Discovery Bay Genealogy Research

Background

I am a writer by trade and a family detective by choice. I'm a fourth-generation Californian but have lived in Boston; New Haven; Washington, DC; Des Moines; West Yellowstone; and the Seattle area, as well as Wellington, New Zealand; Damascus, Syria; and Islamabad, Pakistan. I served in the US Navy for three years as an Intelligence Specialist. I'm mostly Irish (father's mother and mother's father!), but also Scottish, English, German, French, and a few other bits. I am not taking clients right now.

Education

Genealogy education:

• Boston University Certificate in Genealogical Research, Course OL24

• Professional Genealogy (ProGen) Course 38

• Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, 2019, 2021

• Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), 2018, 2020

• Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, 2020

• Personal research and continuing education, 30 years

• "On the clock" at BCG

Formal education:

• Stanford University, BA in Journalism and Political Science

• Harvard University, Masters of Education