Intro to Genetic Genealogy

This presentation will discuss DNA testing and how the different tests can be used as additional tools in your genealogy toolbox. Instructor & DNA expert Tammie Gregori will cover the main testing companies and the main tests used in genealogy research. She will discuss the best tests to use to solve different genealogy challenges and how DNA works for genealogists.

Led by Larimer County Genealogical Society.

About the Presenter

Tammie began doing genealogy since January 2014 and joined the Larimer County Genealogical Society soon after. Genealogy has become her passion and favorite pastime. She was born and raised in Iowa, in a Quaker family. She received a Bachelor’s Degree from Iowa State University in Botany and a Master’s Degree from the University of Minnesota in Plant Breeding and Genetics. She worked for a time in the Recombinant DNA Lab at the University of Iowa doing genetic research. Some of that research resulted in a patent from which she enjoyed royalties for 17 years. She and her husband and two children moved to Fort Collins in 1991.

It has been her pleasure to combine her interest in genetics with her interest in genealogy. She and most of her family have done DNA testing at all three the major companies. In January 2016, she attended the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy week-long Course: DNA Boot Camp: Practical Application. She believes that DNA testing is a valuable tool for genealogists.