← East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference 2026
Agenda
Thursday, August 20
10:00 AM
How to do Trivia using Kahoot and Zoom
🎥 on demand
10:15 AM
How To Hangout in the ECGGC Hangout Area
🎥 on demand
Friday, August 21
2:00 PM
How to use the vFairs conference website
🎥 on demandFriday
3:00 PM
I Did Everything Right. So Where's My Ancestor?
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandFriday
4:00 PM
Turning a Brick Wall into a Community: Using Documents and DNA Together
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandFriday
7:00 PM
⭐ The AI Frontier in Genetic Genealogy: Where We Are and Where We're Going
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandFriday
Saturday, August 22
9:00 AM
⭐ It Takes a Village
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
10:05 AM
Understanding Your DNA Health Reports
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandSaturday
10:05 AM
DAR and DNA: Modern Tools for Revolutionary-Era Genealogy
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
10:05 AM
Understanding the What are the Odds Tool at DNA Painter
🎥 on demandSaturday
11:10 AM
Using DNA to Identify Ancestral Origins
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandSaturday
11:10 AM
Common Ancestors at DNAGedcom - Building Trees
🎥 on demandSaturday
11:10 AM
There's Always A Next Step
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
12:45 PM
Saturday Trivia Contest
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
1:30 PM
MyHeritage DNA Basic Level
🎥 on demandSaturday
1:30 PM
Your DNA Toolkit: Expanding Your Research with Third-Party Tools
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
1:30 PM
Navigating Your Jewish DNA Results
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandSaturday
2:35 PM
When the Story Isn't True: DNA and the Family Legend Problem
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
2:35 PM
The Power of DNA – Making Life-Changing Connections
🎥 on demandSaturday
2:35 PM
Mitochondrial DNA-Z: My Results Are Back, Now What?
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandSaturday
6:00 PM
DNA Academy Panel
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
7:00 PM
NGS testing for autosomal DNA
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
8:00 PM
Using Ancient Connections to Unlock Genealogy
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSaturday
Sunday, August 23
8:00 AM
ISOGG Meeting
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSunday
9:00 AM
⭐ Mining a Chromosome 22 Pile-Up: Clustering Through a Documented Colonial Lineage
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSunday
10:05 AM
Unleash the Power of DNA
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandSunday
10:05 AM
One genetic explorer's journey
🎥 on demandSunday
10:05 AM
Step Up to the Plate: Winning Strategies for Connecting with Your DNA Matches
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSunday
11:10 AM
Unraveling the Identity of Arthur Burton
🎥 on demandSunday
11:10 AM
The DNA of the Revolution
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSunday
11:10 AM
Finding an Ohio Pioneer Family Using Mitochondrial DNA
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandSunday
12:45 PM
Sunday Trivia Contest
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSunday
1:30 PM
Solving a Paternity Puzzle: AI-Assisted Match List Analysis in Endogamous Appalachia
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandSunday
1:30 PM
MyHeritage DNA Advanced Level
🎥 on demandSunday
1:30 PM
Between the Records and the Results: Tracing Native Ancestors in Mixed Lines
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSunday
2:35 PM
Gerald Hawley and the Silence: What Erased Ancestors Teach Us About DNA Research
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSunday
2:35 PM
Introduction to DNA Painter : Strategies to Enhance Your Genealogical Research
Suffolk · 🎥 on demandSunday
2:35 PM
Applied Artificial Intelligence for Genetic Genealogists
🎥 on demandSunday
3:35 PM
Closing event
Mystic · 🎥 on demandSunday