Williamson County (TX) Genealogical Society

WCGS DNA Special Interest Group

 
This group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM and usually finish at 8:30 PM. 
Meetings are conducted via Zoom. 
The purpose of the group is discuss topics related to Genetic Genealogy.  Areas of interest are:
 
DNA biology
how DNA is used in genealogy
analysis tools and methodologies
software capabilities
 
 
All interest and experience levels are welcome.
 
January
DNA Basics
February
Ancestry Thru-Lines and Dots
March
MyHeritage and 23andMe tools
April
Sibling Ethnicity and Triangulation
May
DNA Painting
June 
WATO
July
Cluster Analysis
August
no mtg
September
yDNA and mtDNA
October
GEDmatch
November
no mtg
December
no mtg
 
 
 
General information links:
 
http://www.isogg.org/ - International Society of Genetic Genealogy
https://dnapainter.com/  DNA Painter with tools including Shared cM Project and WATO
http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/ - Blaine Bettinger's Blog
http://www.dna-testing-adviser.com/ - Richard Hill's Blog
http://dna-explained.com/ - Roberta Estes' Blog 
http://gedmatch.com - 3rd party online tool for autosomal testing (free)
http://www.dnagedcom.com/ - 3rd party online tool for autosomal testig (free)
https://www.dnatestingguides.com/ - The Best DNA Testing Kits For Ancestry