How DNA is helping me uncover my genetic makeup!
The Society of Australian Genealogists’ “Hang Outs” are giving me the perfect opportunity to turn my research into a systematic record — and then into blog posts! Yesterday’s session let me tie together the stories I’ve shared over the past two weeks with my favourite topic: genetic genealogy . If you’ve done a DNA test and would like help understanding your results, feel free to contact me via the email above. You can read about Jane Feeney , my second great-grandmother, [HERE]. You can read about Anton and Margaretha Gersbach , my second great-grandparents, [HERE]. Next, I’ll be showing how DNA is helping me map my genetic makeup through my paternal grandmother, Essie Woodlands — and why genetic evidence is so important for proving our family trees. Louise Coakley is an Australian genetic genealogist, member of SAG and publisher of Genie1 . DNA does indeed have amazing power and I hope the information in this post de...