The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library is holding a free genealogy symposium to explore how DNA testing can uncover family history, trace stories and connect people with relatives.

The event will feature professional genealogist Kathleen Brandt who, in addition to being an international genealogist, is also a private investigator, consultant and published freelance writer. Brandt is the author of blog.a3Genealogy.com, an educational and skill building blog that explores carious cultural and ethnic folk life traditions, as well as history and genealogy research tips.

Attendees can expect to learn how DNA testing works, what kind of results to expect and how to use them to discover relatives and ancestors that would have otherwise been unknown. The symposium will be from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15 in the library’s Marvin Auditorium.