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Throughout her career, Keri has assisted people in researching, correlating, and publishing information as a librarian, researcher, writer, editor, teacher, and designer. Blending those skills with more than fifteen years of genealogical research culminated in her dream position specializing in Germanic research at Legacy Tree Genealogists. Legacy Tree Genealogists is celebrating twenty years of genealogy research. Watch here to learn more about our process and how we have helped hundreds of clients find their ancestors.

In addition, she is an active volunteer for her local genealogical society, the Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO). She is a board member and serves as co-editor and layout designer for The Forum Insider, newsletter of the GFO. She designs many of the advertisements for the society's educational events.

Additional specialities or search keywords
Kurrent, German Script

Publications/Media

• The Oldest Man in Oregon? John Dowd, born in Ireland, died 21 February 1921 in Multnomach County Oregon, The Bulletin 73, no. 4 (Jun 2024): 1-10.
• Children Born to Carl Orem Van Buskirk and Yolande Fontaine Bugbee, who Divorced on 3 March 1921 in Chicago, Illinois," Chicago Genealogical Society Quarterly 56(1):3-11.
• River Settlers: The Story of Frank Conrad Sherrieb (1845-1925) and Isabelle Boorman (1866-1953) of Hood River, Oregon, as told by their Daughter Lorena (Sherrieb) Gillson.The Bulletin, 70, no. 3 (Mar 2021):18-24.

Co-Editor of The Forum Insider, the winner of the 2022 National Genealogical Society Newsletter Competition - Large Society Newsletter. The Forum Insider is the newsletter of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon.

Sample of articles from The Forum Insider

• Examine Every Detail: Clues to Naturalization Found in Wife's Records,The Forum Insider (Jan 2023) 34(5):7-8.
• Families Search for Lost Loved Ones: Last Seen Site Shares Ads from Formerly Enslaved People, The Forum Insider (August 2022) 34 (2):6.
• Arrest Records a Fascinating Source: Multnomah County Archives Shares Criminal Registers Online, The Forum Insider (July 2022), 34(1):5-6.
• Multnomah Coroner Records Available Online,The Forum Insider (Feb 2022), 33(6):6-7.
• Family Relationships Revealed with Google News Archive,The Forum Insider (Jan 2022), 33(5):7-8. 

Repositories

• Genealogical Forum of Oregon
• Oregon Historical Society
• Oregon State Archives
• Oregon State Library

Research Time Periods

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

Certificates

• ProGen64
• 2023 Introduction to Genetic Genealogy - Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
• 2023 Genetics for Genealogists - Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research
• 2022 American Genealogical Studies - National Genealogical Society 2022 Gateway to the Garden State: New Jersey Research - Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh
• 2022 The Third and Fourth Waves: Researching Recent Immigrants to the United States of America - Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research 

Affiliations

• National Genealogical Society
• Genealogical Forum of Oregon
• New York Genealogical & Biographical Society
• The Genealogical Society of New Jersey

Degrees
Master of Arts, Library and Information Science