Experience

  • Accredited Genealogist® - accredited in the Great Lakes Region
  • Accredited Genealogical Lecturer 
  • Over forty-five years of research experience into my own and other families.
  • Member of over eighty lineage societies
  • Successful completion of over 500 applications to lineage societies for self and others.
  • Over twenty years of experience as a Society Registrar - completing and/or approving applications for others.

Education

  • ProGen Study Program (ProGen20)
  • Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies (PLCGS) - National Institute for Genealogical Studies 
         - with Distinction
         - Advanced Level in General Methodology and American Records
         - Basic Level in German Records
         - Advanced Level in Professional Development
  • Doctor of Medicine - Ohio State University
         - cum Laude
  • Bachelor of Arts - University of Toledo
         - Magna cum Laude
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Memberships

National Societies:
  • National Genealogical Society
  • Association of Professional Genealogists
  • Genealogical Speakers Guild
  • American Historic Society of Germans from Russia

Regional/State Societies:
  • New England Historic Genealogical Society
  • Ohio Genealogical Society
  • Indiana Genealogical Society
  • Illinois Genealogical Society
  • Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
  • New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

Local Societies:
  • DuPage Genealogcial Society
  • Fox Valley Genealogical Society
  • Chicago Genealogical Society
  • Fulton County Ohio Genealogical Society
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