In this Getting Started video, Rhett Dabling walks us through the significance of ethnicity estimates and how they aid in the search for finding ancestral homelands.

DNA can provide information about your homelands that otherwise may be difficult to track down.

Through DNA estimates, we can better focus our family history research on a specific region or location.

00:00 Introduction
00:42 DNA: Heirlooms within Us
03:44 Ethnicity Estimates
05:14 Ethnicity Estimates by Company
07:22 Why do Estimates Change?
08:37 Next Steps After Estimates
9:59 DNA Video
15:22 Additional Resources

For other Getting Started sessions view below:
Getting Started: Finding Ancestors and Homelands
   • Getting Started: Finding Ancestors an...  

Getting Started: Interviewing Family Members and Documenting Your Findings
   • Getting Started: Interviewing Family ...  

Getting Started: Finding Ancestors through DNA, Books, and Print
   • Getting Started: Finding Ancestors th...  ​

Getting Started: Visiting Your Ancestral Homelands
   • Getting Started: Visiting Your Ancest...  

Getting Started: Using Historical Records
   • Getting Started: Using Historical Rec...  

Getting Started: Where to Find Records on FamilySearch
   • Getting Started: Where to Find Record...  

Getting Started Demo: Tips for Searching for Records about Your Ancestors
   • Getting Started Demo: Tips for Search...  

Getting Started Demo: Finding Your Ancestors through Family Trees, Records, and Hints
   • Getting Started Demo: Finding Your An...  

Getting Started: Helpful Resources and Tools
   • Getting Started: Helpful Resources an...  

This presentation was part of RootsTech Connect 2021. Find hundreds of free family history classes, keynotes, and more. http://familysearch.me/RootsTech

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