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• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting
• Other Speciality

Taneya Koonce is an enthusiastic genealogist with a long-standing passion for exploring family history and more than 20 years of professional expertise in information science, research, and information organization. Taneya volunteers extensively in the genealogy community, with current leadership roles in the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society (National Treasurer and AAHGS Nashville Chapter President) and the USGenWeb Project (National Representative-at-Large). Over the past few years, Taneya has been a contributor to national stories on convict leasing, delivered presentations for RootsTech, and in Spring 2023, she moderated a panel conversation for a Finding Your Roots virtual conversation, From Dead Ends to Discoveries: Overcoming Roadblocks in Genealogy Research.  

Taneya additionally facilitates education and inspiration for family history through her online Facebook community, Academy of Legacy Leaders and provides instruction and training on organizational strategies through her Facebook group, Organize Your Digital Memories Club. 

Presentation topics include the following:

• Technology & Organization
• Best Practices for Genealogy Research & Photo Organization
• Planning for the Future of Your Family History
• Document Your Kin with RootsMagic 10
• Using Notion to Genealogy Research and Organization
• Research Tactics - Explorations in African American Genealogy Research
• Researching Black Family History, 1900-1950: Essential Foundations
• Navigating Historical Newspaper Collections
• Surname and One-Place Studies
• Health & Wellness: Intersections with Family History Resources
• Find it at FamilySearch: Keeping up with What's New
• African American Research Strategies for FamilySearch
• Collaborative Online Family Trees (FamilySearch Family Tree, Geni.com, WikiTree)
• US Black Heritage Project: Collaborative Research for African American Genealogy
• The USGenWeb Project
• The Internet Archive: A Genealogist's Dream Collection
• Indexing Initiatives - Crowdsourcing Indexes for Historical Newspapers
• Every Minute Counts: 4 Ways to Find Time to Organize Your Family History

Lectures
I offer a variety of lectures on topics relating to genealogy, memory-keeping, and organization. 

Repositories
State Library of North Carolina
Tennessee State Library and Archives

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century

Languages
English

Affiliations

• Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society
• USGenWeb Project
• Guild of One-Name Studies
• Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
• Pinellas Genealogy Society
• WikiTree Ambassador

Degrees

• BA (Religion)
• Emory University BS (Biology), MS (Religion)
• UNC-Chapel Hill MS (Library & Information Science),
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine​ (Public Health)