Intro to Genetic Genealogy In Person Only

Name: Intro to Genetic Genealogy In Person Only
Start: 2025-09-19T13:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-09-19T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Hoffman Heights Library

Schedule

Fri Sep 19 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Hoffman Heights Library | Denver, CO

Curious about DNA testing but not sure where to start—or how to make sense of those mysterious cousin matches? This FREE program will guide you through the fascinating world of genetic genealogy.
✅ Learn the basics of DNA testing
✅ Understand your DNA matches
✅ Discover how to cluster matches using the Leeds Method, Ancestry, and GEDMatch
✅ See how DNA is used to solve adoption mysteries, mis-attributed parentage cases, and even cold cases
Whether you’re trying to grow your family tree, uncover unknown relatives, or just make sense of those results sitting in your inbox, this session will help you connect the dots.
About the presenter:
Anna Phillips has over twenty years experience in genealogical research and is the owner of Uncovered Roots.
She has a degree in History from the University of Colorado Denver. In June 2023 she completed the University of Florida’s Fundamentals of Genetic Genealogy with instructor, Joan Hanlon, and has attended many genetic genealogy courses and conferences in the past two years.
Currently she is a full-time volunteer with United Data Connect, a Denver based firm using Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) on law enforcement cold cases.
She has also successfully helped others find their biological parents and other family members as a Search Angel. She is the current Secretary of the Colorado Genealogical Society.
Click here to register:
https://cogensoc.us/cgs-events/intro-to-genetic-genealogy-in-person-only/