If you go
* What: “Beginning DNA for Genealogy” seminar.* When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 23.* Where: Northgate Library, 278 Northgate Mall Drive.* Admission: Free; registration not required.* For more information: 423-643-7785.
A professional genealogist with nearly 20 years experience will explain the new tools of the trade at the Northgate Branch of the Chattanooga Public Library this weekend.
“Beginning DNA for Genealogy” will examine how genome testing can lead to answers about ancestral ethnicity and relationships.
Donna White-Dropkin, who retired as a certified public accountant in 2013 and is working toward professional genealogical certification, says DNA testing is the next frontier in genealogical research.
She dove in when she realized her own research skills “were good getting back to 1850 where everybody is listed in a census, but there are a lot of advanced techniques and research tools you can use to get past that point.”