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PRESENT PROJECTS:
1995-2004 Research Areas/Nations
Coos
Bay, OR
Past
Tracker, Associates (Partner)
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I have worked
for 6-10 clients to find and document a tribal affiliation with the Cherokee Nation. These areas of research was primarily
in Oklahoma, Texas and
the Eastern Southern States.
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I have worked
for 3-6 clients to find and document their tribal affiliation with the Pacific Northwest Tribes, mainly for Oregon
and Washington.
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I have studied,
because of famiLy connections, the records for the Yakima Nation of Washington and the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.
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I have worked
for 3-6 clients for basic genealogica research and organization without any conncetions to native American heritage.
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I have accompanied
a group to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City on
a research trip and provided assistance on-site.
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I have lectured at National
and local seminars and conferences. Some of my lectures were basic research, organizing your records, specifice records (ex:
census, military, etc.), as well as classes for finding your native American ancestor, Cherokee History, Cherokee research,
and Dawes Rolls & more,(to name a few). Because of my personal family research I have lectured on research in Germany, France and Ireland.
FUTURE PROJECTS:
I plan to publish a family history within the next
2 years. This will include my husband’s lineage as well as mine. This publication is basically intended for family only.
I plan to submit some articles to
the Southern Oregon Historical Society Newletter about people, places and historical events in the Sourthern Oregon area.
I plan to travel to a variety of repositories to continue
the collection of my family’s ( and my husband’s) documents and for clients.
BIOGRAPHY & INTERESTS:
I am an Air Force Brat and spent the first 15 years of
my life relocating every two-three years with my family. I attended many schools (including the American Jr. High
School in Paris, France)
before my father retired and then settled in the Medford, Oregon
area. This is where I went to high school (Phoenix, OR)
and met my husband. After his tour of duty in the Army, (where I joined him in Inchon, South Korea), we settled in the Medford
area and began our family. His work took us to Coos Bay, Oregon
where we have lived for the last 29 years. We were the parents of 7 children who are now grown and attending to their own
families and careers. My husband has recently retired from WEYCO and we are now open to many opportunities for travel, study
and research. My hobby is traveling and if that is combined with research there is nothing I would rather do. Other interests are
crocheting (from my Irish “genes”), reading and painting.
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RESUME - 2004 -
OBJECTIVE: Provide professional research assistance for people wishing to document their
native American heritage.
EXPERIENCE:
1970-1975 Personal Family History Research
Medford, OR
Introduction and personal family history research:
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I was introduced to family history research and
began working with my family records and my husbands’ records.
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I worked mainly with living family sources and
began writing for vital records, etc.
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I began working on my husband’s Native
American heritage. The family knew who was the Indian but could not prove the tribal affilation. The family had been trying
to find this connection since 1952.
1975–2004 Family History Center
Librarian
Coos Bay, OR
Education and assisting others with their research:
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I began working (volunteer) at the local FHC (then called a Branch
Genealogical Library of the Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City).
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I attended two BYU Genealogy Summer Seminars,
took a correspondence class from BYU for family research and had excellent training with the Family History Center
head librarian. The FHC have a monthly staff training session that helps all the librarians to learn basic resources to help
all patrons. During my years working in the Center, I have worked with many patrons as well as being the technical services
supervisor for over 15 years.
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I continue to volunteer at the Family
History Center in North Bend, Oregon and have assisted many while they researched
their lineages both for native American heritages and not.
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I have had several excellent genealogical researchers as my trainors,
mentors, and peers: Merrill Mosher, CG; Lona Downing, CG; and Mary N. Bursik, AG. I have attended several National Conferences
both NGS and FGS.
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In 2002 I was able to document the tribal affiliation for my husband’s
family. With this information I prepared the paper work and the family enrolled with the Shasta Nation of Northern
California. This Nation is not a Federally Recognized Tribe.
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Last year, 2003, I attended the NIGRR conference in Washington, DC for using the National Archives and its branches.
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I teach local classes
on the use of the genealogical program, PAF. I also volunteer at the high school and middle school level to teach the same
program in conjuction with the history and English programs of the North
Bend School District.
1992–2004 Certification &
Professional Organizations Coos Bay, OR
Certified American Indian Lineage Specialist (CAILS)
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In 1995 I applied, was tested and passed to become a CAILS.
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In 2000 I renewed my certification and passed.
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In 2004 I renewed my certification and passed but the category had
been changed by the Board to Certified Lineage Specialist/Native American Lineages,
(CLS/NAL).
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I am a member of APG and have served on the Board Member
as well as serving as a booth chair for the NGS Conference in Portland
for the APG.
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