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How Shellie Baxter Uses Drones, DNA and Deep History to Reclaim Ancestral Legacies

13 October 2026

In this Beyond the Drone episode, host Desi Ekstein sits down with Shellie Baxter, Founder and Executive Director of Our Genetic Legacy, for a powerful conversation on reclaiming lost ancestral stories and equipping the next generation with cutting edge technology skills. Shellie shares how her work in genealogy and genetic research revealed the gaps in historical records for Black and Brown families and how that discovery sparked a nonprofit dedicated to restoring legacy, identity and historical truth. Her programs now span drone mapping, 3D cemetery re… Video by YouTube channel.

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