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.
2023 Schedule
January
DNA Basics
February
Ancestry Thru-Lines and Dots
March
Review of RootsTech DNA presentations
April
MyHeritage and 23andMe tools
May
Cluster Analysis & Endogamy
June 
DNA Painting
July
WATO
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