Wednesday started out with our Keynote Speaker being Dennis Brimhall. He talked about Family History Centers and how they need to be more "Family" Friendly. It needs to be a place where you can bring the kids. He noted the need to change the role of Family History Consultants. They need to be the vehicle to help bring the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to the fathers.
The first class dealt with DNA testing for genealogy. It was DNA TESTING FOR GENEALOGY: THE BASICS By Robert (Bob) D. McLaren.
He went over a lot about chromosomes, molecules, A – Adenine; C – Cytosine; G – Guanine; T – Thymine, haplogroups, haplotypes, and mutations. He also talked about collecting a DNA sample using a cheek swab. DNA testing concerns, different types of DNA testing, They are Y-DNA tests, mtDNA tests, and autosomal DNA tests. He gave information on the use and limitations of DNA testing in genealogy and he directed us toward several companies that do DNA testing.
Family Tree DNA (http://www.familytreedna.com)
Y-DNA: 12, 25, 37, 67, 111 markers
mtDNA: HVR1+HVR2, Full molecule
Autosomal (no genes tested)
Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com)
Y-DNA: 33 (really 30), 46 (really 43) markers (not longer available)
mtDNA: HVR1, HVR1+HVR2 (no longer available)
Autosomal (no genes tested)
GeneBase (http://www.genebase.com)
Y-DNA: 20, 44, 67, 91 markers
mtDNA: HVR1, HVR1+HVR2
Autosomal (15 STR markers, 19 STR markers)
23andMe (http://www.23andme.com)
Autosomal (includes testing on genes)
A lot of stuff he talked about went right over my head but I find the subject intriguing and he was a very good presenter with a great knowledge base.
My next class was OUR ANCESTRAL JOURNEY THROUGH AUTOSOMAL DNA TESTING
by Ugo A. Perego, PhD, MSc
His main topics were explaining what autosomal DNA is, Family Tree DNA Family Finder Test, Ancestry.com Autosomal DNA Test and the Genographic Project GENO 2.0 Test.
My next class was UNDERSTANDING YOUR DNA TEST RESULTS AND WHAT TO DO
NEXT? By Robert (Bob) D. McLaren.
He talked about how to read your DNA results and when you get tested it is good to have several males tested. He recommends having 67 markers on the test.
Surname Projects-Family Tree DNA as of 24 May 2013, they have 7,457 surname projects with 475,485 Y-DNA results in their database. Ancestry.com has a database also but is smaller.
Then there were a lot more hard to explain stuff he went over like;
Modal Haplotype
Color Coding
Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA)
Benefits and Limitations
Mitochondria (mtDNA) TESTS
mtDNA Tests
mtDNA Haplogroup Projects
mtDNA Results
Benefits and Limitations
Autosomal DNA TESTS
Autosomal Results
Benefits and Limitations
How to Start a Genetic Genealogy Project by Ugo A. Perego, PhD, MSc was my fourth class of the day.
If you want to see if there is a DNA project started for your surname, do a search by typing in your "surname DNA" and seeing what comes up. I did so and came up with some two Sheppard lines on there that I recognized. One was Charles Sheppard of Washington County, Georgia and the other was my very own John Sheppard of the same county. Although the descendant of Charles had had his DNA test done the descendant of John had only posted a family tree and not had his DNA test posted (I am unsure if he had it done or not). I found this on http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames.
You may consider starting your own. Family Tree DNA (www.FTDNA.com) is the
DNA testing company with the largest collection of surname studies.
Search for variant spellings of your surname even though your family may have only spelled your surname a certain way for years.
Surnames can be searched also on two freely accessible Y chromosome databases: www.SMGF.org and www.YSearch.org.
My last class was Lost in the South by Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA, which I pretty much am with several of my lines. Since the southern colonies had existed long before a centralized government vital records are nonexistent before a certain time period. Churches and family Bibles were what was used.
She mentioned that in South Carolina there are things called "Memorials" from 1733-1775 which is the genealogy of everyone who owned a piece of property. A lot of people from New Jersey came to South Carolina because both states had the same proprietors.
There was a lot more information she gave us that will be useful in trying to get past my brick walls. Private
Company Records, Protestant Episcopal Church Records, Earliest Land Record names:( “boroughs,” “corporations,” “gifts,” “hundreds,” “particular plantations” and “land processioning.”) Later land grants, warrants, surveys, Mesne Conveyances, and contested land, Plantation Records, Civil Government Records, Memorials, Quitrent Rolls, Headrights, Indentures, servitude, Annuities, and Redemptioner are all things that she covered in class and I can foresee knowing about what these things are and where to find them will be very helpful.
