Danni Altman-Newell

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Jessica Bishop

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Kathleen Strader Brandt

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Kathleen Brandt is a professional international genealogist, consultant, and keynote speaker. She also is a  published freelance writer for genealogy magazines and columns and is the author of the a3Genealogy educational and skill building blog that explores various cultural and ethnic folk life, traditions, history, and genealogy research tips. Kathleen offers workshops and lectures and is a consultant for various corporate historical, cultural, and genealogy projects. As a researcher for Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC) she appeared on the Tim McGraw episode and also conducts research for PBS, Finding Your Roots.

Kathleen is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogy (APG) and serves on its Society Committee. As a Public Record Retriever and active Forensic Genealogists she is a Licensed Missouri Private Investigator (2012006814). She holds a M.A. degree from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 

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Kathleen Strader Brandt

a3Genealogy

P.O. Box 414640

Kansas City, Missouri  64141

email: [email protected]

website: http://a3genealogy.blogspot.com/

Phone:  816-729-5995

e-mail: [email protected]

Claire Brisson-Banks, AG

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Born in Rhode Island, Claire has lived in a variety of locations throughout the world with Missouri currently being her home. After raising a large family, she returned to education and completed her BS, MLIS and two AGs to further her career as an academic educator and an in depth researcher. She devotes much of her time in the fields of leadership, management, technology, genealogy, family history, forensics, librarianship and education in a multiplicity of avenues while staying on top of the latest advances in each field. 

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Rebecca Christensen

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Active genealogical researcher since 1980; Genealogical consultant since 1988, creating research plans and assisting many people with genealogical research in locations worldwide. Experienced in U.S. research in several geographic areas. Former Family History Center (FHC) volunteer, responsible for staff training. Member of APG, NGS, FGS, NEHGS, and other family and local genealogical associations. Graduated with honors, BS Computer Science, California State University, Fullerton.

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Federal records including census searches; military records; Kansas newspapers, LDS records and research; geographic areas - Kansas, Missouri, Midwest, South. Will consult.

Access to National Archives - Central Plains Region, Kansas State Historical Society, Midwest Genealogy Center, LDS FHC.

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Jerry Edwards

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Jerry Edwards has been fascinated by genealogy for over 35 years.  His interest began as a teenager in 1976 with the publication of Roots by Alex Haley.  Jerry’s roots in Iowa extend to the pre-Iowa Territory era, and his American roots to early colonial days. 

Over the last few years, he has attended the International Genealogical and Historical Research Institute four times, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy three times, and the National Institute of Genealogical Research at the National Archives.  He is a member of APG, NGS, and NEHGS, as well as local and regional societies.

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Jerry Edwards

1624 Morningside Dr.

Iowa City, IA  52245

Phone:  319-621-4501

e-mail:  [email protected]

Sharlene Miller

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An experienced genealogist who uses DNA technologies to help answer genealogical questions. Sharlene has been conducting genealogical researcher for over 40 years and was a certified genealogist from 2002 through July 2017; graduate of NGS "American Genealogy: A Basic Course;" completed BYU genealogy classes (Midwest Research Methods; History of the European Family) and ProGen. Attends regional conferences.  Board member of Missoui State Genealogical Association for 8 years.  Missouri First Families Chairperson.  Holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Idaho.

Genetic genealogy and using DNA testing to solve genealogical problems; 19th and 20th century; newspaper research;  public records including marriage, divorce, land, probate and court records; census, city directories, church records, other (ask). 

Online private genealogy lessons covering basic research, using genealogical software, and how to work with your DNA test results.

Geographic specialties include:  Midwest states, NW Missouri; Buchanan County & St. Joseph, MO;  Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Char Mitts is the owner and principle researcher for C & J Genealogical Services. She has been researching her family for over 30 years and helping others with their family history for over 20 years.  Services include genealogical research in the Greater Kansas City metro area, Eastern Massachusetts, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, organizing genealogical filing systems that fit the client, oral history projects, planning research trips, internet research & cemetery research.

Char teaches beginning classes to youth and adults, lectures on a variety of subjects, and presents living history presentations about members of her family. She has taken client on research trip to several locations including Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Char Mitts is a member of Associations of Professional Genealogist, APG Heartland Chapter President, a member of the National Genealogical Society, and New England Historical & Genealogical Society. She is also the Johnson County Genealogical Society 2nd Vice President in charge of programs and its annual seminar, member of  Massachusetts Society of Massachusetts (MASOG) and Middlesex Chapter, and a Family History Center Consultant & Trainer.

Public records including census, city directories, land, probate and court records; newspaper research; vital records ; LDS research; and cemetery research. Will photograph ancestral sites in the greater Kansas City area and surrounding counties. Geographic specialties include Missouri, Kansas, Eastern Massachusetts, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick.

Began researching family history in 1970. Professional librarian and consultant, with a BA in History and a Masters in Library Science.

Experience as a reference librarian, including genealogy, but now contributes to the field of genealogy by training both librarians and the public, and promoting better access to the genealogical holdings of small-town public libraries by cataloging unique family and local history materials with genealogists in mind. Not currently taking clients. Member of APG, NGS, KS Genealogical Society, ALA, MPLA, KLA.

Available as a lecturer on genealogical topics.

Central Kansas, Great Plains and Midwest,  Library Resources, 19th & 20th century Research, Newspapers, City Directories. Other topics available.

Robbi Ryan has been a genealogist and story-collector all her life, since her two Grandmothers told family stories when she was a pre-teen. She worked part-time as a genealogy hobbyist off and on for most of her adult life. Her favorite part of genealogy has always been the stories associated with the people -- much more interesting than the birth, marriage, and death dates, don't you think?

A professional genealogist since 2008, when she began accepting clients and sub-contracts with small-to-medium projects, she retired from "corporate America" in 2012 and began her full-time "retirement career" as a personal historian and genealogist.

Since 2011 years she has moved steadily toward the Personal History side of her business and now works almost exclusively in that niche, capturing the stories of clients and their family members while they’re still alive to provide the richness of detail and explanation so often unavailable through  genealogical research.

In 2014 she added a training arm to her business to help others understand the importance of saving their stories, and to help them get started capturing their own. Classes currently offered include a 90-minute introductory class on writing your own autobiography, an 8-week guided autobiography class, and an introduction to personal history writing for genealogists. She speaks regularly to social, church and civic organizations on the importance of saving the stories of their lives. One of her favorite quotes is “Everyone has a story to tell. Have you told yours?”

Her research specialties focus on Nebraska research of the 19th and 20th centuries including census records, city directories, courthouse records, cemetery research, newspaper and obituary searches, and photographing headstones and local sites important to you throughout Nebraska.

Juli Whitaker

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