Events

Forthcoming events

2024

29th February to 2nd March 2024
Three talks

11th May 2024
The applications of genetics and DNA testing for Family History (Zoom)
Society of Genealogists

23rd May 2024
Talk on the Devon DNA Project (Zoom)
Devon Family History Society

7th to 8th June 2024
Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, Scotland

12th November 2024
Making the most of your DNA matches
Hillingdon Family History Society and U3A Family History Group (Zoom)

Past events

2024

13th January 2024
Berkshire Family History Society

2023

25th November 2023
DNA for family history
London branch of North West Family History Societies (online)

11th November 2023
DNA for family history (online)
London Branch of the Welsh Family History Society

22nd October 2023
Virtual presentation on genealogy in England and Wales for the Southern California Genealogical Society.

8th July 2023
Berkshire Family History Society

30th June 2023
Panellist on a Zoom event to discuss the book Ancestry Reimagined by Kostas Kampourakis. The recording of the panel discussion is now available here.  It's also available on Vimeo but you'll need to register for a free account to watch it. 

3rd June 2023
I've got my autosomal DNA results but what do I do next?
Online talk for the Society of Genealogists.

11th May 2023
The applications of genetics and DNA testing for family history (online)

1st April 2023
Berkshire Family History Society

11th March 2023
Workshop: Making the most of autosomal DNA
The Centre for Heritage and Family History, Reading, Berkshire

24th January 2023
Getting started with DNA (online)
Cardiganshire Family History Society

28th January 2023
Berkshire Family History Society

2022

10th December 2022
12 pm
Society of Genealogists

7th October 2022
The Genetic Genealogy Revolution
Nature and Nurture Workshop
CSY Leuven, Belgium

24th September 2022
I've got my DNA results but what do I do next (in person)

17th September 2022
The Joy of Surnames
U3A Conference, Palace Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire (in person)

29th August to 2nd September 2022
Investigative genetic genealogy talk (in person)
Washington DC, USA

13th August 2022
2.00-3.00 pm
Tracing your female ancestors with DNA (online)
Part of the five-week online course offered by the Society of Genealogists on Tracing your female ancestors

7th July 2022
The applications of genetics and DNA testing for family history (online)
Part of the Stage 2 Family History Skills evening course offered by the the Society of Genealogists

19th to 24th June 2022
Investigative genetic genealogy - the past, the present and the future (in person)
Gordon Research Conference on the Forensic Analysis of Human DNA
Vermont, USA

14th May 2022
Talks on the history of genetic genealogy, third party tools and investigative genetic genealogy (in person)

22nd to 24th April 2022
DNA help desk (in person)

2nd April 2022
Berkshire Family History Society

31st March 2022
Horsley U3A Group (in person)
DNA testing and family history

22nd March 2022
Solving cold cases with genetic genealogy – the pros and cons (online)
Association of Professional Genealogists
DNA Special Interest Group

3rd to 5th March 2022
A talk on Piling on the chromosomes

19th February 2022

15th January 2022
Berkshire Family History Society
2.30 - 4.30 pm

2021

11th December 2021
Solving cold cases with genetic genealogy: can we, could we, should we? [online Zoom talk]
Society of Genealogists

7th December 2021
Part of a webinar session on crime scene investigations organised by the International IVF Initiative

6th November 2021
DNA testing and family history [online Zoom talk]

4th November 2021
Working with your autosomal DNA results
Online Zoom tutorial for the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

2nd November 2021
An introduction to Y-DNA and mtDNA testing
Online Zoom tutorial for the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

7th October 2021
Working with your autosomal DNA results
Online Zoom tutorial for the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

5th October 2021
An introduction to Y-DNA and mtDNA testing
Online Zoom tutorial for the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

2nd October 2021
Berkshire Family History Society

25th September 2021
Tools for making the most of Autosomal DNA results

18th September 2021
What to do with your DNA results [online]
Somerset and Dorset Family History Society AGM

28th August 2021
The Genetic Genealogy Revolution [online]
Plymouth, Devon

17th July 2021
Berkshire Family History Society

11th July 2021
DNA for Family History [online]
Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

22nd April 2021
The applications of genetics and DNA testing for family history [online]
Part of the advanced Stage 2 family history course
Society of Genealogists

19th April 2021
7.30 pm
Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group [online]

