iFamily History: DNA

I began volunteering with mitoYDNA after meeting Mags at the Ontario Genealogical Society (Ontario Ancestors)'s conference in June 2019. I knew very little about DNA before this time. My husband had bought me an Ancestry DNA kit to help me find my Paternal Grandfather a few years ago. Since I started volunteering with mitoYDNA I have begun to learn more about DNA.

As I learn, I will share what I have learned here on my blog with individual posts. I will be starting right at the basic DNA and definitions. This will not all be done in a month or a year because of time restraints but as I learn I will share. I will also share discoveries of what I find out about my Paternal Grandfather.

As I add DNA posts in my blog, I will add the link to that post here, under a category, to help you decide which you might want to read.

Click on the titles below to read that individual blog post.

mitoYDNA

What is mitoYDNA

DNA Basics: Definitions

Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA)

About Lianne Kruger

Genealogy

I researched my paternal grandmother's line to the first three white landowners of Canada in the 80's. I began genealogy going on genealogy trips in Ontario, England, and Scotland at graveyards with my mother starting at age 7 on. As a teenager, I sat in front of a microfilm reader with a list of names every Saturday at an FHL while my mother volunteered helping others.

I have spoken at Genealogical conferences and sessions at RootsTech (UT), FamilyRoots (UT), The Genealogy Show (in Birmingham, UK) as well as in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ogden, and Ontario.

Click on My Speaking Experience for session titles.

I have articles published on BYU Studies Quarterly magazine website and FamilySearch as well as AGS Relatively Speaking and Tree Climber.

Click on My Publications for complete list.