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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

Hours

Today's hours

We're open 10:00AM to 8:00PM

Mon, Jul 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 24 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 26 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 27 1:00PM to 5:00PM

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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