Members only hands-on DNA workshop

Making Sense of Your DNA Matches – A Hands-On Workshop

Date:  Sunday 12 October 2pm – 5pm

Venue:  In-person only event at the FHACT Education Room, Cook.

Cost: $35.00 - FHACT Member only event.  Book HERE.

Pre-Requisite: Bring your own laptop or device and have an Ancestry account with your DNA results available.

Have you tested with AncestryDNA and found yourself staring at a long list of matches, unsure where to start?
This practical workshop facilitated by Clare McGuiness will show you how to break down your matches into grandparent groups (Leeds method) and great-grandparent families (coding techniques), helping you turn cousin connections into real branches on your family tree.  Together, we will:

Explore Ancestry’s built-in tools for sorting and grouping matches

Learn step-by-step techniques to identify where your shared DNA segments belong

Work on your own results so you can apply what you learn straight away.

What to bring:

Your laptop or device

An active AncestryDNA account with a tree and results available

Some pre-reading required

An optional follow-up session is offered. Come ready to dive in, explore your matches, and leave with the skills and confidence to take your DNA research further.