At the Intersection of DNA and Organizing

Remember:  Genies monthly meeting is this Friday, January 18 at 1:00.

Two of my challenges come together in this post.  DNA and Organizing.  One of the biggest challenges about using DNA is trying to keep our information about matches straight.  No one has come up with a method that works for everyone so there are many routes to try.

Today I am featuring a form that Sylvia developed to keep track of her matches.

Sylvia is really deep into identifying her father and DNA is critical in her search.  She has to identify which matches are on her father’s side and how they relate to her. 

Sylvia has settled on a page to record information about each match and she sent along the Word document she uses.  She records info from the DNA match but also goes to the profile to gather some more details. 

Here’s a miniature version.  If you would like the actual Word document, I would be happy to send it to you.

ANCESTRY DNA MATCH FORM FOR:

NAME OF TREE MANAGER______________________________________ SAME AS MATCH? YES NO

MANAGER’S RELATIONSHIP TO MATCH [IF NO] _____________________________________ (E.g. family member, friend, researcher)

AGE/AGE RANGE OF MATCH ________________________________________

WHAT GENERATIONAL LEVEL IS MATCH (If possible to determine) IN RELATION TO SELF? 
_____________________

DNA SHARED WITH MATCH: _________cM/_____ Segments Longest Block_______

X – MATCH? YES NO
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ANCESTRY PROFILE OF TREE MANAGER/AND MATCH IF SAME):

FULL NAME: ______________________________ USER NAME: _________________________

CURRENT LOCATION/CONTACT INFORMATION:

DATES OF ANY CONTACT/HOW MADE:

PUBLIC MEMBER TREE NAME (FOR MATCH):

HOW ACTIVE ON ANCESTRY?

MOST RECENT ACTIVITY ON SITE?

RESEARCH INTERESTS/SHARED CONTENT/COMMENTS