We hope you will join DNAngels for a private dinner event* during the Untangling Our Roots conference. Friday, March 31 at 7:00PMMussel & Burger Bar9200 Taylorsville RoadLouisville, KY 40299 Joining us will be a special guest (Leeanne R. Hay) speaking to us about the history of hidden parentage and how the truth can positively impact our lives and future generations. RSVP with payment by: March 1st, 2023 Dinner $25.00 due with reservation.[includes: …
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Volunteers for the Month -November 2022
Erika Korowin Everyone within DNAngels knows Erika as mommy to Bea - the adorable little Kewpie-Doll-like baby everyone wants to cuddle. Erika was initially nominated for her work as a research assistant, but she recently moved over to work as an Apprentice Angel. Research Team Lead Ashlee says, “Erika has been an incredible asset from the beginning of her time with us at DNAngels. She never shies away from trying to figure out the hard mysteries, the difficult records, or the strange …
Volunteers for the Month – October 2022
Monia Pezzi This month’s first volunteer of the month is our “Adoption Queen” Monia Pezzi. It’s no secret that Monia’s favorite type of case is adoptions, and she is excellent at solving them. “Don't be fooled by Monia's soft-spoken manner”, says Founder and Executive Director, Laura Olmsted, “She knows her field of study as a genetic genealogist and gets the job done for clients time after time. She took on a leadership role when we had an opening and ran with it. She is …
Musings of an Angel – Volume 18
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer For those of us who are NPE, our mothers’ secrets have been exposed by a DNA test, that we unwittingly took. For those that are adopted, never knew their parents, or grew up knowing they were donor-conceived, the test was taken with the expectation of …
Volunteers of the Month – September 2022
This month’s Volunteers of the Month are Adrian Kershaw and Lisa Vavrick! Adrian Kershaw came to DNAngels after completing the prestigious Boston University Genealogy Course and scoring top marks. She immediately impressed us with her quick ability to solve a test case,her thoroughness in her responses and her kind and caring attitude. Research Team Lead, Ashlee Krump says, “Adrian was such a huge help on my husband's case. And then when she knew I needed help with my cousin, she quickly …
Musings of An Angel – Volume 17
The Cost of being an NPE I’m not talking about the $99 or whatever you paid to spit in the tube. I’m talking about the cost – emotionally, mentally, and physically – once you got your results and had that stone-in-the-pit-of- your-stomach feeling when you realized your life had just changed dramatically. Only someone who has had a DNA Surprise knows what I am talking about. That feeling when you feel everything you’ve ever known slide away from you and the blind panic that comes after it. Those …
