Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting
• Writing /Publishing

I began my genealogy studies as a child with a storytelling grandmother and a reference librarian mother, who both dabbled in genealogy. I am 4th generation Omaha, Nebraska born (technically, my father was born in Missouri on a couple-year hiatus), currently residing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I have deep roots in early America, primarily in the mid-Atlantic and pushing west into Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. I come from both Quakers and a long line of soldiers. Building on a lifelong love of history, I hold a Masters in American History, which I completed while serving as an Air National Guard officer teaching leadership and military history to new Air Force officers. I turned genealogy into a profession after serving over 20 years in uniform. 

I am also a professional indexer, specializing in back-of-the-book indexes for scholarly and trade books and, notably, family histories and genealogies. I understand the value of both bringing history to life and making it accessible for researchers and historians. 

As a military officer and the spouse of a Gold Star family member, I have a particular calling towards the military repatriation efforts of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and their mission to account for and, whenever possible, bring home every fallen service member.

Research Time Periods

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

Certificates
Certificate in Genealogical Research, Boston University (2021)

Affiliations
National Genealogical Society, Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society, East Tennessee Historical Society, Blount County (Tennessee) Genealogical and Historical Society, Tennessee Genealogical Society, Douglas County (Nebraska) Historical Society

Degrees
Master of Arts - American History