Keeping track of data generated from the most popular DNA tests is a challenge. In this talk, Patti Malone will draw on years of experience working with DNA results in Excel to demonstrate why a spreadsheet program is a huge improvement over a manual system if you have any experience at all with this type of software. She’ll discuss the process of downloading your data from each company’s website, sorting and organizing it on your computer, merging it with data on known relatives and then using it to understand how your DNA matches related to your family tree.
Classes at the Vermont Genealogy Library are $10.00 and run from 10:30 to noon. We are open for research Tuesdays 3 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 to 4.The library is located on Hegeman Ave, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Parking and entrance are across from the State Police Building. Visit our website www.vtgenlib.org or call 802-310-9285 for more details.