Extending DNA Evidence: More is Better – Patti Lee Hobbs

Patti Lee Hobbs, CG

SESSION: NGS2104-BCG-03 TRACK: BCG Skillbuilding

Many people are insecure about using DNA evidence to help prove ancestral connection. These insecure people are balanced by others who perhaps draw hasty conclusions with too little evidence. This lecture will show ways to extend DNA evidence to help the insecure folks and help those who may not realize they don’t have enough. As with all genealogical evidence, there is no magic formula; and different components of the body of evidence—both documentary and DNA—must be correlated and weighed to reach the subjective conclusion that the evidence is sufficient.

This lecture will discuss factors to consider in determining the strength of the DNA evidence. A range of techniques from easier to more challenging will be demonstrated. Beginners will learn how to lay necessary groundwork and how to use the easier tools for accumulating DNA evidence. Tools for using shared and triangulated DNA segments along with leveraging cross-pollination of testing companies will benefit the post-beginners.

BIO: A Certified Genealogist since 2014, Patti Lee Hobbs’s article “DNA Identifies a Father for Rachel Lee of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania” was published in the March 2017 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and she is a contributing author of Advanced Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Studies. She serves on the editorial board for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and is trustee for both the Board for Certification of Genealogists and the BCG Education Fund. Patti is the coordinator for the week-long courses “Genetics for Genealogists: Beginning DNA” at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) and “DNA Fundamentals for Genealogy” at the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR).

The Virtual NGS 2021 On-Demand! Viewing Starts 15 June

This lecture series is available to view from home on your computer or mobile device and offers you the opportunity to develop exceptional genealogy skills with a highly comprehensive set of on-demand webinars from NGS’s expert conference speakers. On-Demand! packages of audio-visual lectures are now available for purchase.

Select from the 20 or 40 On-Demand! lecture packages with over 85 sessions to choose from. Watch starting 15 June 2021 through 31 December 2021. Both packages come with access to two full days of NGS 2021 Live! from 19-20 May 2021, the virtual conference syllabus, and sponsored bonus sessions. Plus, view the sessions from NGS 2021 Live! and any sessions you did not choose from the breakouts (nine more) beginning 15 June. All sessions will be closed captioned.

To learn more about the NGS 2021 Virtual Family History Conference’s week-long events, 17-21 May, visit the conference and download a copy of the program brochure.