Colleen Murray

BCom, P.L.C.G.S    Professional Genealogist

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    Book Review: The Lost Family
    Colleen Murray
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Book Review: The Lost Family

    I recently finished Libby Copeland's book, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are, which came out about this time last...
    DNA & Forensic Genealogy
    Colleen Murray
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    DNA & Forensic Genealogy

    I've received my certificate for the "All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum" that I completed in 2020 through the Salt Lake...
    Advanced DNA Practicum
    Colleen Murray
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Advanced DNA Practicum

    I just handed in my last assignment for the All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum course, offered through the Salt Lake Institute...
    Genealogy & Positivity
    Colleen Murray
    • Mar 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Genealogy & Positivity

    If you’re like me, you are staying home as much as possible right now, to social-distance and help “flatten the curve”. It’s easy to get...
    Not just tall trees
    Colleen Murray
    • Jan 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Not just tall trees

    Do you remember when you first started working on your family tree? Your goal was probably to enter immediate relatives, and then move...
    Y-DNA and the Waiting Game
    Colleen Murray
    • Nov 4, 2019
    • 4 min

    Y-DNA and the Waiting Game

    I first tested my father’s Y-DNA back in 2014- and it wasn’t until a few weeks ago, five years later, that he finally received a match...
    Personal Genome Sequencing
    Colleen Murray
    • Feb 9, 2018
    • 1 min

    Personal Genome Sequencing

    I just listened to a fascinating discussion on CBC Radio: The Current on personal genome sequencing. Although we have become used to...
    My DNA Journey
    Colleen Murray
    • May 20, 2016
    • 3 min

    My DNA Journey

    Image Courtesy FamilyTreeDNA www.familytreedna.com Several years ago, my husband gave me a DNA test as a birthday gift. I did the cheek...
    Colleen Murray
    • Feb 10, 2015
    • 1 min

    Learning about DNA

    It’s a snowy day in Edmonton, and even though I do have to venture out to the Land Titles office to pick up some information for my house...

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