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Keepsake DNA by Intermountain Forensics
Current & Future Customers: â€‹

(October 5, 2024)

In July of this year, Intermountain Forensics partnered with DNA Labs International Inc. to transition day-to-day laboratory operations. Since then, Keepsake DNA has been adjusting to this transition as we evaluate our workflow and vendors going forward. Although there have been challenges, we are excited about the possibilities of new services we can offer in the future. Our team is confident in this new path forward, and we are thankful for your patience as we adapt to this transition.

Our hope is to open up DNA testing again in December.

If you are a current or future customer and have questions, we want to address these. Please fill out the form below, and we will be in touch.

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DNA Testing of Ancestral Artifacts

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Finally – what hard core genealogists have been waiting for!  Unlock the mysteries of your family’s ancestry and fill the holes in your genealogical tree through the testing of ancestral artifacts such as old envelopes, watches, hats, hair, etc.

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Our Services

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We’ll test any artifact from which we believe usable DNA may be extracted.  Examples:  Envelopes, hats, hair, eyeglasses, watches, bone, dentures, toothbrushes, jewelry, garments, smoking pipes, tools, lighters, bandages, artificial limbs, chewed gum, etc.

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Before requesting testing, we will want to discuss the likelihood that particular extracted DNA belongs to the original owner.  Some items might be ruined by testing, such as the back flap of an envelope.

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Testing will be conducted by a United States lab with seasoned personnel and state of the art technology.  We reserve the right to request proof of appropriate possession of items.

About Us

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Betty Porter, our founder, has been a genealogist since 1976, in Kansas and now Utah.  Keepsake DNA developed from her own frustrations in finding a place in the United States that would provide genealogical testing of some ancestral artifacts.  In 2022, Intermountain Forensics (a 501(c)(3) non-profit laboratory) purchased Keepsake DNA, coverted it to a non-profit venture and committed to Betty's legacy to provide genetic genealogy testing to  this service to all those who have need of this testing. 

 

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