I enjoy connecting families with the stories of their past. My love of genealogy extends back 30 years when I began researching my own family. Along the way this became rather a fetish, and I discovered I loved researching anyone's story!

Because of my personal family history, my skills are broad. My father's relatives emigrated mostly from the UK through Canada (Ontario and New Brunswick), eventually settling in the Midwest. I am comfortable researching in any of these areas. My mother's father immigrated from China to Hawaii. As a non-Chinese speaker, I understand facing a seemingly insurmountable language barrier, combined with overwhelming recognition that a standard genealogy course does not apply to your family situation.

My Master's thesis involved researching immigrants from China to Hawaii. I am happy to help guide you through the process.

With an Master's degree in Genealogy, I am thorough, careful, and can help you with your questions.

Repositories
National Archives at San Francisco

Research Time Periods

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

Languages
English, German

Certificates
Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogy from the University of Strathclyde

Degrees

• MSc in Genealogy, Paleography and Heraldry from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK)
• B.A. in Humanities with a History emphasis from Brigham Young University