My genealogical pursuits began when I was a teen and tasked with the "make a family tree" project in high school. Well, have you seen my family tree? My dad's side alone had 14 siblings all to write letters to obtain information. I used a roll of butcher block paper to sketch it all out. This was quite the endevour. I did well on the project, and the love of research and helping others find their ancestors was born.

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I've been a Professional Genealogist for around 20 years, a member of the Association for Professional Genealogists (ApGen). Examples of my works are shown below, for both my own branches and those I've helped others find. You will find my research on every site including Ancestry, FamilySearch, Find-A-Grave, Rootsweb, and others.

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RootsMagic (www.RootsMagic.com) is the offline database program I use exclusively and have enjoyed it since its inception. They have a free essentials download as well and it works with several online databases including Ancestry and FamilySearch. Parts of my reports include a generated report from RootsMagic which is created by the tree I input.

 

The rest is done by hand, stitching together the fabric of an ancestor's life or perhaps chasing down a particular branch or the dreaded brick wall.