Rev. Kate Penney Howard
Genetic Genealogist & Speaker
Columbia City, Indiana
United States
Currently accepting clients for...
- DNA
- Family History Research
- Speaking / Presenting
- Writing /Publishing
Family History Research
- DNA
- Document Retrieval / Record Agent
- Ethnicity / Religion
- Family History Research
- Immigration / Naturalization
- Tutor / Coach
DNA
- Adoption / Unknown Parentage
- Investigative Genetic Genealogy
- Tutor / Coach
Speaking/Presenting
- DNA
- Family History Research
- Methodology & Resources
- Technology
- Writing & Publishing
- Available for in-person events
- Available for virtual events
Writing/Publishing
- Author/Writer
- Editor
- Tutor / Coach
Other Speciality
- Forensic Research
- Heir & Probate Search
- Heirlooms / Archivist
- House Historian / Local History
- Oral Historian
Kate Penney Howard is a genetic genealogist, specializing in brick wall work, HighRoH, and endogamy.
She has presented at Rootstech, East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference, Illinois Genealogical Society, the International Congress on Medieval Studies, NAAP/RTK’s Untangling Our Roots, and the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Future speaking engagements include Rootstech 2025 and Ohio Genealogical Society 2025, as well as local library & genealogical society presentations.
She has presented at Rootstech, East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference, Illinois Genealogical Society, the International Congress on Medieval Studies, NAAP/RTK’s Untangling Our Roots, and the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Future speaking engagements include Rootstech 2025 and Ohio Genealogical Society 2025, as well as local library & genealogical society presentations.
Lectures
- Squeezing All the Info Out of Your DNA Matches
- Colonial Origins & DNA
- Breaking Down Brick Walls with DNA
- Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
- Adoption & DNA
- Jewish Settlements in the Ohio River Valley: DNA Case
- When the DNA is a Thorny Thicket - Endogamy & HighRoH
- Murder in the Mountains: Grandpa’s Birth Father in Court Records: DNA Case
- Breathing Life into Grandpa’s V-Mail: Creating a Narrative History of WWII Service
- Solving Maternal Surname Mysteries with DNA
- An Ever-Growing Tree: Descendancy Research and DNA
- Let Tech Work For You: Harnessing the Power of Apps and Tools
- Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt: Using DNA to Affirm Documentary Evidence
- Facts and Fables: Crafting Your Family Narrative
- Building a Family Medical History When Adoption Obscures the Truth
- Genetic Genealogy, Empathy, and the NPE Community
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Amplify Your Genealogy
- Sleuthing Immigration and Migration Patterns with DNA
- Faith of Our Fathers (immersion into your ancestors’ faith life, practice, and religious songs, customized to your region/ethnicity)
- Grandparents’ Songs - the music that defined generations, customized to your interest.
- DNA Case studies can be designed for just about any region/time/ethnic background. For example, Ireland (using Y and atDNA), a Maltese diplomat fathering a child in VA during WWII, an extraordinarily interesting European-descent, 19th-century con-man who is the ancestor of a famous R&B singer.
Research Time Periods
- 21st Century
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
- 17th Century
- 16th Century and Earlier