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            I have been an educator, genealogist and historian for over forty years. I have worked in business and education, so I know these fields well, as well as having honed my research skills while working on my master’s degree in history. I attended Centenary College (now University) in Hackettstown, New Jersey where I earned an AA in Early Childhood Education, a BA in Elementary Education and a certification in Special Education. I taught for a few years, before going into business management, becoming an office manager for a few small companies in the greater Boston area. Here I strengthened my typing skills, learned about sales databases, state and federal employment taxes, quarterly reports to the SEC, as well as working with clients. While raising my children, I did not remain sedentary; I continued to volunteer to work with children and youth, as well as leading the PAC (like the PTA) for ten years in three different Walpole schools.

It was during this time out of the work place, my passion for history and genealogy really took off. I took on a few big historical research projects, as well as spearheading two large transcription projects, plus continued to explore my interest in genealogy, not only researching my own family, but helping others to discover theirs. As a little girl, I began collecting antiques, things that were often given to me by my grandmothers. My biggest antique is my 1757 Cape Cod style home. My interest with genealogy started in high school, where I interviewed my grandmothers and began to sketch out a rudimentary family tree. This activity required several trips to Boston to visit the New England Historic and Genealogical Society. Most recently, I have written several family sketches for inclusion in the Maine Families of 1790 series. It was around this time, I took on my biggest project yet, mapping, transcribing and photographing thirteen antique cemeteries in Walpole and the surrounding area, the project was before Find-A-Grave and can be seen on the Walpole Public Library’s webpage. Another important transcription/digitization project I worked on was the records of the First Church of Norwood. The records dated back to 1734 and were stored in the church’s damp basement. Concerned for their longevity, armed with a camera, I began to digitize the records up through the late 1800s.

I recently completed a master’s degree in public history, with a certificate in archival studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, as well as earning a certificate in Genealogical Studies from Boston University’s Metropolitan College. I am passionate about history and genealogy, I have a wealth of experience, and I look forward to sharing it with you on this page!