Social Media Chair for regional
genealogical society 2016- April 2018 Volunteered at the SDGS library for three
years SDGS Lost Treasures Committee Chair for 2 years SDGS Writers Group
participant for 2 years
I have 7 years of experience as a Professional
Genealogist. I have conducted various
research projects for clients in which I have researched online and in onsite libraries,
regional archives and university archives for client’s family history requests.
I have provided social, county history and boundary
evolution information in the context of the client’s research question as well
as specific primary and secondary information on specific ancestors with
appropriate source citations.
I use online paid databases such as Ancestry, Find My Past
and Genealogy Bank as well as various internet resources. I am a
member of the Association for Professional Genealogists, New England Genealogical
Historical Society, Ohio Genealogical Society (Ashland County and Hancock
County chapters) My research
specialty localities include Virginia, Arizona, California, Wisconsin, Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
I have also tutored clients in Roots Magic software and
conducted data entry for them using this genealogy database. I have formulated client queries for online
genealogy groups.
In accordance with the Association for Professional
Genealogists annual education requirement: I have attended Jamboree (Southern California Genealogical
Society), Ohio Genealogical Conferences conference and currently
have a subscription to Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
I am currently studying Genetic Genealogy. I have used Microsoft Word to create status
reports for clients and project reports.
I have prepared
clients for library research trips to the Family History Library in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
I have conducted short
research projects like locating client requested obituaries, Family Bible and
photographic identification.
