreeDNA and/or MyHeritage. You will be shown during the class how to copy/paste the DNA segment information for your top matches at each site - including 23andMe - into a DNA painter profile.)
* A laptop or other electronic device is suggested but entirely optional and not required. Wi-Fi will not be available, and isn't required, but if you should wish online access, you will need to provide yourself with your own hotspot.
Directions, Parking & Building Entrance: From Phoenix, take Interstate 10 south to Casa Grande. Exit at McCartney Road going west to Trekell Road. Follow Trekell Road south to Kortsen Road. From Tucson, take Interstate 10 north to Florence Boulevard. Exit going west to Trekell Road. Take Trekell Road north to Kortsen Road.
The church is on the northeast corner of the intersection, with plenty of parking. Enter the doors at the far south of the building and follow the signs to the Relief Society Room.
Registration: There is no charge to attend, and space is limited to the first 45 who register. Please RSVP by email by September 1.
This gathering is an opportunity for Arizona genealogists to meet and network. You need not be a member of AzCPG to attend. If you are interested in working in a professional way, improving your genealogy expertise, maybe thinking of starting a genealogy business, or have been in business for a while, please join us and become acquainted with others with similar interests.
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