10th April 2021
Berkshire Family History Society [online]
DNA Interest Group online meeting

7th April 2021
The genetic genealogy revolution: how DNA testing is transforming family history research
British Women of Boca Raton, Florida 

22nd to 26th March 2021
Two virtual presentations for Family History Down Under 2021
  • DNA testing and family history: how DNA testing can advance your genealogical research
  • Solving cold cases with genetic genealogy: can we, could we, should we?
February 25th to 27th February 2021
Two recorded talks (available online until February 2022):
28th January 2021
I've got my DNA results but what do I do next?
Online talk for the Kent Family History Society. Starts at 2.00 pm

16th January 2021
Berkshire Family History Society [online]

2020

5th December 2020
DNA and the Devon DNA Project [online]
Devon Family History Society
2.30 pm

24th November 2020
A talk for the Defining Mum network
A recording of the talk is available on the website for members

14th November 2020
DNA testing and family history [online talk]
Berkshire Family History Society

5th November 2020
Working with autosomal DNA results [online tutorial]
Institute for Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

3rd November 2020
DNA tests for beginners: the three tests [online tutorial]

10th October 2020
DNA Interest Group meeting [online]
Berkshire Family History Society

8th October 2020
Working with autosomal DNA results [online tutorial]
Institute for Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

6th October 2020
DNA tests for beginners: the three tests [online tutorial]

26th September 2020
I've got my autosomal DNA results but what do I do next?
The Family History Show Online

3rd August 2020
I've got my DNA results but what do I do next?
Online talk for the Oxfordshire Family History Society. Starts at 7.30 pm.

25th July 2020
DNA Interest Group meeting.
Berkshire Family History Society online meeting.

5th to 8th July 2020
ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) 2020 conference, Originally scheduled to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, but re-arranged to take place as an online meeting.
Invited talk on 6th July on Genetic ancestry testing and the end of donor anonymity.
A recording of the talk is available online here.

20th June 2020
DNA talk The genetic genealogy revolution: how DNA testing is transforming family history research and Ask the Expert sessions
The Family History Show Online

22nd May 2020
Beginners' guide to DNA testing.
Purley Local History Group
Held as a Zoom webinar.

4th April 2020
DNA Interest Group meeting. Held online.
Berkshire Family History Society

14th and 15 February 2020
The promise and limitations of autosomal DNA testing
Genetic Genealogy Ireland Belfast
International Convention Centre, Waterfront Hall, Belfast
Available online to Legacy Family Tree webinar subscribers. 

8th February 2020
The genetic genealogy revolution: how DNA testing is transforming family history research
The Family History Show South West
UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bristol

28th January 2020
DNA for Beginners
West Surrey Family History Society, Walton on Thames

25th January 2020
DNA Interest Group meeting
Berkshire Family History Society, Reading

2019

5th December 2019
The applications of genetics and DNA testing for family history
Part of the advanced family history course
Society of Genealogists

22nd November 2019
Ancestral DNA testing: the benefits and the pitfalls
Direct-to-consumer DNA genetic testing and ancestry
Royal Society of Medicine
London

12th November 2019
Personal genetic testing and the end of donor anonymity
London Women’s Clinic Health Group and SWIGs (The South Wales and South West England Fertility Group)
Miskin Manor, Cardiff, Wales

24th to 26th October 2019
Rootstech London
Four talks:
The joy of surnames
The promise and limitations of autosomal DNA
Exploring ethnicity estimates
Getting started with DNA Recording available on the Rootstech website
DNA testing panel discussion

5th October 2019
DNA Interest Group meeting
Berkshire Family History Society

23rd September 2019
Panellist
DNA testing kits and me 
Royal Institution
London

6th to 8th September 2019
Attendee
MyHeritage Live
Amsterdam

27th July 2019
DNA Interest Group meeting
Berkshire Family History Society

6th July 2019
The genetic genealogy revolution: how DNA testing is transforming family history research
The Family History Show South West
UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre
Bristol

22nd June 2019
The genetic genealogy revolution: how DNA testing is transforming family history research
The Family History Show York
York Racecourse

19th June 2019
Talk on the direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry and donor anonymity and panel discussion
University of Liverpool (London Campus)
33 Finsbury Square
London EC2A 1AG
A short film with edited highlights of the talks and discussions from the event can be seen here.

