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Derek J. Blount

Genealogist for four decades and Lecturer for 13 years
Lost Branches, LLC
Owner/Genealogist
248 224-9505
Royal Oak, Michigan
United States


  • Speaking / Presenting

  • Family History Research

  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Available for in-person events
  • Available for virtual events

  • Photograph Analysis

United Kingdom, territories and former colonies

Beginning Your Family Genealogy
Genealogical Research in the United Kingdom
They Came by Sail and Steam (US Immigration)
They Came by Sail and Steam to Canada (Canada Immigration)
Orphan Trains 1854-1929
Scottish Genealogy Beyond the Clans
Scotch-Irish Who Are They and How Do We Find Them?
Connecting the Dots on Your Family Map
Introduction to Heraldry
Peter Robinson Settlement (Ontario, CA)
Spider Brushers, Servants in the Manor House
French and Indian War Research
Remember the Maine, Spanish American War Research
Bring Out Your Dead, Plagues, Epidemics and Pandemics
Where are the Early Dead of Detroit?
A Professional Genealogist ? Why When and How
People of the Dust Bowl
Researching Welsh Ancestry
The English Poor Laws and the Workhouses
Lumber Barons and the Shanties that worked for them (Michigan)
The Great Midwest Fires of 1871 and 1881
Finding the Men of the Fur Trade
Haul Away Joe! (researching Great Lakes mariners)

  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 18th Century
  • 17th Century

Four Courses at Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh

B.S. (Management) Oakland University