Michelle Tucker Chubenko
- Family History Research
- Speaking / Presenting
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- Dual Citizenship
- Ethnicity / Religion
- Family History Research
- Immigration / Naturalization
- Military
- Tutor / Coach
- Family History Research
- Methodology & Resources
- Available for in-person events
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With almost 30 years experience researching her colonial American and Eastern European ancestry, Michelle Chubenko is a Research Team Lead and professional genealogist with Legacy Tree Genealogists based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She joined the company in October 2016 as their Researcher for Central & Eastern European research and since April 2021 is the Research Team Manager for the International Team.
She is a member of APG, local and ethnic genealogical societies, and is active in local history organizations. Since 2013, she has been the co-coordinator for the Ukrainian History & Education Center's Nashi Predky Family History Group. Currently, Michelle serves as the Vice-President of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey and the Chapter Representative for the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Additionally, she was a researcher for Who Do You Think You Are? (season one) and appeared in the Brooke Shields episode, which aired in April 2010.
RESEARCH:
For assistance with solving your challenging research problems and complex lineage projects, please visit their (https://www.legacytree.com/michellec) website for more details. Or, schedule a 1:1 Consultation appointment via the Genealogist OnDemand service.
PRESENTATIONS:
Michelle continues to present genealogical lectures to audiences on a local, regional (OhioGS 2022; NERGC 2017), national (FGS 2008/Philadelphia), international level (Ontario Ancestors/2019) and through webinars. See her calendar of Upcoming Presentations and follow her blog at JerseyRootsGenealogy: A Garden State Journey in Genealogy for the latest news in NJ genealogy.
Geographic Specialties
NJ, Mid-Atlantic, New York City, Austria-Hungary, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe
- Gen101: 21st Century Basics
- Hatched, Matched & Dispatched: Discovering Your Ancestor's Life Events
- Researching Your Ancestor's Locality
- City Directories: Yesteryear's 411
- Special Censuses: Researching Beyond Decennial Enumerations
- Genealogical Education in the 21st Century: Beyond the Lectures
- The Holiday Talk: Getting to Know Your Family's History
- Genealogy Research Using Online Resources
- 5 Tips to Effectively Use FamilySearch
- Perfect Together: Facebook & Genealogy
- Evernote for Genealogy
- New Jersey State Censuses, 1855-1915
- Jersey Roots: From Province to Statehood
- Digging for Roots in the Garden State
- Using the New Jersey Room, Special Collections & University Archives, Rutgers University
- Essential Resources for New Jersey Genealogy
- New Jersey Libraries and Repositories
- Discover Your Immigrant Origins
- (Re)Building Your Eastern European Ancestral Village
- Researching Ancestors in Galicia, Austria-Hungary
- Ancestry in Bukowina & Galicia
- Genealogy in Ukraine: Discover Online Resources
- Introduction to Ukrainian Genealogy
- Orthodoxy in America: Understanding its Ethnic Origins
- WWII Displaced Persons: A Stateless People
- Post-WWII Immigration: Using the Resources of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Perfect Together: Facebook and Eastern European Genealogy
- WORKSHOP: Mapping an Empire
NJ Historical Society,NJ State Archives,NJ State Library,Special Collections/Rutgers University
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century
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