20th - 24th May 2019
Family History Getatway: Unravelling ancestral secrets through DNA
Society of Genealogists
London

26th - 27th April 2019
Ethnicity percentages demystified
Family Tree Live
Alexandra Palace, London
This presentation can be seen online on the Family Tree Live YouTube channel.

13th April 2019
DNA Interest Group Meeting
Berkshire Family History Society
Reading

29th to 31st March 2019
Genetic genealogy - how it all began and what the future holds
Guild of One-Name Studies 50th Anniversary Conference
Leicester

20th March 2019
Donor Conception Stakeholders Meeting organised by Curious Connections
Friends’ Meeting House (Room F11)
6 Mount Street
Manchester M2 5NS

15th February 2019
DNA for complete beginners
Back To Our Past/Genetic Genealogy Ireland
Waterfront Convention Centre
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Available online to Legacy Family Tree webinar subscribers

18th January 2019
Solving cold cases with genetic genealogy: can we, could we, should we?
DNA and the Past
University of Manchester

9th January 2019
Webinar for Findmypast on DNA and Family History. With David Nicholson of Living DNA and Alex Cox of Findmypast.

4th January 2019
Personal genetic testing and the end of donor anonymity
Fertility 2019 (Annual conference of the Association of Clinical Embryologists, the British Fertility Society, and the Society of Reproduction and Fertility)
ICC, Birmingham
Programme here.

2018

29th November 2018
The applications of genetics and DNA testing for family history
Stage 2 Advanced Course
Society of Genealogists
London

17th November 2018
Making the most of autosomal DNA
A workshop for those who have already tested
Berkshire Family History Society
Reading, Berkshire

2nd November 2018
The impact of personal genetic testing on donor conception
From Secrecy and Anonymity to DNA testing and Facebook
Donor Conception Network Workshop
Resource Centre
Holloway Road
London

27th October 2018
DNA testing and family history: how DNA testing can advance your genealogical research
Berkshire Family History Society
Reading, Berkshire

19th - 21st October 2018
DNA for Beginners and Finding missing persons with DNA
Genetic Genealogy Ireland/Back To Our Past
RDS, Dublin

6th October 2018
The basics of project management and Understanding mtDNA results
Guild of One-Name Studies DNA Seminar
Leicester

28th September 2018
The genetic genealogy revolution - how DNA testing is transforming family history research
Families in British India Society (FIBIS) 20th Anniversary Conference
Hawkwell House Hotel
Iffley
Oxford

15th September 2018
The power of genetic genealogy
Peak District U3A Family History Event
Buxton, Derbyshire

14th July 2018
DNA workshop
Berkshire Family History Society
Reading

9th June 2018
Family history, science and Irishness
Irish World Heritage Centre
Part of the Manchester Histories Festival
10.30 am-12.30 pm

26th May 2018
What's in a name? Surnames, DNA and one-name studies
10.30 am - 1.00 pm
Society of Genealogists
London

11th May 2018
Joint talk with Marilyn Crawshaw on DNA testing and donor conception in the genomic era
British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA) Annual Conference, London

8th May 2018
Who do you think you are? Genetic ancestry testing - the hype and the reality
London Skeptics in the Pub

21st April 2018
Two talks: Y-DNA and mtDNA demystified and Autosomal DNA demystified 
Cleveland, North Yorkshire & South Durham Family History Society
Family History Day - click here for programme
Holiday Inn
Scotch Corner
Darlington
County Durham

18th April 2018
DNA for Beginners
A lecture for the Society of Genealogists Family History Getaway course on Genealogy in the 21st Century
London

14th April 2018
DNA for beginners
Berkshire Family History Society
Reading

17th March 2018
Social media and family history
London Yorkshire Genealogy Group
Society of Genealogists
London

16th February 2018
Mysteries of the Titanic solved by DNA
Genetic Genealogy Ireland/Back to Our Past
Titanic Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland

10th to 11th February 2018
Archaeology and Ancient DNA
Oxford
Attendee at this Open University course

3rd February 2018
DNA relative tracing within the donor conception context
Donor Conception Network Supporters Day
London

27th January 2018
DNA for Beginners
A half-day workshop
Society of Genealogists
London
10.30 am - 1.00 pm

16th January 2018
The Joy of Surnames. A webinar for the Guild of One-Name Studies. The recording of the webinar and my handout are available via the Guild website (members only).

