Two More DNA Videos from Diahann Southard at RootsTech 2025 - It's a Process!

Two years ago, I took a year long workshop type course on working with DNA run by Diahan Southard. The course focused primarily on Autosomal DNA and presented some well structured and thought out workflow plan for identifying and working with one's DNA match list. 

I shared a blog post last year that featured the free first four portions of the material we covered when Diahan presented her techniques at RootsTech2024. You can read about them and access the videos from 2024 at this link.

Following up this past spring in 2025, Diahan presented two more free installments of her "Plan" at RootsTech 2025. I am including these here. 

Best Matches - https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/how-just-one-match-can-help-you-find-missing-ancestors-in-2025

Combine Test Types for more insight - https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/combine-multiple-dna-test-types-how-atdna-ydna-mtdna-atdna-more-answers

Hot summer afternoons present an excellent excuse to take a deep dive with your DNA matches as you wait in the AC for the air to cool off enough for an evening outing or walk. I find Diahan's strategies and simple explanations the very best place to start for those who are timid or overwhelmed with working with autosomal DNA. If you are not timid or overwhelmed, the videos present an opportunity to turbocharge your research and impose some order on the process. Everybody wins, and it is free fun.

Exercise your mind with Diahan Southard's help and get to know your DNA cousins in the process. Enjoy. I hope you break some brick walls and make a few interesting discoveries!

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