Currently accepting clients for...

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

I started doing genealogy and family history research in 1991.  My great aunt gave my parents and I some information about my ancestors.  After reading through what she gave us, I verified what information was true and what was not.  I fell in love with researching my ancestors.  I love researching people, buildings, houses and towns.  My favorite research sources are newspapers, obituaries, and society pages.  

I have completed a Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic (British spelling) & Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde at Glasgow, Scotland.  

The Postgraduate Certificate covered 

• Scottish, 
• English, 
• Welsh, and 
• Irish records.  

The Postgraduate Diploma covered 

• United States, 
• Canada, 
• Australia, 
• New Zealand, 
• France, 
• Jewish, and the 
• countries historically under the British Empire.  

Non-Research Specialties 

• Historian 
• Instructor 
• Lecturer - Virtual and Onsite 
• Meeting organizer 
• Project Manager 
• Reunion Planner 
• Travel and Tour Planner 

Research Countries/Provinces/States 
United States 
Missouri 
Scotland 
Ireland 

Research Time Periods 
19th Century 
20th Century
21st Century  

I have experience researching records from the United States, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. I know how to use the genealogical databases. Have you hit a brick wall in your searching? Has your great aunt given you your great great grandmother's diaries and photos? Do you want to preserve your family history? I can help. 

I charge $35 per hour.  I usually start with 4 hours of research and writing for each new project.  After 4 hours, I send the client an update of what I have found so far and where I see the project is going.  If you would like to discuss the possibility of a project, then please email me at tracingthedots@gmail.com. What details do you already know about this ancestor?
 

Geographic Specialities
Missouri and Scotland 

Repositories
State Historical Society of Missouri

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century
• 16th Century and Earlier

Languages
Fluent in English. Can read early elementary level of French. 

Certificates
I have a Postgraduate Certificate and a Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic (British spelling) & Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

Degrees
I have a Postgraduate Certificate and a Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic (British spelling) & Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. I have a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia.