DNA Seminar 2025 Posted 8 November 2024 by 18 October 2025 9:30 am - 4:45 pm Guild contact: Mary McCarthy Whatever your level of genetic genealogy skills, come and enjoy presentations from our highly-respected speakers, bringing us up to date on the latest in how DNA for can help our research. Beauchamp College, Ridgeway, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5TP 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 18th October 2025 Booking is now open! DNA Seminar 2025 With numerous developments in the three years since our last DNA Seminar, we have new tools and discoveries to catch up on. Our team of expert speakers will help members with varying levels of knowledge make the best use of DNA technology in family history. There will be general presentations, as well as breakout sessions catering for various levels of knowledge. We are returning to Beauchamp College, Oadby, Leicestershire. The venue offers ample free parking and good access by train and bus. We will be welcoming back some familiar friendly faces as speakers: John Cleary John Cleary - Register of Qualified Genealogists Debbie Kennett Cruwys news Donna Rutherford Donna Rutherford Genealogy Karen De Bruyne Not just any family – but your family and who we think you are Melody McKay Burton Tickle and Tickell Provisional Programme: 09.30 – 10.00 Registration and Coffee 10.00 – 10.10 Welcome to the Seminar – Mary McCarthy 10.10 – 10.50 The Intelligent Genealogist: How AI is Transforming DNA and Genealogy Research - Donna Rutherford 10.50 – 11.00 Comfort break/Move to Breakout rooms 11.00 – 11.50 [choice of] a. Exploring ancestral origins through DNA - ethnicity results demystified - Debbie Kennett MCG b. Update on Y and mtDNA testing: using FTDNA’s Discover platform - John Cleary 11.50-12.00 Comfort break/Move rooms Breakout Sessions: 12.00-12.50 [choice of] a. Making the most of your autosomal DNA matches: working with DNA matches, clustering and tree building (Beginner/Inexperienced) - Debbie Kennett MCG b. How do your autosomal matches relate to you? Using the WATO and BanyanDNA tree modelling tools (Intermediate) - John Cleary 12.50-13.50 LUNCH Breakout Sessions: 13.50-14.40 [choice of] a. Getting Started with an FTDNA project: Practical Steps - Melody McKay Burton b. Finding Jacob, from the Netherland to Sumatra and back again: how I used DNA and traditional research to find where husband’s great grandfather came from - Karen de Bruyne 14.40-14.50 Comfort break/Move rooms 14.50-15.40 The Organised Genetic Genealogist: Chaos into clarity with structure, strategy & smart tools- Donna Rutherford 15.40-16.00 TEA 16.00-16.40 Panel Discussion: How would you like to see DNA for Genealogy developing in the future? (All speakers) 16.40-16.45 Close of seminar Beauchamp College, Ridgeway, Oadby LE2 5TP https://maps.google.com/maps?z=16&daddr=Ridgeway++Oadby++LE2+5TP+ Return to Calendar