November 2025 DNA SIG – Ethnicity Estimates
Ethnicity estimates are intriguing, frustrating, and often misunderstood. Learn how to understand what the results can teach us and the limitations we should respect.
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November Program: Nonna Good – Obtaining Land in Colonial Virginia
Have you always wanted to learn how colonials obtained their land? This program discusses land boundaries and frontiers and how that established land grants and tracts. Various types of rights to claim land in colonial times will be explained.
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December 2025 DNA SIG – The Year in DNA: 2025’s Greatest Genetic Hits
Join us for a look back at the major updates, new tools, and emerging trends that shaped 2025 in genetic genealogy. We’ll explore what’s changed across the major testing companies, and discuss how these developments can help you make new breakthroughs in your own family research.
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January 2026 DNA SIG – What’s Next? Thoughtful DNA Research Moves for the Coming Year
Happy New Year! From tools to strategies to education and more, we'll discuss some ideas and strategies for working with our DNA results and perhaps some new things to try or revisit in the new year.
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February 2026 German SIG: New York Germans (Palatines)
New York Germans (Palatines) Continuing in our series of discussion of German emigration to colonial America, in keeping with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, this month we'll be focusing on New York ... Read more
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February 2026 DNA SIG – Less Flustering, More Clustering: Working Your Matches and Shared Matches to Solve Mysteries
We often get overwhelmed when looking at our match list, looking for surnames, and then wondering what the heck to do with all of these people. Learn the art of clustering, starting with shared matches, ... Read more
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March 2026 German SIG: Pennsylvania Germans
Pennsylvania Germans Continuing in our series of discussion of German emigration to colonial America, in keeping with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, this month we'll be focusing on Pennsylvania Germans. Register at ... Read more
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March 2026 DNA SIG – Tools and Toys: Playing with Your DNA Results Without Losing the Plot
New DNA tools are always fun and offer ways to get us to look at our match lists in different ways. We'll explore ways to use some of those tools effectively without getting lost in ... Read more
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March Program: Jeffrey Joyce – Fallen But Not Forgotten: The History of Memorial Day
A history of Memorial Day, from the early decoration of Civil War graves with flowers (Decoration Day) to today's annual day of mourning and remembrance of those who died in defense of our country.
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April 2026 German SIG: Virginia Germans
Virginia Germans Continuing in our series of discussion of German emigration to colonial America, in keeping with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, this month we'll be focusing on Virginia Germans. Register at ... Read more
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April 2026 DNA SIG – The Clues Behind the Clues: Case Studies in Shared DNA Networks
This month we'll go through some case studies to explore shared matches and their shared matches and how that can help us. Register at https://tinyurl.com/GRIVADNAApr2026
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April Program: Karen A. Chase – Eliza Trist: Tracking and Tracing Woman’s Journal of Westward Exploration
Eliza Trist ventured west two decades before Lewis & Clark. But who was she? And who are her descendants? Friend to Thomas Jefferson, Eliza kept a journal (that still exists) detailing her 1783-1785 adventures west to Pittsburgh, and down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers into Spanish-owned territory in Louisiana. This presentation covers her founding friendships, her extensive journey, and her burial and death at Monticello. Discover the extent of genealogical research the speaker conducted to uncover Eliza Trist, her famous descendants, and her life-long contributions to the development of early America.