The first class dealt with DNA testing for genealogy. It was DNA TESTING FOR GENEALOGY: THE BASICS By Robert (Bob) D. McLaren.
He went over a lot about chromosomes, molecules, A – Adenine; C – Cytosine; G – Guanine; T – Thymine, haplogroups, haplotypes, and mutations. He also talked about collecting a DNA sample using a cheek swab. DNA testing concerns, different types of DNA testing, They are Y-DNA tests, mtDNA tests, and autosomal DNA tests. He gave information on the use and limitations of DNA testing in genealogy and he directed us toward several companies that do DNA testing.
Family Tree DNA (http://www.familytreedna.com)
Y-DNA: 12, 25, 37, 67, 111 markers
mtDNA: HVR1+HVR2, Full molecule
Autosomal (no genes tested)
Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com)
Y-DNA: 33 (really 30), 46 (really 43) markers (not longer available)
mtDNA: HVR1, HVR1+HVR2 (no longer available)
Autosomal (no genes tested)
GeneBase (http://www.genebase.com)
Y-DNA: 20, 44, 67, 91 markers
mtDNA: HVR1, HVR1+HVR2
Autosomal (15 STR markers, 19 STR markers)
23andMe (http://www.23andme.com)
Autosomal (includes testing on genes)
A lot of stuff he talked about went right over my head but I find the subject intriguing and he was a very good presenter with a great knowledge base.
My next class was OUR ANCESTRAL JOURNEY THROUGH AUTOSOMAL DNA TESTING
by Ugo A. Perego, PhD, MSc
His main topics were explaining what autosomal DNA is, Family Tree DNA Family Finder Test, Ancestry.com Autosomal DNA Test and the Genographic Project GENO 2.0 Test.
My next class was UNDERSTANDING YOUR DNA TEST RESULTS AND WHAT TO DO
NEXT? By Robert (Bob) D. McLaren.
He talked about how to read your DNA results and when you get tested it is good to have several males tested. He recommends having 67 markers on the test.
Surname Projects-Family Tree DNA as of 24 May 2013, they have 7,457 surname projects with 475,485 Y-DNA results in their database. Ancestry.com has a database also but is smaller.
Then there were a lot more hard to explain stuff he went over like;
Modal Haplotype
Color Coding
Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA)
Benefits and Limitations
Mitochondria (mtDNA) TESTS
mtDNA Tests
mtDNA Haplogroup Projects
mtDNA Results
Benefits and Limitations
Autosomal DNA TESTS
Autosomal Results
Benefits and Limitations
How to Start a Genetic Genealogy Project by Ugo A. Perego, PhD, MSc was my fourth class of the day.
If you want to see if there is a DNA project started for your surname, do a search by typing in your "surname DNA" and seeing what comes up. I did so and came up with some two Sheppard lines on there that I recognized. One was Charles Sheppard of Washington County, Georgia and the other was my very own John Sheppard of the same county. Although the descendant of Charles had had his DNA test done the descendant of John had only posted a family tree and not had his DNA test posted (I am unsure if he had it done or not). I found this on http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames.
You may consider starting your own. Family Tree DNA (www.FTDNA.com) is the
DNA testing company with the largest collection of surname studies.
Search for variant spellings of your surname even though your family may have only spelled your surname a certain way for years.
Surnames can be searched also on two freely accessible Y chromosome databases: www.SMGF.org and www.YSearch.org.
My last class was Lost in the South by Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA, which I pretty much am with several of my lines. Since the southern colonies had existed long before a centralized government vital records are nonexistent before a certain time period. Churches and family Bibles were what was used.
She mentioned that in South Carolina there are things called "Memorials" from 1733-1775 which is the genealogy of everyone who owned a piece of property. A lot of people from New Jersey came to South Carolina because both states had the same proprietors.
There was a lot more information she gave us that will be useful in trying to get past my brick walls. Private
Company Records, Protestant Episcopal Church Records, Earliest Land Record names:( “boroughs,” “corporations,” “gifts,” “hundreds,” “particular plantations” and “land processioning.”) Later land grants, warrants, surveys, Mesne Conveyances, and contested land, Plantation Records, Civil Government Records, Memorials, Quitrent Rolls, Headrights, Indentures, servitude, Annuities, and Redemptioner are all things that she covered in class and I can foresee knowing about what these things are and where to find them will be very helpful.
