Rebecca Christensen
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- Research Specialties
- DNA Specialist
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- Research Provinces / States
- Kansas, United States
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- Research Countries
- United States
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- Research Time Periods
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
Active genealogical researcher, 1980-present. Professional genealogist, 1995-present.
DNA Surname Project Co-Administrator, Administrator: 2001-present.
APG: Member, 1995-present. Co-founder APG Heartland Chapter, 2001. Former Chapter Representative/Chapter President, Program Chair, and Treasurer.
FamilySearch: Genealogical Consultant (volunteer), 1988-1997. Family History Center staff, 1997-present. Family History Center Director, 2005-present. Assisted many people with genealogical research in locations worldwide.
On-screen genealogist, BYU-TV, The Generations Project, Nancy episode, aired 30 Jan 2012.
Researcher for Who Do You Think You Are?
Instructor, Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), Course 5, Genetics for Genealogists: Beginning DNA, 2022, 2023.
Services
Experienced in U.S. research in several geographic areas. Research specialties include Kansas research, custom research projects, and DNA analysis and consultations.
Previous in-depth, multi-generational family research projects in the following areas: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York, Scotland.
Geographic Specialties
Kansas, Missouri, Midwest
Continuing Education
ProGen Study Group:
- Heartland ProGen 2 (2011-2012)
- GenProof Study Group 69 (2021)
- ProGen Practicum 03 (2023)
Certification Discussion Group, 2018.1 Winter
Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP):
- Advanced Genetic Genealogy (2017)
- Chromosome Mapping (2018)
- Irish Research II (2020)
- Ireland and Northern Ireland Genealogical Research (2021)
- Law School for Genealogists (2022)
Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG):
- All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum (2019)
- Meeting Standards Using DNA Evidence (2021)
- Pennsylvania German and Research in the Keystone State (2021)
- DNA Dreamers in Action: Writing Proof Arguments (2022)
- Writing and Documenting for Peer Review (2022)
- Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Civil War: Her Records, Her People, Her Laws (2023)
- DNA Dreamers: Integrating DNA Evidence to Resolve Complex Cases (2024)
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR):
- Intermediate DNA: Planning for and Conducting Research using DNA and Documentary Sources (2020)
- DNA as Genealogical Evidence (Advanced) (2021)
- For Land's Sake! Advanced Analysis and Platting (2023)
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- Degrees
- BS (Computer Science)
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- Repositories
- Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri
Family History Center
Other local repositories
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- Testimonials
- 'Thanks so much for "cracking the case".' --AP, Nebraska
"It is exactly what I wanted. I really appreciate the quality of your work and your clear writing style....Now my working poor, Irish family is not forgotten or lost in time." --MM, Nevada
"Eighteen years of collecting and recording [family surname] and related family history is about to be closed. I declare that your participation has been a primary contributor to a most successful project." --LA, Australia
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- Lectures
- Your DNA Testing Plan, DNA Results: More than Ethnicity Results, Overview of Third-Party DNA Tools, Y-DNA Testing, DNA testing as a genealogical research tool, Beginning Genealogy, Census Records, Using Pre-1850 Census records and Census Substitutes, Land Records, Pre-Civil War U.S. Military Records.
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- Affiliations
- -National Genealogical Society
-New England Historic Genealogical Society
-International Society of Genetic Genealogy
Contact
- Business site: kansasancestors.com
Work Contact
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State/Province: | Kansas |
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Zip/Postal Code: | 66046-0552 |