About Me

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Experience:

Actively researching in Upstate New York since 1995.  Extensive experience in Onondaga, Madison, Montgomery and surrounding counties.  Particular interest in New York families in the early statehood through Civil War period and New York land records. I have very strong DNA skills and a particular interest in Y-DNA including Big Y-700.

Published Author:

“A Family for John and Rosannah (Hogg) Howard of Rhode Island, Vermont, and New York,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly, National Genealogical Society, Vol. 111, June 2023.

“A Gold Mine of Early Land Records: The Holland Land Company in Central New York,” New York Researcher, New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, Vol. 30, No. 4, Winter 2019.

The Mohawk Valley Ehles and Allied Families, publ. 2003, documenting over 4200 descendants of three early Ehle immigrants to Montgomery County, NY.  908 pgs.

Professional Education and Conferences:

  • National Genealogical Society (NGS):
    • American Genealogy Home Study Course, completed 2014
    • NGS Richmond – BCG Putting Skills to Work workshop, 2014
    • NGS 2020 – On Demand! – What’s So Big About Big Y-DNA? (Presenter)
  • Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG):
    • Researching New York, Resources and Strategies (KM Jones, et. al.), 2014
    • Getting Started in Genetic Genealogy (Wayne, Bettinger, Moore), 2015
    • Advanced DNA Analysis Techniques for Genetic Genealogy (Bush & Bettinger), 2016
    • Family History Law Library (Russell & Sayre), 2017
    • Advanced Land Tools: Maps (Sayre), 2018
    • Metes & Bounds Land Platting (Smith), 2019
    • Researching New York, Resources & Strategies (KM Jones, et.al.), 2021 (Instructor)
  • Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP):
    • Determining Kinship Reliably with the GPS (T. Jones), 2014
    • Advanced Land Research (Sayre & Sayre), 2015
    • Advanced Research Methods (T. Jones), 2015
    • How to Write Proof Arguments (K Powell & Henderson), 2018
    • Tools & Strategies for Tackling Tough Research Problems (K. Powell), 2020
  • Institute of Genealogical & Historical Research (IGHR):
    • Genealogy as a Profession (ES Powell), 2013
    • Military Records I (Rose & Strauss), 2014
    • Advanced Methodology & Evidence Analysis (Russell), 2015
    • Genetic Genealogy Tools & Techniques (Bettinger, Moore, & Wayne), 2016
    • Writing & Publishing for Genealogists (T. Jones), 2020
    • Researching New York, Resources & Strategies (KM Jones, et.al.), 2023 (Instructor)
  • Forensic Genealogy Institute (FGI):
    • Advanced Genetic Genealogy and Unknown Parentage Cases (Moore, et.al.), 2015
  • Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
    • Researching Family in Pennsylvania (Dixon, et. al.), 2016
  • Association of Professional Genealogists:
    • Professional Management Conference, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • New York State Family History Conference
    • Attendee 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
    • Presenter 2020, 2022, 2023

Memberships:

  • Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
  • National Genealogical Society (NGS)
  • New York Genealogical & Biographical Society (NYG&B) – Member, New York Family History Advisory Committee
  • New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
  • Central New York Genealogical Society (CNYGS) – Principal Instructor, DNA Interest Group, 2016-7