Story City Historical Society Fall Dinner - September 21, 2023

 

Join us at Fairview Lodge on Thursday, September 21 as we learn more about DNA and genealogical research! Dana Kelly, the executive director of the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library, will be presenting at the Story City Historical Society’s Fall Dinner. A free-will donation Norwegian themed dinner will be served, including meatballs, mashed potatoes, and desserts. Dinner will be served from 5:30-6:30 with the presentation immediately following.

DNA can be a powerful tool for genealogy, but it isn’t intuitive to use the way more traditional genealogy sources can be. During this presentation we will explore using DNA to confirm your traditional research methods led you to the right people and show how DNA can be used to discover previously unknown ancestors.

Dana Kelly serves NAGC as the Executive Director. She oversees the daily operation of the center and is active in outreach activities and educational programming. An avid genealogist, her first experience with the center was as a member researching her family 20 years ago. Dana’s passion for family history led her to a Scandinavian Studies degree from UW-Madison where she learned to speak, read and write Norwegian. She has served on the board of directors for the Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society since 2009 and is a member of several Norwegian cultural and genealogical organizations including Sons of Norway, Vesterheim, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Dane County Area Genealogical Society, and International Society of Online Genetic Genealogists.

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Kate Feil

Director

Story City Historical Society