LaDonna Garner M.A.
Recording & Restoring the Past
Leafseeker Consulting
Historic Consultant — Historic Preservationist & Professional Genealogist
French Village, Missouri
United States
Currently accepting clients for...
- Speaking / Presenting
- Writing /Publishing
- Other Speciality
Family History Research
- Document Retrieval / Record Agent
- Ethnicity / Religion
- Family History Research
- Military
Speaking/Presenting
- Family History Research
- Methodology & Resources
- Technology
- Available for in-person events
- Available for virtual events
Other Speciality
- Heir & Probate Search
- Heirlooms / Archivist
- House Historian / Local History
- Oral Historian
- Web Design
LaDonna Garner, M.A. is a Historic Consultant — Historic Preservationist & Professional Genealogist — focused on historical preservation and genealogical research across the U.S. She instructs and lectures on both subjects and encourages methodical discussion. Garner is an active member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (former Board Member and Professional Development Chair) and assists numerous organizations in volunteer and leadership capacities.
Researching her family history for over 30 years, Garner is passionate about recording historic minority communities and cemeteries, genealogy education, archive & public record access, protecting our landscapes through historic preservation, and cemetery restoration.
Researching her family history for over 30 years, Garner is passionate about recording historic minority communities and cemeteries, genealogy education, archive & public record access, protecting our landscapes through historic preservation, and cemetery restoration.
Additional specialities or search keywords
African American, brick wall, cemeteries, communities, Midwest, multiracial, reenacting, rural
African American, brick wall, cemeteries, communities, Midwest, multiracial, reenacting, rural
Publications/Media
Protecting Midwest Pioneer Cemeteries through Preservation Reform (2014)
Protecting Midwest Pioneer Cemeteries through Preservation Reform (2014)
Lectures
Extensive background in various research areas and methodology. Topics include beginning genealogy, cemetery research & preservation, health histories, newspapers, archival organizing, probate, society management, and brick wall research.
Extensive background in various research areas and methodology. Topics include beginning genealogy, cemetery research & preservation, health histories, newspapers, archival organizing, probate, society management, and brick wall research.
Repositories
NARA St. Louis, St. Louis County Library, St. Louis Public Library, Missouri Courthouses
NARA St. Louis, St. Louis County Library, St. Louis Public Library, Missouri Courthouses
Research Time Periods
- 21st Century
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
Affiliations
- Afro-American Genealogical & Historical Society of Chicago
- Association for Gravestone Studies
- Genealogical Speakers Guild
- National Genealogical Society
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- St. Louis Genealogical Society
- St. Louis Mourning Society
Degrees
- MA (Historic Preservation)
- BS (Historic Preservation)
- AA (Liberal Arts)
- AAS (Veterinary Science)