DNA SIG HANDOUTS 
 
Handouts are always available in the "Members Only" section of the MGS Website. Recent presentations and materials will be posted here temporarily for nonmember access, then removed. 
 
The DNA SIG is led by Peggy Jude. Peggy has been conducting genealogical research for her family and clients for over 40 years. Peggy is a member of the board of the Manatee Genealogical Society and holds a BS in Zoology from Iowa State and a Masters from the University of Michigan.​ She is an alumnus of the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) and the Institute for Genealogy and History Research (IGHR), completing multiple full week in-depth courses on DNA Tools and Techniques.  She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and ProGen 44.
 
SIG Meeting Handouts and other pertinent materials referenced at the meeting are provided here for download.
 
Date Title Presentation Handouts
November 2019 What is New in the World of DNA What's New?
December 2019 X-Chromosome X-Chromosome
Various - From December 2018 Earlier Handouts/SIG Material can be found in the Members Only Section of this WebSite See Members Only WebSite Section
April 2020 Centimorgan Project and DNA Painter Centimorgans & DNA Painter
May 2020 Keeping Track of Your Matches Keeping Track of Your Matches
June 2020 How is This Match Related to Me How is This Match Related to Me
July 2020 Ancestry DNA’s Big Change
And What to Do About It!		 Ancestry Algorithm Change
August 2020 Clustering - So You Have a Cluster…..Now What? Clustering
September 2020 Can DNA Help Me With This? Can DNA Help Me With This?
October 2020 DNA Refresher &
Comparing cMs Across Companies		 DNA Refresher & Comparing
December 2020 Six Things You Can Do With
Matches that Don’t Have Trees		 Six Things You Can Do With
Matches that Don’t Have Trees