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Thursday, June 11
"Using DNA Painter" with Fran Shockley  (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Via Zoom - Registration Required
 
Whether you want to apply DNA analysis to your family mysteries or refine your genealogical skills, Professional genealogist Fran Shockley will provide practical, clear examples to empower your research using DNA Painter.
Using a focused approach with the Shared cM Project Tool, What are the Odds (WATO), What are the Odds plus (WATO) plus, and the Chromosome Maps, Fran will show how to break through genealogical brick walls.
You’ll see how DNA Painter can help you:
  • Interpret shared centimorgan data to estimate relationships
  • Use What are the Odds tools to test family tree hypotheses
  • Visualize chromosome segments to better understand DNA matches
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
 
Professional Genealogist Fran Shockley is a “genealogy sleuth” who is skilled in family history research, employing techniques to uncover hidden ancestral stories, solve mysteries, and find connections that traditional methods might miss.  Her work involves using tools like DNA databases, historical records, and family interviews to reconstruct family trees and narratives.


Thursday, July 9
"Reading and Transcribing American Colonial Handwriting" with Janice M. Sellers  (CCCGS Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Via Zoom - Registration Required
 
Understanding the way letters were made and evolved between the 1600's and the 1860's can turn the illegible into the readable. This class identifies those logical changes and discusses generally accepted rules for transcribing original records into typescript.
 
After registering you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. 
 
Janice M. Sellers is a professional genealogist and international speaker whose grandparents told her she is related to actor Peter Sellers and to John of Gaunt, son of a king and father of a king. Unfortunately, they were wrong, but that’s why she has researched her family for 50 years and now helps others find the right pieces to fit their genealogy puzzles. She specializes in Black, Jewish, forensic, and newspaper research. She has done research and appeared on camera for the television series The Dead Files.