DNA and Social Networking: A Guide to Genealogy in the Twenty-First Century - Hardcover

Kennett, Debbie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0752458620 ISBN 13: 9780752458625

Publisher: The History Press, 2012

Synopsis

The first decade of the new millennium has been an exciting time for the family historian. The increasing availability of online resources has transformed the genealogical research process. DNA testing and the new generation of social networking websites have developed in parallel and are becoming increasingly useful tools. DNA testing can now be used to prove or disprove genealogical connections and will put you in touch with your genetic cousins around the world. It can also take you back beyond the paper trail into your pre-surname history. Social networking tools can help you to find and stay in touch with friends and relatives, and provide new ways to share and collaborate with other researchers. This book looks at all the latest advances in DNA testing from the Y-chromosome tests used in surname projects through to the latest autosomal DNA tests. Debbie Kennett explores the use of new social media, including Facebook, Twitter, blogs and wikis, along with more traditional networking methods. DNA and Social Networking is an indispensable guide to the use of twenty-first-century technology in family history research.

About this title

About the Author:

Debbie Kennett, an editor and avid genealogist, has been researching her family tree for almost a decade, and is the founder of the Cruse/Cruwys one-name study. She organises three large international DNA projects, writes for many family history magazines, and has been an enthusiastic early adopter of social media for genealogy.

Review:

DNA and Social Networking is a timely and much needed guide showing family historians how to build up a network of researchers and helpers. --Chris Pomery - Author of DNA and Family History and Family History in the Genes

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0752458620
• ISBN 13: 9780752458625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224