Definition of genealogist
: a person who traces or studies the descent of persons or families
Updated on: 20 Apr 2018
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Here’s the thing about Sarno’s forebears, courtesy of genealogist Justin Cascio, who has examined the mayor’s family tree.
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Margaret Isabelle Board Obert, a retired national security worker and genealogist, died of cancer March 7 at her’s daughter’s North Baltimore home.
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Discover your past: Avon Lake Public Library librarian and genealogist, Laura Ploenzke, will explain how to get started in genealogy and how the library can help at 7 p.m. March 27 in the Waugaman Gallery.
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But The Washington Times reported that Cherokee genealogist Twila Barnes wrote in a 2016 blog that the story doesn't make sense.
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Noted genealogist Nathania Mills will be available to guide your research efforts.
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Armchair genealogists and a team of computers scientists have assembled a massive family tree that includes 13 million individual members and spans an average of 11 generations.
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Pop-up museum of S.F. history with exhibitors, community historians, archivists, genealogists, archaeologists, researchers, educators, re-enactors, and other history enthusiasts.
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The instructor is professional genealogist Julie Miller.
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