11th January 2018
The joy of surnames
West Surrey Family History Society, Woking branch
Woking Centre
Woking branch
7.50 pm
Details here

10th January 2018
Getting started with DNA
Woking U3A Genealogy Group
Parkview Centre
Woking
Surrey
2-4 pm

2017

7th December 2017
Panellist at the event Trust Me, I'm an Artist: DNA ancestry testing with Larry Achiampong and David Blandy
6:30 pm (to around 9 pm latest) at:
Arts Catalyst
74-76 Cromer Street
London
WC1H 8DR

30th November 2017 (Rescheduled for 6th December 2017)
The applications of genetics and DNA testing for family history
Society of Genealogists
London
6-8 pm


11th November 2017
Tracing the Devon diaspora through DNA
West Country Wanderings Seminar (Joint meeting of the Devon Family History Society and the Devon branch of the Guild of One-Name Studies)
Teign Heritage Centre
Teignmouth, Devon

20th October 2017
Making the most of autosomal DNA
Genetic Genealogy Ireland/Back To Our Past
RDS, Dublin

27th June 2017
Panellist at Workshop on Personal Genetic Testing: Challenges, Pitfalls and Benefits in and Beyond the Clinic
UCL Anthropology Department, 14 Taviton Street, London

8th to 11th June 2017
DNA Day and the SCGS Jamboree
Burbank, California, USA

6th to 8th April 2017
Autosomal DNA demystified
Who Do You Think You Are? Live
NEC, Birmingham

31st March 2017
DNA for Beginners
Port and Starboard - Guild of One-Name Studies Conference and AGM 2017
Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, Boorley Green, Southampton

18th March 2017
DNA and family history
London Group of Yorkshire Family History Societies
The Society of Genealogists, London

11th February 2017
Social media for one-name studies
Guild of One-Name Studies New Members' Seminar
Bearley Village Hall, near Stratford on Avon.

2016

22nd October 2016
The future of autosomal DNA
Genetic Genealogy Ireland
RDS, Dublin

17th September 2016
Workshop session: DNA demystified
AGRA conference "Demolishing brick walls"
Cambridge
For further details see: http://agraconference.com

13th August 2016
Promoting your Y project
Guild of One-Name Studies DNA Seminar
Star Centre, Ullenwood, Gloucestershire

14th July 2016
DNA for beginners
Hampshire Genealogical Society
United Reform Church Hall, Kings Road, Fleet

30th June 2016
Summer Institute of Genealogical Studies - Practical applications of genetic genealogy
University of Strathclyde
I will be teaching a full-day session on 30th June covering autosomal DNA (cousin matching, third-party tools and admixture) and mitochondrial DNA

24th June 2016 
6.00 pm
DNA for beginners
East London Family History Society, Bishopsgate Branch
Bishopsgate Institute, near to the Bishopsgate entrance to Liverpool Street Station

20th June 2016
Berkshire Family History Society, Abingdon

11th June 2016
DNA lecture day
Pudsey, Yorkshire
Organised by Your Fair Ladies
For details see the Your Fair Ladies website

1st June 2016
Jewish DNA evening
DNA cousins reunited: genetic genealogy for beginners
Jewish DNA evening - a joint meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain and the Guild of One-Name Studies
Delancey Theatre
Camden Town
London

14th May 2016
An introduction to DNA testing
The Clifford Association's annual event
Charlecote Pheasant Hotel
Warwickshire

24th April 2016
DNA matching: what does it mean for donor families?
Donor Conception Network conference
Finsbury Park, London N4

16th April 2016
DNA for beginners
London Cornish Family History Day
Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
235 Shaftesbury Avenue
London WC2H 8EP

7th to 9th April 2016
DNA lectures in DNA workshop
Who Do You Think You Are? Live
NEC, Birmingham
Two talks: DNA demystified - a beginners' guide to genetic genealogy and Understanding autosomal DNA - the pleasures and the pitfalls

2015

14th November 2015
DNA for beginners - a half-day workshop
Venue: Society of Genealogists, London

18th November 2015
DNA and family history: the basics
Berkshire Family History Society, Computer Branch, Woodley

21st November 2015
Hertfordshire Family History Society, Stevenage

9th to 11th October 2015
Two talks: DNA for beginners and autosomal DNA testing

3rd October 2015
DNA for beginners
London branch of Birmingham and West Midlands Family History Society
Venue: Society of Genealogists, London

12th September 2015 DNA for beginners
Venue: Exeter Mint Church, Fore Street, Exeter, Devon
A PDF of the slides from this presentation is available in the members' area of the DFHS website.

