Cheryl Villigan

You never know what you can find until you look...
Goldie's Cousin
Lynnwood, Washington
United States
Currently accepting clients for...
- Family History Research
Family History Research
- Document Retrieval / Record Agent
- Family History Research
- Tutor / Coach
I started out doing my own family research, armed only with the names of all four grandparents, who I was sure sprouted from under four separate rocks. Since then I have
- traced my maternal grandmother's line back to Germany in the 1700s
- traced my paternal line back to early nineteenth century New York, including the family's ownership of the oldest house currently in Albany
- documented two instances where my parents' lines crossed, once in New York around the time of the Revolutionary War, and once again in Wisconsin in the mid-1800s
- met many cousins from all sides of my family (including my mentor and inspiration, Goldie)
- realized that a lot of "those people" I learned about in history classes were really "my people" - who knew?
Repositories
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Washington state archives: Puget Sound Regional branch, Northwest Regional Branch
County archives: Snohomish, King, Skagit, Whatcom
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Washington state archives: Puget Sound Regional branch, Northwest Regional Branch
County archives: Snohomish, King, Skagit, Whatcom
Research Time Periods
- 21st Century
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
Languages
English
English
Certificates
Advanced Skills in Genealogy, NGS
Family History and Genealogy, UW
Advanced Skills in Genealogy, NGS
Family History and Genealogy, UW
Affiliations
Seattle Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society
Seattle Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society
Degrees
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Bachelor of Science, Accounting