Retta Whinnery became interested in genealogy after moving to Kansas City in 1990. After learning about her paternal connection to a Quaker immigrant who came from Ireland, she wrote a booklet for her family. Then she started researching her mother's roots. In 2013, she took her first DNA test and enlisted other family members to test. After she retired in 2020, she took a series of courses in genealogy and started volunteering as a Search Angel. She has been a member of the DNA SIG since it started.
Date: May 23, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Central Resource Library - Carmack Room 87th & Farley, Overland Park, Kansas
Search Angel Group: Genetic Genealogist Who Work with DNA to Solve Biological Mysteries
Speaker: Retta Whinnery
Have you ever wondered how people who are adopted and have no access to paper records can figure out who their biological parents are? Taking a DNA test could be the key. There are DNA Search Angel groups who help people who are adopted, or donor-conceived, or have taken a DNA test and learned that they are not related to half of their known family. DNA Search Angels are genetic genealogists who can work with your DNA matches to build genetic networks to solve biological mysteries.