The public is invited to attend an admission-free presentation by Nora Galvin on DNA and genetic genealogy at The Orchards hosted by the Southington Genealogical Society on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 7:30 pm.

Nora Galvin is a former secondary-school science teacher and research scientist at a major pharmaceutical company where she worked using DNA.  Her science background allows her to combine DNA technology with conventional genealogical research for a more comprehensive understanding of ancestral history.

Nora Galvin holds a B.S. in biology from Ohio State University and a Masters from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.  She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, New England chapter program chair; Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council, the president of Connecticut Ancestry Society and a member of the publication committee for the Connecticut Society of Genealogists.  Her website is Aunt Lizzie’s Trunk.

7:30 p.m., March 25th at The Orchards at Southington, 34 Hobart Street, Southington, Connecticut.