Mike Quackenbush

Mike Quackenbush is an experienced genealogist with over 15 years of research in mixed mediums of both online and offline archives and repositories. With first-hand experience, Mike is knowledgeable in using numerous record collections in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as England, Wales, and Scotland. Mike is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), and past-member of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISB), the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG), the Family History Information Standards Organisation (FHSIO), as well as the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) where has previously served on the Board of Directors, leading the Marketing portfolio. Mike is also the past-host of the OGS Webinar Series. Encouraging young people to develop an interest in family and social history is important to Mike. It goes without question then, that Mike was part of the Leadership Team of California-based The NextGen Genealogy Network, an organization which fosters support and networking opportunities between young genealogists. In the world of genetic genealogy, Mike is the Group Project Administrator for the Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) Quackenbush surname project - with a focus in Y-DNA analysis; which goes in tandem with the Quackenbush One-Name-Study he founded in 2015.

Services

At this time Mike currently provides lecturing, coaching, and consultation services to amateurs and pros alike, around the world.