Mossie's Musings

Below are the links to blogposts you can read to follow up on the content of our session on 21 September 2022:- First Look at AncestryDNA  - this includes the activities covered in the session DNA testing strategy for Australians Let's talk tree terminology How your DNA can help identify human remains and solve cold cases You can read my approach to "grouping"  HERE  and  HERE.  Click  HERE  to watch a 30 minute video I've recorded on the Leeds Method and my "twisted" Leeds Method. You can register for another great DNA session presented by the Society of Australian Genealogists at 7.30pm on Thursday 24 November 2022  HERE.

 "Collecting Cahill Cousins" These notes accompany my presentation at the 37th Annual Conference of the NSW and ACT Association of Family History Societies on 16 September 2022.  Others are welcome to use these notes for their personal research.  Please contact me at chrisw9953[at]gmail[dot]com for  other uses.  The presentation uses case studies to demonstrate how DNA has helped me unravel the family of my paternal grandfather, James Oswald Woodlands (1891 to 1946). In particular, to prove "beyond reasonable doubt" that his mother, Agnes, is the daughter of James Cahill and Eliza Dunn. My aim is to encourage all participants to use both traditional research and DNA evidence so we don't miss any "vital" evidence. In 2022, genetic genealogy is an essential part of our family history toolbox. You can register for another great DNA session presented by the Society of Australian Genealogists at 7.30pm on Thursday 24 November 2022  HERE. The stories of five