Lisa M. Vogele Named as Recipient of Inaugural APG Fellowship
6 March 2025
Lisa M. Vogele of Loveland, Colorado, USA, was selected to be the first recipient of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Fellowship. The Fellowship awards an APG member up to USD$2,500 to undertake a culturally-immersive research opportunity outside of their country of residence focused on professional, academic, and/or personal development related to their genealogical practice. Vogele intends to examine largely-inaccessible Northern Italian passport records and develop finding aids/indexes to benefit the research of others.During her fellowship, Vogele plans to research passport collections between 1850-1950 in the Genoa, Livorno, Savona, Treviso, and Turin State Archives. She hopes to digitally document the condition and scope of the records in greater detail, and will develop a field guide to Italian passports, showing the variety of records available for each location along with tips for visiting, ordering, and researching on site in Italy.
“The well-documented Italian diaspora creates an audience of genealogical researchers interested in these records,” said Vogele. “These passport records inform the immigration journey stories of Italians to the United States, Canada, England, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and other countries around the world.”
“The APG Fellowship selection committee saw great potential in Lisa’s proposal,” said APG President Suzanne L. Hoffman. “We look forward to seeing the results of her research.” APG is the world’s largest organization of genealogy professionals, with more than 2,000 members in 40+ countries.
Vogele, an experienced genealogist with 20 years of research experience, is the owner of Travel Your Tree, a family history research and heritage travel company. Her areas of expertise include late 19th-20th century United States research & immigration, particularly Italian and Irish research.
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