13th May 2015
Berkshire Family History Society, Newbury branch

16th-18th April 2015
Three presentations:
16th April Society of Genealogists Workshop: The joy of surnames
(handout available on the Society of Genealogists' website)
17th April DNA workshop: DNA testing for beginners (Recording available here)
18th April DNA workshop: I've got my autosomal DNA results now what do I do?
(Recording available here)

28th March 2015
Blogs - what are available? Should I create my own? (interactive session)

16th to 21st March 2015
Three presentations:
- 16th March: DNA testing for beginners
- 17th March: I've got my Family Finder results now what do I do?
- 18th March: I've got my Y-DNA and mtDNA results but now what do I do?

2014
17th to 19th October 2014
Genetic Genealogy Ireland, RDS, Dublin
18th October: DNA testing for beginners (recording available here)

19th to 21st September 2014
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa Conference
Four presentations:
19th September: I’ve got my DNA results, but what do I do next? Part 1: Y-DNA and mtDNA. Part 2: Autosomal DNA (workshop session)
20th September: Running a successful surname DNA project
20th September: Tips and techniques for analyzing autosomal DNA results
21st September: The joy of surnames (plenary session)

30th August 2014
DNA testing for beginners
"Dig for the Past, Look to the Future", Essex Society for Family History Conference, Basildon, Essex

25th June 2014
DNA for beginners
University of the Third Age, Wokingham, Berkshire

8th May 2014
DNA testing for family historians
Hampshire Genealogical Society, Andover branch

March 2014
Genealogy in the Sunshine, Rocha Brava, Portugal
Two presentations:
- 19th March: DNA demystified: understanding Y-DNA and mtDNA
- 20th March: DNA demystified: understanding autosomal DNA

20th to 22nd February 2014
- 20th February:  DNA for beginners: the three tests (Recording available here)
- 21st February: Chromosomes, conquerors and castles: DNA testing and the CruiseCruse/Cruwys one-name study

2013
21st October 2013
Social networking for genealogists
Berkshire Family History Society, Abingdon branch

18th to 20th October 2013
Genetic Genealogy Ireland, RDS, Dublin
Two presentations:
- 18th October: Chromosomes, conquerors and castles: DNA testing and the Cruise/Cruse/Cruwys one-name study (recording available here)
- 19th October: DNA for beginners (recording available here)

2nd October 2013
DNA for beginners
West Surrey Family History Society, Guildford

6th September 2013
Guild of One-Name Studies Regional Meeting, Ealing, London, co-hosted with Maurice Gleeson
How to set up and run a DNA project:
- The matching process, SNP testing and haplogroups (Recording available on the Guild's YouTube channel)
- Marketing and recruitment (Recording on the Guild's YouTube channel)

10th August 2013
Using social media to your advantage in a one-name study
Guild of One-Name Studies Art of One-Name Studies Seminar, Amersham, Buckinghamshire

7th April 2013
The power of social networking: genealogy in the 21st century
Guild of One-Name Studies Conference, Cardiff

22nd to 24th February 2013
DNA for beginners: the different tests

9th February 2013
DNA: the future

2012 
1st December 2012
The power of social networking: genealogy in the 21st century
Guild of One-Name Studies and Federation of Family History Societies joint seminar "Why be a society in the 21st century?", Gaydon, Warwickshire

8th November 2012
DNA and family history
West Surrey Family History Society, Woking

14th August 2012
The Facebook generation: social networking for genealogists
Buckinghamshire Family History Society, Bourne End branch

21st March 2012
Social networking for genealogists
Berkshire Family History Society, Computer Branch, Woodley

2011
12th November 2011
Ancestral research through DNA
Families in British India Society, London

12th July 2011
DNA and family history
Buckinghamshire Family History Society, Bourne End branch

2010   
20th  February 2010
- Cruwys/Cruse one-name study and DNA project
- Marketing and promoting a DNA project