My mission is to find my ancestors through carefully documented research, and illuminate their lives using the records and ephemera they left behind.
After earning an BA in history I took a multi-year detour into the computer industry. Since 2003 I’ve worked as a librarian, obtaining my Master’s in Library Science in 2009. I retired from the Parker Memorial Library in Dracut, Massachusetts in 2020.
I came late to genealogy, starting with my mother’s family in 2006. To focus and organize my work I completed the Boston University Certificate Program in 2013 and ProGen in 2018. To date I’ve researched at the National Archives 1 & 2, the Library of Congress, the DAR, the Mayflower Society, NEHGS, the Family History Library, the National Archives in London, and regional historical societies and archives. In 2018 I attended Gen-Fed at the National Archives in Washington, DC. My primary areas of research interest are New England, Great Britain, and military history through World War II.
Education
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- BA, History, Harvard University, 1974
- MLS, Southern Connecticut State University, 2009
- Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University, OL12, 2013
- NERGC – New England Regional Genealogical Conference
- 2013 – Manchester, New Hampshire
- 2015 – Providence, Rhode Island
- 2017 – Springfield, Massachusetts
- 2019 – Manchester, New Hampshire
- NGS – National Genealogical Society Annual Conference
- 2014 – Richmond, Virginia
- ProGen Study Group 32 – 2017-2018
- British Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2017 – “English Genealogical Research before 1837” – Amy Harris, PhD. AG, Brigham Young University
- G.R.I.P – Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh
- 2016 – “Diving Deeper into New England: Advanced Strategies for Success” – D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS
- 2017 – “Confusion to Conclusion: How to Write Proof Arguments” – Harold Henderson, CG, and Kimberly Powell
- Gen-Fed – Genealogical Institute on Federal Records
- 2018 – National Archives, Washington, DC
Genealogy Presentations
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- Strategies for Starting Your Search
- Getting the Most Out of Ancestry Library Edition
- Getting the Most Out of FamilySearch
- Getting the Most Out of AmericanAncestors.org
- Using Military Records in Genealogy
- Using Census Records in Genealogy
- Young Dr. Parker Goes to War (Moses Greeley Parker’s Civil War Service)
Associations
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- Daughters of the American Revolution – Old Concord
- Massachusetts Society of Genealogists – Middlesex Chapter
- Essex Society of Genealogists
- New England Association of Professional Genealogists