The New DNA Landscape with Shannon Christmas

Have you just had your DNA tested with one of the DNA companies and you are unsure what to do with your results?

Named an “essential blog for genetic genealogy education” by the Board of Certification for Genealogists, Through The Trees is a blog for genealogy enthusiasts seeking to locate and leverage new tools and emerging technologies to break through genealogical brick walls.

Shannon Christmas, is an experienced genealogist specializing in genetic, colonial American, and African-American genealogy in Virginia and the Carolinas. He serves as a 23andMe Ancestry Ambassador, administrator of The Captain Thomas Graves of Jamestown Autosomal DNA Project, and as a co-administrator of The Hemings-Jefferson-Wayles-Eppes Autosomal DNA Project. 

Shannon was invited to participate in the American Society of Human Genetics’ Roundtable on Genetic Ancestry Inference and investigated the genetic lineage of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia. He presented his findings at The 2015 Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society’s National Conference in Richmond, Virginia.  He is also faculty for the DNA track with MAGGI.