Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting

I focus on crafting dynamic genealogical presentations and providing in depth and accurate genealogical research.
Services include:

• Lecturing—Offering a variety of presentations and continue to create new programs based on research and patron interest.
• Classes or Workshops—Any lectures can be extended into hands-on workshops or classes.
• Research Services—This can include helping someone organize their research and plan their own research or working on a client’s behalf on specific research questions. These services include detailed written reports and documentation adhering to the code of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Proof Standard.
• Writing Genealogy Related articles
• Document Retrieval—Retrieval from Greater Lansing Area institutions.

Lectures

• “City Directory Under the Counter”: Exploring an Underutilized Resource
• Did Your Ancestors Join? Societies, Aid, and Other Community Groups
• Finding Gems in Occupational Records
• Yes, They Could Own Land: The Homestead Act and African American Homesteaders
• TB in the Family Tree
• The Census and African American Genealogy
• Britain to Canada to Michigan
• Non-Traditional Records
• Off the Beaten Path: Small Local History Collections and Genealogy Research
• Roadtrip! No, really, it’s Not All Online
• DNA Testing & Genealogy Research: A Layman’s Approach
• Scandalous Ancestors
• Cluster Research: Are We Related to the Whole Neighborhood
• Researching African American Ancestors
• Michigan: Genealogy Research in the Great Lakes State
• When the Neighborhood To Michigan: Ohio to Michigan Migration

Repositories

• Archives of Michigan
• Library of Michigan
• Michigan State University Archives
• Bentley Library
• Grand Rapids Public Library
• Capital Area District Libraries, Forest Parke Library and Archives
• Others possible on request

 

Research Time Periods

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

Degrees
Masters of Science in Information (Archives and Records Management), Bachelor of Arts (History)