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JGSGB DNA SIG - 9 Jan 2022 2pm – with Gil Bardige – “Help! I Just Got My DNA Results and I’m confused!” – Part 1

Dear all,

Thanks for your feedback in the last JGSGB meeting of 2021. We are now having a (hopefully) well-deserved break until the new year.

Have a great Christmas if you celebrate or a great belated Chanukah if you don't, and either way a Happy New Year for 2022!

Our next meeting in the JGSGB Virtual Meeting Programme is from the JGSGB DNA Special Interest Group (DNA SIG) by Zoom, open to all JGSGB members.

• Date: Sunday 9 January 2022
• Time: 14:00 London; 09:00 New York; 16:00 Jerusalem; 15:00 Switzerland
• Title: “Help! I Just Got My DNA Results and I’m confused!” (Updated - Beginner/Intermediate Level) – Part 1
• Subtitle: Prioritize your match lists, get organized and thus reduce the stress and confusion
• Speaker: Gil Bardige
• Description: Geared to beginners and even more to all those who have tried to make use of their DNA matches but just can't make it work. If you are overwhelmed by the thousands of cousins listed who have different surnames and different ancestral towns, this is for YOU. This presentation will provide specific guidance on how to use DNA as an effective tool in your genealogy tool belt; including, if there is time, a brief case study that outlines the process. This presentation will show specific examples from the 4 major testing companies to clarify ethnicity estimates. Then, more importantly, we will look at detailed views of what realistic matches look like even with endogamy, and the proper specific steps to take for prioritization then making contact. We want the match's help with your family tree. At the end of the presentation, you will be able to say, “now I get it ... I know what to do.”


 

About Gil Bardige
Gil Bardige lives in the Columbus Ohio area. A graduate of the New York Institute of Technology, Gil is recently retired after a long career in air conditioning and refrigeration, most recently as a National Business Development Leader for Trane.

At the “instruction” of his mother, Gil began his genealogy adventure in 1979 with 54 people in his tree. Today his family tree, including Mishpocha, is over 2000 people tracing four branches back to his 5th great-grandfathers born about 1740. His families arrived in Chicago in the early 1900s.

For the last 13+ years Gil has expanded his knowledge base to genetic genealogy, testing at each of the four major DNA companies, and he currently manages three Y-DNA projects at FamilyTreeDNA as a Volunteer Administrator. He loves to help people manage their expectations and begin to remove confusion from the DNA results whether it’s Y-DNA, mtDNA, or Autosomal DNA.

Gil is the new Chair of the Genealogy Committee of the Columbus Jewish Historical Society (JGS). He has spoken at a number of local events and international conferences, including at IAJGS in Orlando, Cleveland, Virtual San Diego and Virtual Philadelphia.

Gil is a firm believer that you can use DNA results as a tool in your genealogical research as it generates clues that can help people confirm/deny relationships. His speaking style is high energy (you won’t be bored) and he loves to take questions. People have said of his presentations, “Thank you, Gil, I am no longer confused!”

After the talk, there will be an opportunity for Q&A on the talk.

The invitation to register is below, but please keep it to yourself!

If you have problems joining please email chairman@jgsgb.org.uk, preferably in the 15 minutes before the meeting proper starts. 

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Leigh Dworkin is inviting you to register for a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: JGSGB DNA SIG: “Help! I Just Got My DNA Results and I’m confused!” – Part 1 by Gil Bardige
When: Jan 9, 2022 02:00 PM London

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArduquqzIjE9JIf5X30hsCToLFJRTTqhBX


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Stay safe and keep well!

Leigh Dworkin
Chairman, JGSGB

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