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Breaking Down Brick Walls with DNA

By Kate Penney Howard

2025-08-16 13:00:00 2025-08-16 14:00:00 America/Chicago Breaking Down Brick Walls with DNA Discover how genetic genealogists are identifying remains, helping adoptees, and breaking down family history brick walls with tips on applying these strategies to your own research. Advanced Learning Library - Conference Room AB

Saturday, August 16
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-16 13:00:00 2025-08-16 14:00:00 America/Chicago Breaking Down Brick Walls with DNA Discover how genetic genealogists are identifying remains, helping adoptees, and breaking down family history brick walls with tips on applying these strategies to your own research. Advanced Learning Library - Conference Room AB

Advanced Learning Library

Conference Room AB

Discover how genetic genealogists are identifying remains, helping adoptees, and breaking down family history brick walls with tips on applying these strategies to your own research.

Discover how genetic genealogists—often called “DNA Search Angels”—are solving mysteries, identifying remains, helping adoptees, and breaking down family history brick walls. Join Kate Penney Howard for an engaging overview of genetic genealogy techniques, highlights from real-life cases, and tips on applying these strategies to your own research.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Genealogy | Adult |

Advanced Learning Library

Phone: (316) 261-8500

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About the branch

The Advanced Learning Library, located centrally in the historic Delano neighborhood, has many specialty services and collections including the AV Studio, local history and genealogy collections, and Friends of the Library used bookstore.

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