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Don Edwards

Donald Edwards is a published California writer and professional genealogist. He has written genealogical articles for the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly and, Heritage Quest Magazine.

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Sarah More

Sarah More has a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree in History plus one year of post-graduate work. She has over twenty years of experience in genealogical research. She works as a free-lance researcher for the St. Lawrence County, New York Courthouse, the Daughters of 1812, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Library and Archives Canada having recently completed a War of 1812 resource guide for Library and Archives Canada.

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Diane Rapaport

Diane Rapaport is a professional genealogist, historical consultant, award-winning author, popular speaker (and former trial lawyer). She holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School, and a B.A. in History from the Ohio State University.

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Tina Jones

Tina C. Jones is an award-winning researcher, published author and biographer, teacher, musician and lecturer. She is currently a Principal at American Roots and a registered researcher for the National Archives.

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Jeannette Piecznski

Jeannette Piecznski is a professional genealogist, lecturer and author. She currently works with clients, heirship companies and attorneys to locate missing heirs to estates, kinship determination and genealogical research.

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Lilly Cleveland

I majored in American History at Boston University. During that time, I researched Royal Governor of New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth. The task was to build a personality and travel log for the Governor, who lived in Portsmouth and also in Hampstead, NH. He had a hunting lodge in Hampstead, the remnants of which you can still see. Research at the Registry of Deeds for Rockingham County corroborated the evidence in the old foundations and rock walls lost in the forest. The New Hampshire State Paper Series provided a structure for his life time.

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Mike Henry

Mike W. Henry (MA-Ed) has been conducting genealogical research for more than 30 years, getting his start as a teenager when his great-great aunt, the family historian, came to live with him. His fondest memory as a child was when he and his father exhumed fragments of their ancestor’s tombstone from a drainage ditch next to an old, abandoned family cemetery.

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Glen Covert

Glen W. Covert, M.A., a social scientist, has researched genealogy and family history for over 20 years. His genealogical research and writing are informed by his multidisciplinary interests in US and Central European cultural history, international relations, and theatre.

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Sunny McClellan Morton

Sunny McClellan Morton is a genealogy writer who loves helping other people document their personal and family stories. She has degrees in both History and Humanities, which give her a unique perspective on that most personal branch of history, that of the individual and family. Read More

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David Haas

Dave brings fifteen years of experience in genealogy research and writing experience. He is a colorful writer, researcher and lecturer on several topics in genealogy.

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Claudia Breland

Claudia Breland began doing genealogical research over 35 years ago, when she inherited the family papers from her paternal grandfather. During college at Florida State University she made several research trips to interview elderly relatives and obtain records from county courthouses in Michigan. She went on to obtain a Master’s in Library Science and has worked at the Seattle Public Library, the King County Library System and the Pierce County Library System.

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Nancy Hendrickson

Nancy Hendrickson, author of five non-fiction books, and over 300 magazine and newsletter articles, is a Family Tree University instructor and a Contributing Editor for Family Tree Magazine.

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Lou Liberty

Lou Liberty, historian, author and storyteller, was twice awarded National Endowment for Humanities Fellowships researching Medieval lives in England and Italy.

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Susan Jackman

With nearly 20 years experience as a consultant at the Sacramento California Family History Center, Susan has solved literally thousands of genealogical puzzles.

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Ruth Lang

Ruth Lang is a Board-certified Genealogist and owner of Lang Historical Research, based in Fresno, California. She specializes in Central California genealogical and historical research.

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Heather Kramer

Heather Kramer, MLIS, CA, is a librarian and certified archivist who has been researching and writing about her family’s history since she was a youngster.

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Anne Roach

Anne Roach, AG®, CGSM, current Director of Content Development for Inflection's Archives.com, has 18 years of genealogical research experience...

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Harold Henderson

Harold Henderson of La Porte County, Indiana, has been a professional writer since 1979, a genealogist since 1999, and a professional genealogist since 2009.

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Jim Dane

Jim Dane has just signed on with Hellgate Publishing for a new book that will come out in February 2012. His passion for genealogy has taken him all over the country...

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Joe Bilby

Joseph G. Bilby received his BA and MA degrees in history from Seton Hall University and served as a lieutenant in the First Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1966-1967.

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Lisa Alzo

Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. is a writer and genealogist specializing in Eastern European research, finding female ancestors, and writing family history. Read More

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Char McCargo Bah

Char McCargo Bah has two undergraduate degrees and a certificate in Legal Research Investigation. Read More

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Carolyn L. Barkley

Carolyn L. Barkley received her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1969 and her Masters in Library Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1971. Read More

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Jeanne Larzalere Bloom

Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, Certified Genealogist(SM), is a full-time professional researcher specializing in problem solving and compiling multi-generational family histories. Read More

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Sherri Bradley

I've been volunteering with genealogy projects and societies since I began my online research. I started by hosting a county in the KY Archives, then moved on to a county site - and my involvement took off from there. Read More

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Kathleen Brandt

Kathleen Brandt has over ten years of experience in genealogical research and is called on for nationwide documentation retrieval and research. Read More

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Debra Clifford

Debra Clifford is the mayor of Ancestorville Genealogy, a facebook fan page devoted to genealogy, family photos, antiques and American history. Read More

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Amy Coffin

Amy Coffin, MLIS, draws on her library experience and education in order to find the best options for research, communication, organization and storage of genealogical information. Read More

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Rose Cohen

Dr. Rose Lerer Cohen is a family and lineage researcher, writer and lecturer. She is a member of APG. She has been researching her Lithuanian ancestors for almost 20 years.

