Born, raised, and educated in Albany; now residing in the suburbs with my family. Since 1991 I work full time in the electric utility industry. In 1996 I returned to college at SUNY Albany and began studies for an undergraduate Bachelors in History and later graduated with a Masters in history in 2005. In 2021 I earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University.

Always interested in history; especially my own family history and genealogy. I began tracing my family tree in 1980 as a middle school social studies project and continued until 1996 when I returned to college and my research then became sporadic until 2011 when I returned in full force to genealogy.

Presently I am enrolled the ProGen Study group and I intend to work towards becoming a certified genealogist (CG). Other historical interests include graveyard conservation and rehab; local and New York State history; and old homes and architecture.

Genealogical & historical societies that I belong to include:

• Association for Gravestone Studies (Life Member)
• Association of Professional Genealogists
• Capital District Genealogical Society
• East Greenbush Historical Society
• National Genealogical Society
• New England Historic Genealogical Society
• New York Genealogical & Biographical Society (Life Member)
• Palatines to America (Life Member)
• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
• Troy Irish Genealogy Society
• Utah Genealogical Association (Life Member)
• Watervliet Historical Society

Please see the Genealogy tab on this web site for my genealogical resume.