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Carolyn Ladd JD CG® AG®

Certified Genealogist® and Accredited Genealogist® (African American)
Queen City Genealogy
Seattle, Washington
United States
 
Family History Research
  • Family History Research
Speaking/Presenting
  • Family History Research
Writing/Publishing
  • Author/Writer

I hold a Certified Genealogist® credential from the Board for Certification of Genealogists® (No. 1163).  I am accredited in African American genealogy by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGenSM).  I also have a certificate in genealogical research from Boston University. 

My interest in genealogy was sparked by my paternal grandfather who was an oral family historian.  I am passionate about identifying ancestors, learning their stories, and preserving them for future generations.  I published my first book - about a German-American branch of my father's family - in 2023.  

Through my husband's family, I have developed an interest in African American genealogy.  In October 2024, I spoke at the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society's (AAHGS) annual conference on African American Funeral Programs. 

I currently serve on BCG's Intellectual Property Committee. I am active in various lineage societies and serve as the Secretary for Washington State's CDXVIIC Colonial Dames. 

I am a practicing lawyer and am not taking genealogy clients at this time. 

Publications/Media
  • "The Conflating of Two Sisters: Edwidge Hebert (Sister Mary Anastasia) and Anazzie Hebert," Michigana, 69 (Fall 2023): 29-37.
  • The Marker Family of Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, and California: German Americans Moving West (Amherst: Genealogy House, 2023).
  • Noble Ladd, Jr. (1753-1835) of Stokes County, North Carolina and Fayette County, Indiana (Seattle: Queen City Genealogy, 2023).
  • "Neighbors in Section 18, Jackson Township, Fayette County," Indiana Genealogist 31 (March 2022): 4-9. 
  • Winner of the Indiana Genealogical Society's Genealogy Writing Award 2022
  • Third place in the Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly's Writing Contest 2023
Honorifics/Credentials
CG® 
AG®
Certificates
Certificate in Genealogical Research (Boston University)
Affiliations
Colonial Dames
Daughters of the American Revolution
​U.S. Daughters War of 1812
Michigan First Families
Ohio First Families
Society of Indiana Pioneers
Territorial Guard Society of Indiana
Degrees
B.A. (Political Science) University of Washington
J.D. University of Oregon School of Law
LL.M. (Labor Law) Georgetown University