DNA and Social Networking: A Guide to Genealogy in the Twenty-First Century
by Debbie Kennett 
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Reference. Nonfiction. Family history research has come a long way from the local record office - now twenty-first-century scientific and technological developments have changed the way we look into our family past, allowing us to delve further back. There are many tools which were not conceived with the genealogist in mind which are now increasingly eing exploited by family historians, either to advance their research or to network with other genealogists. Many family historians struggle to show more cope with these new technologies and need guidance on how to use these new tools effectively. Bang up-to-date, this book offers a guide on how to use social networking such as Facebook and Twitter as a research tool and explains the facts and potential of DNA testing for the genealogist. This is the future of family history. show lessTags
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The first half of this book is a fascinating, well-written, and useful explanation of the use of DNA tests in genealogy. The second half is an equally well-written overview of social networking. I think it was a mistake to put them in the same book; I learned a lot from the first half and nothing from the second. I doubt I'm the only potential reader who doesn't want to pay for an introduction to Facebook along with an introduction to autosomal DNA tests.
For now, this appears to be the book to read on genetic genealogy, so you should read it if you don't know much about the subject and want a thorough grounding before diving in. Just skip the second half if you know what a tweet is.
For now, this appears to be the book to read on genetic genealogy, so you should read it if you don't know much about the subject and want a thorough grounding before diving in. Just skip the second half if you know what a tweet is.
This book has the most up-to-ate information available in print on Y-DNA, mtDNA, and atDNA
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Debbie Kennett, an editor and genealogist, has been researching her family tree for over a decade. She is the founder of the Cruse/Cruwys one-name study and runs three large international DNA projects. She writes for many family history magazines. Her first book DNA and Social Networking is also published by The History Press.
Debbie Kennett is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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