Diving Deeper into Genetic Genealogy – Webinar

Genetic testing through genealogy-focused companies has become all the rage, providing people with opportunities to trace their heritage back to near prehistoric times as well as connect with close and distant relatives they never even knew existed.  Please join us as Melissa Johnson, Certified Genealogist, dives into more than the basics about DNA testing and how it can be useful to supplement the traditional paper trail for genealogical research.  You will discover more about using the testing companies’ websites to analyze and compare test results, how to use third party tools for analysis, and how to develop targeted testing plans to solve genealogical problems and brick walls.

Melissa Johnson, CG, is a professional genealogist, writer and editor. She has expertise in researching families with origins in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and England, and works on forensic cases, dual citizenship matters, and lineage society applications. She is also proficient in using DNA test results to break through ancestral brick walls. Melissa serves on the board of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey and the International Society of British Genealogy and Family History. She is Reviews Editor of the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly (APGQ), and editor of the GSNJ Newsletter, a publication of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey. Her work has been published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, NGS Magazine, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and numerous other publications. She is the Program Director for Boston University’s Genealogy Studies programs, and frequently teaches in courses at genealogy institutes around the country.

This is presented by the New Jersey State Library. Click here to register for this webinar.