Stacy Siirilä Johnson, AG®, BA, is a 2nd generation Finnish American and a Lac du Flambeau Chippewa. Stacy is a native of Ironwood, Michigan. She has Bachelor of Art Degrees in History and French. Her passion to learn more about her maternal French-Canadian and Native American ancestry resulted in an undergraduate study of the Métis Society in Wisconsin. 

Growing up in an area of many Finns, her love of the Finnish language and culture took her to Finland, where she connected with family and researched her Finnish lines. She previously served as a volunteer on the International floor at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City for 10 years, helping guests with France and Nordic research. Stacy's specialties are France, Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Italy. She attends seminars and conferences with in-depth training on research and language studies. 

Stacy is a native English speaker and has a love for languages, especially her ancestral languages of French, Finnish, and German. Stacy has a gift for learning and combined with genealogy transfers into an endless love for those who came before her.

Geographic Specialities
Vaasa County (Finland)

Repositories
FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah

Languages
English (native), French (B2), Finnish (B1), Chinese (A1), German (A1), Swedish (genealogical records)

Honorifics/Credentials
AG® France, AG® Finland

Certificates
Certificate of Achievement, Aalto University, Finnish Language and Culture

Affiliations
International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen) Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) Erwin Township Historical Society, Gogebic County Historical Society

Degrees
Bachelor of Art Degrees in History and French