genealogist

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Recent Examples of genealogist The organization works with law enforcement agencies nationwide, using volunteer investigative genetic genealogists to build extensive family trees and trace DNA matches. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 According to the district attorney, an investigative genealogist with the Columbus Police Department traced the man’s DNA and identified McNulty as a potential suspect. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Jari Honora, a local genealogist and historian at the Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum in the French Quarter, discovered the new pope’s New Orleans roots on Thursday. Rick Rojas, New York Times, 10 May 2025 As genealogist Peter Sjölund’s groundbreaking work proved, even the most challenging mysteries can, with a little luck, be solved with dogged determination and a willingness to think outside the box. Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for genealogist
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archivist
Noun
  • Hollace Ava Weiner, director of the Fort Worth Jewish Archives, is an author and archivist who wrote fulltime for the Star-Telegram from 1986 to 1997.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
  • What's more, Pantzer's own archivist organized the documents meticulously, said Anastasia Karel, interim director of Newfields' library and archives.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025

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