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  • Shelley Bishop

  • Buckeye Family Trees

  • Worthington
  • OH

  • 43085
  • United States

  • 9 am-6 pm M-F
  • (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada), Bogota, Lima
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  • Shelley Bishop is a professional genealogical researcher, writer, and speaker with a passion for finding and preserving the stories of our ancestors. She is a frequent contributor to Family Tree Magazine, NGS Magazine, and other publications. Shelley speaks regularly at genealogical conferences, seminars, and meetings, both in-person and virtually.

    After researching her own family for many years, Shelley completed the ProGen Study Group program in 2011 and began accepting research clients in 2012. As the owner of Buckeye Family Trees, she specializes in Ohio research. She continually hones her skills through courses in genealogical methods, records, and writing with institute courses at SLIG, GRIP, and IGHR. She serves as President of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Association for Professional Genealogists.

    Shelley resides in Central Ohio during the warmer months and the Tampa Bay area during the winter.
    • Birdie Monk Holschaw Memorial Scholarship
    • ISFHWE Excellence-in-Writing Competition winner

  • Genealogical methods and problem-solving

    Ohio research

    Writing and publishing for genealogists

     
    • Avoiding an Ancestor Identity Crisis
    • The Case of the Missing Will
    • Citing Your Sources: It's Easier Than You Think!
    • Researching Your Revolutionary Roots
    • Social Trends, the Census, & Your Family: 1920-1950
    • Finding Ohio Ancestors Before 1850
    • Keys to Writing an Engaging Family History (focus on writing)
    • Writing to Preserve Family History (focus on publishing)

     
    • Comfortable presenting via Zoom and Go-to-Webinar
    • Camera-ready handouts provided
    • Can provide own projector if needed
    • Willing to develop new lectures upon request
    • Ohio Genealogical Society Conference
    • National Genealogical Society Conference
    • Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh
    • Association of Professional Genealogists--Professional Management Conference
    • The Villages (FL) Genealogical Society
    • Florida Genealogical Society of Tampa
    • San Luis Obispo County (CA) Genealogical Society
    • Hamilton County (OH) Genealogical Society
    • Lake County (OH ) Genealogical Society
    • Manatee (FL) Genealogical Society
    • Genealogy Club of Newtown (CT)
    • Tazewell County (IL) Genealogical Society
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