RLP 38: Three Tips for Connecting with Your DNA Cousins

In our podcast episode today, Diana and I discuss how to best contact your DNA matches so that they respond, creating a family tree in your software that includes living cousins, and sharing research and memories with the cousins you find. We also talk about Diana's experience meeting in person with a 2nd cousin she found through DNA and what interesting family document she had which gave Diana helpful information to sort through a difficult discovery she had made years before. Links 3 Tips for Connecting with your DNA Cousins - Diana's blog post   Understanding and Using Your DNA Results – 4 Simple Steps - Robin's post about reaching out to DNA matches; includes a form letter to use when sending emails to matches Photomyne - smartphone app for scanning photos Do You Have a Skeleton in your Family History Closet? - Diana's blog post about discovering difficult information about ancestors RLP 16: How to Deal with Skeletons in the Closet - podcast episode about writing up your research about skeletons with objectivity BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy - Diana and Nicole are both speaking at this conference July 30 - August 2, 2019 Research Like a Pro eCourse Study Group - more information and email list Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Share an honest review on iTunes or Stitcher. You can easily write a review with Stitcher, without creating an account. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click "write a review." You simply provide a nickname and an email address that will not be published. We value your feedback and your ratings really help this podcast reach others. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our newsletter to receive notifications of new episodes.