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I graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and a minor in History with a focus on Indigenous and Canadian history. After graduating, I took my newly found spare time to research my family history which took me across Canada United States, Europe (both Western and Eastern) and, in 2010, I founded Family Connect Genealogical Services.  

I am an ongoing student of the International Institute of Genealogical Studies at the University of Toronto and have completed course work in researching Canadian, American, English, German, Eastern European, Ukrainian, Polish, DNA, Scottish, Irish, and United Empire Loyalist Ancestors. 

 

Geographic Specialities
Canada wide (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland
United States wide but especially Massachusetts, Delaware, and Pennsylvania
Germany, Ukraine, Poland, England, Scotland, Norway, and Ireland

Testimonials
Ms. Tomiak has many certifications and affiliations to reference and has a wealth of information at her fingertips. She saved me many hours of research and to be honest I did not even know where to begin my search for my family history. Ms. Tomiak not only guided me to valuable resources but also provided insights to the culture and what life was like for my ancestors. She made a dry subject real to me. K. Wile, Edmonton Alberta, Canada

Outstanding ! J. Ciccanti Edmonton Alberta, Canada

Sherri used her knowledge and wisdom to search and locate the records that I was seeking for my Treaty Application.  E. Callan, Fort MacMurray, AB

Additional specialities or search keywords
Metis, First Nation's, Native American, Colonial, Loyalist, Huguenot, Emigration, Migration

Repositories
Provincial Archives of Alberta, City of Edmonton Archives

Research Time Periods

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

Languages
Some German, French, and Latin with less Ukrainian, Polish, and Norwegian but continue to study and practice all of these languages.

Honorifics/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology with a minor in History (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta) 
Advanced Certificates in Canadian, American, and English Research (International Institute of Genealogical Studies, University of Toronto, Ontario)
Reading Old German Handwriting Certificate (Germanology Unlocked)

Certificates
Reading Old German Handwriting (Germanology Unlocked),  Advanced Certificates from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies in Canadian, American, and English Records. Basic German from German Language School Society of Edmonton. I have also completed course work in researching DNA, Scandinavian, Ukrainian, Polish, Dutch,  and United Empire Loyalist Ancestors.

Affiliations
I am a currently a member of the following genealogical associations and societies:
Association of Professional Genealogists
Alberta Genealogical Society
Germanic Genealogical Society
Ontario Genealogical Society
New England Historic Genealogical Society
East European Genealogical Society Inc.
The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia Cape Breton Genealogy
Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut & the Northeast Polish Genealogical Society of America
The Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE)
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

Paid subscriptions: Ancestry.com Fold3 Newspapers.com My Heritage

Degrees
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology and History with a focus on Canadian and Indigenous History)