LaDonna Garner, M.A.

Recording & Restoring the Past
Leafseeker Consulting
Historic Consultant — Professional Genealogist & Historic Preservationist
French Village, Missouri
United States
Currently accepting clients for...
  • Family History Research
  • Speaking / Presenting
  • Other Speciality
Family History Research
  • Document Retrieval / Record Agent
  • Ethnicity / Religion
  • Family History Research
  • Military
Speaking/Presenting
  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Technology
  • Available for in-person events
  • Available for virtual events
Other Speciality
  • Heir & Probate Search
  • Heirlooms / Archivist
  • House Historian / Local History
  • Oral Historian
  • Web Design
Publications/Media
Protecting Midwest Pioneer Cemeteries through Preservation Reform (2014)
Lectures
Extensive background in various genealogy research areas and methodology. Topics include beginning genealogy, cemetery research & preservation, health histories, newspapers, archival organizing, probate, society management, and brick wall research.
Repositories
NARA St. Louis, St. Louis County Library, St. Louis Public Library, Missouri Courthouses
Research Time Periods
  • 21st Century
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
Affiliations
  • Afro-American Genealogical & Historical Society of Chicago
  • Association for Gravestone Studies
  • Genealogical Speakers Guild
  • National Genealogical Society
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • St. Louis Genealogical Society
  • St. Louis Mourning Society
Degrees
  • MA (Historic Preservation)
  • BS (Historic Preservation)
  • AA (Liberal Arts)
  • AAS (Veterinary Science)