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ABOUT ME

Credentials

  • President, Minnesota Genealogical Society

  • Professional genealogical researcher, speaker and consultant specializing in Minnesota and the 19th Century

  • A member and speaker at the Minnesota Genealogical Society and Germanic Society 

  • A published author in the Minnesota Genealogist and the Germanic Genealogy Journal  

Memberships & Affiliations

  • National Genealogical Society

  • Minnesota Genealogical Society

  • Minnesota Historical Society

  • Pierce County, Wisconsin Historical Society

  • New England Historic Genealogical Society

Education & Training

Certificates

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies – University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Completed 5 Sep 2022

  • National Genealogical Society – American Genealogy: Home Study Course, Completed 9 Sep  2013 

  • Boston University – Certificate in Genealogical Research, Online Program, 17 Jan – 30 Apr 2012

 

Institutes

  • Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Military Records II, 22-26 Jul 2019

  • International Society for British Genealogy and Family History, British Institute, English Records, 18-22 Sep 2017

  • Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh, Irish Genealogical Research, 17-21 Jul 2017

  • Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh, Mastering the Art of Genealogical Documentation, 26-Jun to 1 Jul 2016

  • Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Advanced Methodology & Evidence Analysis, 8-12 Jun 2015

  • Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Reading Gothic German Records, 10-14 Jun 2013

  • Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh, Beneath the Homepage: Problem Solving with Online Repositories, 23-27 Jul 2012

  • National Institute on Genealogical Research, 11-15 Jul 2011, National Archives, Washington, D.C.

  • Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Genealogy as a Profession, 13-18 Jun 2011

  • Professional Genealogy Study Group 17, Oct 2012 – Mar 2014

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