Solving a Family Mystery with DNA

Our speaker: Diana Elder
Thursday, September 11, 2025  
Networking and announcements at 6:30 pm Pacific; program at 7:00 pm
Via Zoom

About our speaker: Diana Elder is a professional genealogist accredited in the Gulf South region of the US. She is the author of Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide and co-author of Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist’s Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence. She shares genealogical research strategies on Family Locket (familylocket.com) and co-hosts the Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast. Diana presents regularly at major conferences. She also enjoys conducting webinars and seminars for genealogical societies throughout the United States and abroad.

About our program: Learn how combining traditional research with DNA evidence revealed an unknown grandfather. Follow the project from the beginning steps of creating an objective to writing the conclusions. Discover the importance of a research log and careful tracking of sources. Finally, see how Y-DNA and autosomal DNA used in tandem with the documentary sources solved this family’s mystery.

Everyone is welcome—we hope you will join us.

For more information about EGS, visit our website at eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org