Learn about the DNA Doe Project with volunteer genetic genealogist Chelsea Hanrahan. In 2021, Chelsea began using her research skills and lifelong interests in genealogical research and crime in a new area; investigative genetic genealogy. She has been a volunteer investigative genetic genealogist with the DNA Doe Project since 2022 and has been able to use her skills to help solve cases of unidentified John and Jane Does for law enforcement. This presentation will go into some of the basics of investigative genetic genealogy, what genealogists do, and will review some of the cases that have been solved by the DNA Doe Project with this incredible new tool. 

Chelsea Hanrahan is a faculty member and the Director of the H. Raymond Danforth Library at New England College. She has a master’s degree in library science from Indiana University and a BA in History from the University of NH. In addition to her investigative genetic genealogy work, Chelsea is a researcher for the New England based podcast "Murder, She Told," works with the FAIR Lab in UNH to provide support to scientific researchers, and also does outreach work and speaking engagements to help educate the public on the use of genetic genealogy.