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professional genealogist Jennifer Dondero, author of Essential Skills for the Occasional Genealogist, an Amazon bestseller
About Me
Meet the Author
I'm Jennifer, and I'm an Occasional Genealogist... sort of. For over ten years I've been a professional genealogist. I started researching my own family nearly 30 years ago. Like many of you, I started as an Occasional Genealogist. I had to squeeze research in while in school and while working full-time. Then I got my first genealogy job and for awhile, it was genealogy all the time. Now I have two kids. I do other people's genealogy constantly but my own? Coming up with ways to do great genealogy, despite all the interruptions, is now mandatory.

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How-to Get Started Researching Your Family History (my new favorite how-to book)

Genealogical.com recently provided me with a few books to review. All the titles were great (several I value so much I already owned them) but this particular title, I found it surprisingly helpful. (learn more about my reviews of Genealogical.com publications on the Genealogical.com Reviews Table of Contents ) Roo…
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The "QuickSheet" for Your Toughest Problems

This is one of several reviews of Genealogical.com publications, you can find the list of available reviews, here . One of the publications Genealogical.com sent me to review is one of my very favorites. The Historical Biographer's Guide to Cluster Research (the FAN Principle) is a "QuickSheet." A…
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Building Your Personal Research Library with Genealogical.com

Recently Genealogical.com asked me if I'd be interested in reviewing some of their publications (i.e. books). I was thrilled since my personal library contains a LOT of their titles. This is a great time to consider expanding your personal library. (Note: Genealogical.com is U.S. based and therefore their titles …