Unlocking Your DNA Results (Part 1): Understanding Matches & Building Connections is a series of 4 x 2-hour online workshops, designed to introduces the foundations of genetic genealogy, helping you move beyond match lists to meaningful connections. Learn how to cluster matches, interpret shared relationships, and begin building family trees to identify common ancestors using clear, practical methods you can apply to your own DNA results.

What Participants Will Learn:

• How autosomal DNA results work in a family history context
• Methods for clustering matches and identifying shared groups
• How to interpret match lists and shared matches
• Techniques for building trees to identify common ancestors

Who Should Attend

Beginner to Intermediate family historians who have done an autosomal DNA test

What To Bring

Participants are encouraged to attend with a laptop or tablet, ideally with access to their DNA results, ready to actively engage in exercises and discussions along with coloured pens or pencils for clustering exercises,

What Comes Next

At the conclusion of Unlocking Your DNA Results: Understanding Matches & Building Connections, register for Unlocking Your Results (Part 2): Tools, Analysis & Hypothesis Testing

About the Presenter

Fiona Brooker’s family history journey started over 40 years ago with two 19th century marriage certificates taking her research into New Zealand, Australia, North America and the United Kingdom. While living in England, Fiona studied with the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies and obtained a Higher Certificate in Genealogy.

Memories in Time (www.memoriesintime.co.nz) grew from her desire to help others trace their family history. She is a speaker at international and national conferences and enjoys teaching practical workshops on family history, DNA and AI, in person and virtually.  Fiona works with clients to take their research from folders and their computer, into the hands of their family.