This presentation gives a broad overview of four major DNA companies, Ancestry, 23&Me, MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA and their usefulness in Eastern European genetic genealogy. Showing what database is the best for finding cousins in Eastern Europe and breakdown brick walls. Also throughout the PowerPoint exploring additional tools that can be used and important concepts like Endogamy, Ethnicity and DNA Matches.
Presented by PJ Elias.
PJ Elias is an aspiring Professional Genealogist who’s been researching his family history for eight years. Currently he’s in Highschool and plans on going to University in the coming year. PJs research is largely focused on Western Slavic Peoples, this includes Polish, Czech, Slovak and Research.