DNAversity: Designing the Future of Family History Research
Sun, Sep 20
|The Block Club
Where DNA Meets AI
Time & Location
Sep 20, 2026, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
The Block Club, 6403 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92114, USA
About the Event
DNAversity: Designing the Future of Family History
Where DNA, History & AI Come Together to Uncover Lost Ancestry
DNAversity: Designing the Future of Family History is a two-day, hands-on experience exploring how DNA, historical records, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology can transform the way we discover and preserve family history.
Presented by Our Genetic Legacy, DNAversity brings elements of the organization's We The People Museum from the virtual world into a physical space, creating an interactive environment where participants become active researchers of their own histories.
On Saturday and Sunday, the space transforms into the DNAversity Discovery Lab. Participants will learn how to work with their own DNA, investigate historical records, build and analyze family trees, break through genealogy brick walls, and use AI-powered research tools to uncover new clues.
Selected participant cases will be researched live, giving attendees a firsthand look at how a real family mystery moves from…