PGSCTNE Webinar – The Power of Shared Matches

Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D., is a professional genealogist specializing in DNA evidence. In 2007 he started The Genetic Genealogist (https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/ ), one of the earliest blogs on the topic.

Blaine is the author of The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy, and co-author with Debbie Parker Wayne of the award-winning Genetic Genealogy in Practice, the world’s first genetic genealogy workbook. He also co-authored “Genetics for Genealogy” with Judy Russell in 2018’s Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice & Standards (ProGen PPS) (Elizabeth Shown Mills, Author and Editor).

Blaine is a graduate of ProGen Study Group 21, a trustee for the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and a member of the DNAngels Board of Directors since 2022 (President since January 2023), and a member of the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM) “Investigative Genetic Genealogy Working Group” since 2019. He is also the founder in 2017 of Genetic Genealogy Tips & Techniques, a very active Facebook group with more than 75,000 members.

NOTE:  The PGSCTNE is again partnering with the PGSM to present webinars. Current PGSCTNE and PGSM members will receive a link to register for the webinar in a separate email. If you do not receive the registration email by September 12th, please email:   membership@pgsctne.org

If you are not a member of either Society and would like to join to be able to attend the webinar live and to participate in other members only activities, please go to either society listed:

To join PGSCTNE  https://pgsctne.org/membership/

To join PGSM  https://www.pgsm.org/cpage.php?pt=13

After joining you will be sent a link to register for the upcoming webinar.