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Rev. Kate Penney Howard

Genetic Genealogist Specializing in breaking through brick walls with DNA.
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.

 
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
Affiliations
Member of Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, Genealogical Speakers Guild, and Indiana Genealogical Society.
Degrees
M.Div from Christian Theological Seminary, 2011.