In-person & Virtual Event

Speaker: Patti Huff Smith, Director of Marketing, Dallas Genealogical Society

Topic: Using Social Media to Find & Attract Descendants of our Ancestors

Learn how to use social media for genealogy research and connect with living
descendants of your ancestors.

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Patti Huff Smith is the Director of Marketing at the Dallas Genealogical Society and holds her membership there. She is also a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, Texas State Genealogical Society, and counties in Texas where her roots run deep: Bosque, Hill, Johnson, Navarro, and Central Texas Genealogical Society in Waco, Texas. Patti uses traditional genealogy research skills and the latest tools in genetic genealogy technology. She manages 62 DNA kits for her immediate and extended family. Using DNA, she has solved some of her own family’s mysteries. She has also located biological families for clients using their DNA combined with research and DNA matching tools from Ancestry.com and GEDmatch.com.

Patti has developed 12 genealogy and DNA-related programs to inspire audiences in their genealogy journey and help others understand and make sense of their DNA results.

Patti received the “Volunteer of the Year” award from Dallas Genealogical Society in 2019.