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• Family History Research

I have spent many years doing extensive genealogical research for family, friends and colleagues. My professional certification is in process. My genealogical focus areas have a wide span based on personal interest: I am a fourth-generation California native based in the Pacific Northwest, and have lived in New Zealand, Syria, and Pakistan, as well as many years in Boston, MA, Washington, DC, Virginia Montana, and Seattle, WA, with a great deal of world travel. My own family tree includes 17th century English immigrants to Virginia; a Revolutionary War officer who married Patrick Henry's sister, Annie; Civil War officers and soldiers; German brothers who traveled across Panama to join the California Gold Rush, and Irish escapees from the potato famine. I served in the U.S. Navy as an Intelligence Specialist (I know more about Soviet submarines than anyone needs to know!), as a university admissions officer, and as a writer/editor. I have a BA from Stanford University, a Master's in Education from Harvard University, and a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University.
 

Geographic Specialities
United States, Ireland

Additional specialities or search keywords
Military, Civil War, Colonial, Immigration, Gold Rush, Irish, Lineage Societies

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century
• 16th Century and Earlier

Certificates
Certificate in Genealogical Research (Boston University); Virtual Advanced Evidence Analysis, SLIG (Angela McGhie), Advanced Genealogical Methods, SLIG (Tom Jones); Advanced Methodology & Evidence Analysis, IGHR (Judy Russell); Genetics for Genealogists, IGHR (Patti Lee Hobbs); Following Your Ancestors in Time and Place, GRIP (Cari Taplin); Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed 2019); ProGen 38 (2019);

Affiliations
APG, NEHGS, Seattle Genealogical Society, APG Puget Sound, NGS, NYG&B, California Genealogical Society, Southern California Genealogical Society, Georgia Genealogical Society, Utah Genealogical Association

Degrees
Ed.M. (Education), Harvard; BA (Journalism, Political Science), Stanford