Experience

• Accredited Genealogist® - accredited in the Great Lakes Region
• 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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