Diana Elder
Author of Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide
Works by Diana Elder
Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence (2021) 110 copies, 1 review
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- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Education
- Brigham Young University (Elementary education)
- Occupations
- genealogist
educator
author
speaker - Relationships
- Dyer, Nicole (daughter)
- Organizations
- International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)
- Short biography
- Diana Elder grew up hearing family stories and viewing old family photographs. She started researching her family in earnest when her dad gave her his years of family history research in a suitcase.
Diana is a professional genealogist, educator, author, and speaker. She holds a credential for genealogy research through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen) in the United States Gulf South Region. Diana currently serves as the presentation specialist for ICAPGen, educating genealogists in the accreditation process.
A graduate of Brigham Young University in Elementary Education, Diana combines her passion for teaching and genealogy in numerous ways; speaking at conferences and writing articles for Family Locket, the website created by her daughter, Nicole Dyer.
After receiving her credential as an Accredited Genealogist, Diana wanted to share the research process she had developed and introduced "Research Like a Pro" in a series of blog posts on Family Locket, Next came the "Research Like a Pro" study groups where researchers of varying skill levels worked through the process to solve their own genealogy brick walls. [from Amazon, retrieved 7/9/24]
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If you're looking for the easy way to do genealogy don't pick up this book! But if you're interested in learning how to break down brick walls with tried and true, methodical research skills, then this book is for you. If possible, sign up for the author's study group or make one and take a chapter at a time and share your work. It's even more fun if a small group uses an online streaming media tool to meet and discuss you work.
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Each step is described, each tool is dissected and the entire process is laid out from start to finish. This book will be a great help, both to those who are new to DNA testing as well as experienced genetic genealogists who need a clear road map explalining where and when to employ all of the tools that are now available with this technology.
I recommend the eBook since it contains the most up-to-date links to the latest tools and research. However, I also bought the book later and employ the two together. Nicole, Diana and Robin have done us all a great service by pulling all of this together!… (more)