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Recent Examples of genealogist
The investigative series captures the relentless pursuit of truth by a dedicated team of genealogists, detectives, coroners and journalists to identify the remains of unmourned and unnamed bodies.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 26 July 2025
The nation’s first president, Washington, was an avid genealogist who understood how his own family history was intertwined with those who his relatives had enslaved.
—Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
Now named for Bess Bower Dunn, one of the first women in motion pictures and one of Lake County’s earliest genealogists, the museum focuses on the county’s cultural heritage and has a permanent collection that ranges from dinosaurs to technological innovations, and many things in between.
—Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 26 July 2025
The nation’s first president, Washington, was an avid genealogist who understood how his own family history was intertwined with those who his relatives had enslaved.
—Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
Now named for Bess Bower Dunn, one of the first women in motion pictures and one of Lake County’s earliest genealogists, the museum focuses on the county’s cultural heritage and has a permanent collection that ranges from dinosaurs to technological innovations, and many things in between.
—Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogist
archivist
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Local culture is infused with goodbyes, says archivist Seonaid McDonald, who helped curate an exhibit at Lews Castle about emigration from the island.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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His sister was the family archivist and quite literally just had a box of undeveloped film.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Genealogist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genealogist. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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