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Jenny Rizzo Irwin, Certified Genealogist^®, specializes in United States research with a geographic focus on New York State, New York City, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. She also works on projects for clients with ancestors from Italy. Jenny enjoys working with clients to solve difficult genealogical problems and break down those proverbial brick walls. Jenny is an experienced forensic genealogist, specializing in kinship research for attorneys in probate and real estate cases; and for the U.S. military to assist in the accounting of missing service members from WWII. 

An active member of the community of professional genealogists, Jenny serves as President of the New England chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), Trustee for the Board of Certification for Genealogists (BCG) Education Fund, on the board of APG's Forensic Genealogy Special Interest Group (SIG), and on the committee for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG). 

Jenny also serves as editorial assistant for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.

Geographic Specialities

• New York State
• New York City
• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Connecticut
• Italy

Publications/Media
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “Familial Ties across Generations Identify Parents for Nathaniel Atwell of New York.” National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 112 (June 2024): 121–134.
 
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “The Guarino Family: Planting Roots from Ribera, Sicily in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey.” Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, 98 (September 2023): 131–140.
 
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “From Unknown Parentage to Military Repatriation, The Many Subspecialties of Forensic Genealogy.” Association of Professional Genealogist Quarterly, 38 (June 2023): 13–18.
 
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “Becoming a Professional Genealogist.” Association of Professional Genealogist Quarterly, 37 (September 2022): 9–11.

Repositories
New York State Archives, New York State Library, courthouses, county clerk offices, and historical societies located in New York's Capital District.

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Languages
English, Italian (limited)

Honorifics/Credentials
Certified Genealogist®

Certificates
Boston University Certificate in Genealogical Research (OL34)

Affiliations
Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG)
Association for Professional Genealogists (APG)
National Genealogical Society (NGS)
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B)
Utah Genealogical Society (UGA)
Italian Genealogy Group

Degrees
M.A. Criminal Justice, University at Albany
M.A. Educational Psychology, Boston College