Currently accepting clients for...

• DNA
• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting
• Writing /Publishing
• Other Speciality

Jennifer Zinck, Certified Genealogist®, Accredited Genealogist®, and Accredited Genealogist Lecturer™, is a genealogical researcher, speaker, and educator with a passion for learning and applying genealogy standards to help reclaim lost and forgotten stories of our ancestors. Jennifer earned her credential from the Board for Certification of Genealogists^® in 2021 and from the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists^SM in 2025. She completed twenty semesters as an Advanced Instructor of Forensic Research for Boston University in 2024.

If you are seeking to learn your biological origins, find your Canadian family, or solve a family mystery, contact Jennifer!

Services

• Connecticut & New England research
• Canadian lineage documentation assistance
• Unknown and misattributed parentage 
• Adoption and identification of biological parents 
• Historical DNA research
• Programs and speaking / genealogical education
• One-on-one or small-group instruction
• Publication of Connecticut genealogical research
• Connecticut research assistance for authors

Geographic Specialities
Connecticut
New England
Continental United States
Eastern Canada
Northeast England

Additional specialities or search keywords
Canada DNA Dual Citizenship Immigration Probate Connecticut New England New Brunswick

Lectures

Lectures are available virtually or in-person for societies, libraries, institutes, and professional groups. Featured programs include:

Connecting with DNA Matches: Finding Living Relatives on the Internet
Expecting the Unexpected: Surprises in Our DNA
Feedback Is a Gift: How Sharing Improves Our Genealogy and Our Writing (interactive)
Free Online Resources for Genealogy
Hidden Stories: Exploring the Unexpected in Family History Research
Practical AI for Genealogy
Resolving Conflict: A Key to Sound Genealogical Conclusions
What Would You Do? Ethical Dilemmas in Genealogy (interactive)

Full lecture catalog available upon request or via my website.
To schedule a program, please contact me at jenzinck@gmail.com.

Repositories
Connecticut State Library (archival records)
Connecticut Department of Public Health (vital records)
Connecticut Probate Court (estate records)
Other Connecticut repositories upon request

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century

Honorifics/Credentials
Certified Genealogist®
Certified Genealogical Lecturer®
Accredited Genealogist®
Accredited Genealogist Lecturer™

Certificates
Certificate in Genealogical Research (Boston University)

Affiliations
Trustee - Board for Certification of Genealogists®
President - Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council
Board of Governors and Publications Chair - Connecticut Society of Genealogists
Delegate - Records Preservation and Access Coalition
Steering Committee - National Genealogical Society Delegate Council
Member - Association of Professional Genealogists
(New England, Canada, and Forensic Chapters and Forensic, Writing, and Advocacy SIGs)
Member - Massachusetts Society of Genealogists
Member - New Brunswick Genealogical Society
Member - Northumberland and Durham Family History Society
Member - Rhode Island Genealogical Society

Degrees
M.B.A. (Project Management), B.S. (Business Management), A.S. (Accounting)