DNA Special Interest Group - 19 Jul 2025 - Special Event!

DNA Special Interest Group - 19 Jul 2025 - Special Event!

GUEST SPEAKER DAVID VANCE ON THE FUTURE OF GENETIC GENEALOGY

LIVE, IN-PERSON ONLY AT THE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS LIBRARY – GUESTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US 

CAGGNI is delighted to announce guest speaker David Vance,  Senior VP and General Manager at FamilyTreeDNA, and author of The Genealogist’s Guide to Y-DNA Testing for Genetic Genealogy. David will present  a vision of the future for genetic genealogy, based around the advances that will come with long-read next generation sequencing (NGS) testing, a new testing technologies that is becoming increasingly commercially viable. This is your chance to be at the cutting edge of genetic genealogy and get answers from a true expert in the field. David will be live with us at the venue. Be ready with your questions for this top DNA expert.

About the DNA SIG

This group focuses on learning the methods for analyzing DNA test results. We study topics such as autosomal DNA, mitochondrial DNA, Y-DNA and surname projects, X-DNA and ancestral admixture results. We'll also investigate third-party tools for analyzing your raw data and comparing DNA and gedcom data with test kit results from companies besides the one you tested with.

DNA can break down genealogical brick walls once thought impenetrable – but only if you know how.

This SIG endeavors to be interactive and welcomes your questions. Get ready to put your DNA results to work for you!

SIG Lead: Michelle Wilson

Future Topics: If you have a topic you would like to present or see presented, please reach out to Michelle at DNA @ caggni.org.

Meeting Style: Today's event is live-only for participants at Arlington Heights Memorial Library.