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Today’s Genealogy Tip
Today’s Genealogy Tip—Looking for the maiden name of an elusive female ancestor? Try checking her husband’s will or the wills of any of her known relatives. If she outlived any adult children, check their wills, too. Her original surname may be mentioned in these documents. If she outlived her husband, check his obituary. You can also check the wills of her husband’s relatives, and even her neighbors. Her maiden name could appear in some pretty unexpected places.
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Hello, and welcome to Ancestor Investigations! I am your personal genealogy consultant. As professional genealogist with 18 years of experience researching family histories and lineages, I assist clients with locating long lost living relatives, preparing papers for joining lineage societies, planning family reunions, locating birth families and adopted children, locating heirs to unclaimed estates, and helping people write and edit their family histories and biographies.
I am a member of the following genealogical organizations:
•Florida State Genealogical Society (where I serve on the board)
•Essex Society of Genealogists
•Daughters of the American Revolution
•National Genealogical Society
•New England Historic and Genealogical Society
•International Society of Family History Writers and Editors
My areas of specialization include New England, Southern, and Irish genealogy research, finding living relatives and long-lost friends, and preparing paperwork for induction into lineage societies. I also work heavily with clients in writing, editing, and preparing their family histories in manuscript form.
