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Jeanette Sheliga of Jeanette’s Genealogy lives in Lockport, NY and has been researching her family tree since 2002 and lecturing since 2011. She has had the privilege to speak for societies and libraries locally and virtually all over the world. Jeanette is the President of the Virtual Genealogical Association (VGA); she holds positions in local, state, and national societies; she has completed the study groups of ProGen 49 and Certification Practicum 02; and has attended many genealogy institutes.

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Publications/Media

• New York State Census: 1825, 1835, and 1845 - New York Researcher - Fall 2024, Volume 35, Number 3
• Source Spotlight: Sanborn Maps - Family Tree Magazine - November/December 2024
• Delayed Birth Records in the United States - NGS Magazine - January-March 2024, Volume 50, Number 1 with Sunny Morton

Lectures

• Within the Cemetery Gates
• Between the Census Years
• Navigating FultonHistory.com
• Beefing Up an Ancestor's Timeline
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Genealogy
• Getting Acquainted with the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)
• The D in B-M-D
• They All Resided in the Same Area: Creating a Locality Guide
• Above the Fold, Your Ancestors in the News
• Genealogy Lineage Societies
• New York State Censuses: You Won't Believe What's Hiding In There!
• County Courthouse Records of New York State
• New York State Vital Records
• Beginning Genealogy: Tips for Getting Started
• Genealogy Game Night!

Repositories
Niagara County Genealogical Society Library

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Affiliations
Leadership:

• Niagara County Genealogical Society (NCGS): Board Member, Vice President, Program Chair 2013 - present; Chairman of the Board 2020 - 2021.
• Western New York Genealogical Society (WNYGS): Board Member 2021, 2024-present; and Program Chair 2021 - present.
• Virtual Genealogical Association (VGA): Corresponding Secretary 2020 - 2021, President 2022 to present.
• Association of Professional Genealogists (APG): Professional Development Committee member 2023-present.

Membership:

• Association of Profession Genealogists (APG)
• National Genealogical Society (NGS)
• New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B)
• National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Niagara Falls Chapter (NSDAR)

Degrees
Masters of Music Education