genealogist
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With help from her husband, a friend who is an avid and skilled genealogist, and her own sleuthing skills, Ms. Shapiro tracked down her biological father. — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, "The Family Secret Uncovered by a Writer’s DNA Test," 4 Jan. 2019 There is an online community for every hobby: Visual artists have DeviantArt, golfers have GolfWRX, and genealogists have Geni.com. — Alexandra Samuel, WSJ, "Learning a New Hobby Has Never Been Easier," 14 Dec. 2018 Easygoing Hugo, a freelance genealogist, never complained about broken furniture or loud teenage parties. — Maureen Corrigan, The Seattle Times, "Fans of Tana French are in for a surprise with ‘The Witch Elm’," 23 Oct. 2018 Earlier this year, Tacoma Police detectives worked with a genetic genealogist named CeCe Moore, affiliated with Parabon NanoLabs, a forsensic consulting firm, to determine that the person had about 9 percent Native American DNA. — Christopher Carbone, Fox News, "How DNA analysis technology is unlocking cold cases," 19 July 2018 Semantics aside, many families today are thinking along the same lines and hiring genealogists, archivists, and historians. — William Middleton, Town & Country, "From Gates to Rockefeller, Wealthy Families Hire Personal Historians to Preserve Their Legacy," 26 Oct. 2018 Over the past few years, Deal spearheaded further research into Maier’s lineage, working with Chicago attorney Carrie Harrington of Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC to hire genealogists and travel to Europe in search of records. — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, "Genealogical investigation uncovers 10 heirs of famed Chicago street photographer Vivian Maier," 26 June 2018 Against all odds, the article set in motion a chain of events that led a national TV news program to help Tveidt find his biological father — and identify two Anchorage-area women who a genealogist believes are his aunt and mother. — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, "An Anchorage newborn was found abandoned in a cardboard box 32 years ago. Against the odds, he found his biological father.," 12 July 2018 The Beacon Journal has reported that the process of identifying her body began with genealogist Christina Scales finding a reference to the discovery of the remains. — Mark Gillispie, Fox News, "DNA tests link remains to teen who disappeared in 1974," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'genealogist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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