Discovering and Understanding DNA

Do you want to know more about using DNA for genealogical research?

Lake Taupo Genealogy Branch are thrilled to have Professional Genealogist, Michelle Patient, present a “Discovering and Understanding DNA” workshop at Taupō Library.

Entry is by gold coin donation.
No booking is required.
All are welcome.

For more information contact Terri Foley – laketaupo@genealogy.org.nz

About Michelle Patient - Professional Genealogist
With a degree in Pure and Applied Chemistry and technical qualifications in Geology, Michelle Patient has a love of data, facts and research. Working for many years in civil engineering laboratories before moving into programming databases for marketing projects, she has spoken to various community and work-related groups since the 1970s.

She has been using computers and the internet since the 1980s, and since becoming addicted to genealogy in 1999 she enjoys helping others make the most out of using technology to help further their research. Now a DNA specialist, she volunteers for a number of genealogy societies and is one of the DNA consultants behind the new SBS TV series Every Family has a Secret.

Michelle says, ”Over the years I have volunteered in various roles within the family history community, currently I serve on the Society of Australian Genealogists Education Committee and am the New Zealand Representative for the Guild of One Name Studies.

For all of us, it is a deeply personal thing to have a better understanding of who one is and where one comes from. The biggest change for our family has been finding my mother’s birth family, building memories with them to treasure and healing many old wounds of loss from the removal of two siblings.

Digging into a new puzzle is one of my favourite things. Additionally, I get a huge buzz out of seeing audiences have ‘ah ha’ moments when pennies drop as they learn a new genealogy concept or practice.”