Lauren's Genetic Genealogy

07/28/2025

I’m proud to share that I’ve recently earned the Accredited Investigative Genetic Genealogist (AIGG) designation from the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Accreditation Board (IGGAB)

This rigorous accreditation represents a key milestone in my work as an investigative genetic genealogist, and I’m honoured to be among the first handful of Canadian practitioners to receive it. 🇨🇦 🧬

Thank you to IGGAB for developing a thoughtful and challenging process that helps set professional standards in our growing field.

05/21/2025

After nearly a month... I am back with another search post!

Geoffrey's search was a quick one that took about two hours, and then a few weeks later we had official confirmation of who his biological father was.

Read more here:

*All names have been changed Search goal: Identify Geoffrey’s biological father Geoffrey’s wife Josie reached out on his behalf for help with his search. Geoffrey is an adoptee and had …

04/15/2025

Looking forward to representing Canada 🇨🇦 on this panel about IGG on a global scale and challenges of implementing IGG nationwide, at the RIGG conference in New Jersey in June. More info here https://whova.com/embedded/session/M3B1k4-H9HrP3r4gb-DxSUcBBvkulxg4VlEvy%408L28Q%3D/4473002/?widget=primary

We have just a handful of speakers left to announce ahead of and we are so excited for this panel! These four speakers from around the world will come together to discuss adoption of IGG on a global scale and the challenges of implementing IGG in their respective countries. Don't miss it! Tickets available through April 30: https://www.ramapo.edu/igg/conference/

03/27/2025

Cassie's search was a two part search- she was looking for her biological father, as well as her maternal grandparents. Amazingly, it all just took a few days from start to end!

After I posted this, my website notified me that Cassie's search is my 200th search post, so this is roughly my 200th search (some searches involve two people) About 100 more are either in progress, pending, or not published for privacy reasons.

If you read my search posts, follow along here on Facebook, or listen to me chatter about genetic genealogy in Messenger, I'd like to thank you for your support! More search posts to come.

*All names have been changed. Primary search goal: Identify Cassie’s biological father Secondary search goal: Identify Cassie’s maternal grandparents Part 1: Cassie’s biological f…

03/20/2025

My cousin Piper's search is proof that I never give up! It may have taken 4 years to solve her family mystery, but at last it finally came together.
Thanks to new tools over the years, and a new match (who was only 57cm!) we were able to find her paternal great grandfather's identity.

Read all about it here:

*All names have been changed Search goal: Identify Piper’s biological great grandfather Piper’s search is a search very close to my heart, because she is my own first cousin! Our biolog…

03/18/2025

Lauren's Genetic Genealogy is proud to have assisted Judy (in far right of the Clarke family picture) find her biological family in 2022!
Judy and her biological family appeared in tonight's episode of Family Feud Canada, available on CBC Gem if you missed it! I love seeing positive reunions like this.

03/12/2025

Today is domain renewal anniversary for www.laurensgeneticgenealogy.ca ! This year marks four years since I created the website and later this year it will be seven years since my first solve with genetic genealogy.

When I first started the site, it was just a way for me to keep track of the different ways I use genetic genealogy and other methods to help find biological family members of my friends, family, and even strangers. Every search is unique and has different challenges.

I believe everyone has a right to know their ancestral or biological origins if that is what they choose to do. And that is why I do what I do- as an adoptee myself, I know and understand the feeling of wondering and wanting to learn more.

Thanks to all who read the writeups and feel free to subscribe if you want posts delivered directly to your email (about 2 or 3 a month).

More search posts coming soon- SO many searches pending solved.

And stay tuned for an exciting speaker announcement coming soon too!

Uncover. Connect. Resolve. Specializing in genetic genealogy services tailored for adoptees searching for their biological roots, and forensic genealogy to identify unidentified human remains. With…

02/17/2025

Happy family day!
A few weeks ago I was featured on CBC Now or Never radio/podcast show about my journey and how I ended up as a genetic genealogist. I'm grateful for all the work I get to do connecting family members with each other- it's what I like doing best. And of course I myself am very lucky to have so many family members around Canada and Australia.

More search solve posts on the blog coming soon!

Solving genealogy mysteries has become a bit of an obsession for Lauren Robilliard, who's helped hundreds of people track down biological family members. For this self-taught "super sleuth," it all started when she was a young girl who knew she was adopted, and wanting to find answers about who she is.

Hear about Lauren's journey to find her biological parents, and how it led her to become a professional genetic genealogist: https://link.chtbl.com/dqM832PO

01/04/2025

New year, new solves! Tyler's search is one that began well over a year ago, in 2023, and just wrapped up very recently. This one was a team effort with my friend/fellow search angel helping out, several people doing DNA tests to help narrow things down, and a nonagenarian providing a key name.

Read more here:

*All names have been changed Search goal: Identify Tyler’s paternal grandfather Tyler’s search is one that took well over a year to solve, beginning in 2023, but teamwork helped make it…

12/30/2024

2024 is almost over, and I'm waiting to board my final flight back to Toronto, so it is definitely time to post the year end wrap up for Lauren's Genetic Genealogy! I love stats and data, so here's a look back at adoption/unknown parentage searches solved this year.

52 searches were solved, originating in 4 different countries, with 59% of searches originating in the province of Ontario where I currently live.

I also solved an 85 year old missing person's case within an adoption search, which was the most popular post on my website this year: Missing No More: Rene Bourrice’s Reappearance- from legal death in British Columbia to second life in Quebec
https://laurensgeneticgenealogy.ca/2024/05/02/missing-no-more-rene-bourrices-reappearance-from-legal-death-in-british-columbia-to-second-life-in-quebec/

For those with searches still in progress, I continue to diligently work on them, and hope that the right matches will appear in 2025. I never give up! Many searches are pending complete/awaiting further test results, and I hope to write them up soon.
Several long term searches were solved in 2024, some that took three years- there is always hope!

All the best for the new year! I hope to help you get the answers you are searching for.

*stats do not include searches in partnership with law enforcement or non profit organizations.

12/20/2024

I am a little behind on posting some of my solved searches, so some that I need to write and post are actually from earlier in the year, like Devin's!

Devin's search is an interesting one that took a couple months from start to finish earlier this year. His search revealed that one of his biological parents had an NPE of their own, which is still a mystery that I'm actively working on and hope to solve one day.

Read more here:

*All names have been changed. Search goal: Identify Devin’s biological parents Devin’s wife and daughter reached out for help earlier this year with Devin’s search on his behalf. …

11/15/2024

As you might have heard, I'm heading to Australia for most of December! 🇦🇺

I recently wrapped up a search (over a century old!) that took me Down Under. Solving mysteries like this is very rewarding for descendants of adoptees, like Janet.

Read more here:

*All names have been changed. Search goal: Identify Janet’s maternal grandparents Sometimes, helping one person with their search ends up helping another, and that is the case with Janet& #821…