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Laura H. Congleton

Laura is a NYC-based professional genealogist with more than 20 years experience in family history research. Over the years, she has helped clients with research on a number of topics, but specializes in Civil War research. Read More

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Schelly Talalay Dardashti

A native New Yorker based in Tel Aviv, Schelly Dardashti focuses on Jewish genealogy as a journalist, researcher, blogger, online instructor and international speaker.

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Frankie Davis

Frankie Davis is President of American Ancestors, full-blooded Navajo Indian and enrolled in the Navajo Nation. American Ancestors is located in Provo, Utah. Read More

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June C. DeLalio

June C. DeLalio is a Board Certified Genealogist specializing in the field of Italian family history. She has been researching family histories in the United States and in Europe for almost 20 years.

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Martin Fischer

Martin Fischer has been doing family history research since the 1970s. He worked for more than 30 years as a copy editor at the Chicago Tribune. Read More

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Colleen Fitzpatrick

Colleen Fitzpatrick, PHD is a real-life CSI detective who has helped crack the most compelling mysteries of our time. Read More

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Robert J. Friedman

Robert J. Friedman is a frequent guest speaker and workshop leader at synagogues, Jewish Community Centers, Jewish Genealogical Societies, public libraries, and other community organizations. Read More

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Katharine Garstka

Katharine Garstka, researcher and writer for more than 30 years, turned her attention to genealogy about ten years ago. Read More

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Martin E. Hollick

Martin E. Hollick is a professional genealogist and the author of "New Englanders in the 1600s: A Guide to Genealogical Research published between 1908 and 2005". Read More

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George Joynson

George Joynson, MBA, is the author of "Murders in Monmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore's Past", published by The History Press of Charleston, South Carolina. Read More

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Roberta King

Roberta "Bobbi" King was born and raised in Nebraska, and now lives in Lakewood, Colorado. Her specialty area of research is the homestead records, about which she writes and speaks.

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Lisa Lee

A professional genealogist, Lisa B. Lee is the owner of GotGenealogy.com, where she publishes a monthly newsletter, the Got Genealogy Gazette

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Andy Likins

A family historian based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Andy Likins has been researching his family tree for over 25 years. He has a bachelor's degree in history and a master's in teaching English to speakers of... Read More

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Linda Lorda

Linda has worked as a Professional Genealogist for more than twenty years, primarily in San Francisco, California. Read More

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Daniel M. Lynch

Dan Lynch authored the award-winning genealogy book "Google Your Family Tree". A popular International presenter at genealogy conferences and workshops, his articles have appeared in many leading family history publications. Read More

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Thomas MacEntee

Thomas MacEntee is a genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research... Read More

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Betty Malesky

Betty Lou Malesky’s working career was spent in accounting but her heart was always in genealogy. Vacations and weekends since 1963 were often spent doing family research. After retiring for the third time in 1999, she’s devoted most of her time to genealogy, her own and clients. Her favorite research subjects are women, so long forgotten by genealogists who only wrote about the male line. Read More

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John K. Maniha

John Maniha holds a PhD in sociology and is a Certified Genealogist doing client research.
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Craig Manson

Craig Manson is an expert in law and public policy currently employed as general counsel to a public agency in California. He describes himself as having a "checkered past," as to both his work career and his genealogy. Read More

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Charles S. Mason, Jr.

Charles S. "Chuck" Mason, Jr., CG SM is a Certified Genealogist SM, specializing in Southern New Jersey and 19th and 20th Century Death Records. Read More

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Katrina McQuarrie

Katrina McQuarrie is a Gen Y genealogist who has been scanning microfilm since she was able to read.

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Gena P. Ortega

Gena Philibert Ortega holds a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women's Studies) and a Master's degree in Religion. Presenting on various subjects involving genealogy. Read More

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Peggy Patrick

Peggy is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), indexes records for FamilySearch.com, is a Find a Grave photo volunteer, and is always on the lookout for other genealogy volunteer efforts. Read More

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Marjory Allen Perez

Marjory Allen Perez, a certified genealogist since 2001, has been involved in family history research for over 30 years. Read More

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Michael Pollock

Michael Pollock has been a professional genealogist since 1974 when he joined the staff of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Read More

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Melody K. Porter

Melody Porter has been researching her genealogy for 20 years. Escaping to Thomasville, Georgia, she is pursuing genealogy as a researcher, lecturer and genealogy writer. Read More

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Craig Rice

Craig Rice has been doing genealogy research for over 40 years and researching professionally for the last 6 years. He got his bachelors degree from the University of Michigan and spent most of his career as a computer programmer... Read More

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Diane L. Richard

Diane L Richard has been researching the genealogy of her family, her husband's family and client families for over 22 years. Read More

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James Tanner

Mr. Tanner served an LDS mission in Argentina, graduated in Spanish and Linguistics at the University of Utah... Read More

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Maureen A. Taylor

Maureen A. Taylor is an internationally recognized expert on the intersection of history, genealogy, and photography. She has been featured in top media outlets, including The View, Martha Stewart Living, and The Today Show. Read More

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Patricia Thompson

Patricia Dingwall Thompson, a national board Certified Genealogist, has been passionately involved in genealogical research for the past 15 years. Read More