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Sarah Busse Spencer PhD

Genealogical Lecturer, Writer, Researcher, emphasis in Germany and Eastern Europe
605-202-9066
United States
 
Currently accepting clients for...
  • Family History Research
  • Speaking / Presenting
  • Writing /Publishing
  • Other Speciality
Family History Research
  • Family History Research
  • Heraldry / Lineage Societies
  • Immigration / Naturalization
  • Tutor / Coach
Speaking/Presenting
  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Writing & Publishing
  • Available for in-person events
  • Available for virtual events
Writing/Publishing
  • Author/Writer
  • Editor
  • Tutor / Coach
Other Speciality
  • Document Translation
  • Event / Reunion / Travel Planning
  • House Historian / Local History
  • Oral Historian
  • Handwriting / Palaeography

I love doing research and teaching people how to do their own.  I help people get started, get organized and get their ancestor across the pond.  I regularly lecture and coach in my local genealogical society and would be happy to speak at yours!  With LegacyTree Genealogists, I research primarily Germany and Eastern Europe (any country) and read historical records in at least five languages every week. 

Geographic Specialities
Germany, Eastern Europe
Lectures
Digging Up German Roots: Finding Your German Ancestors
Getting the Most out of FamilySearch and Ancestry.com
Getting Started and Getting Organized
Research Time Periods
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 18th Century
  • 17th Century
Languages
Fluent: English, Russian, German
Read Genealogical Records: French, Latin, Polish, Hungarian
Honorifics/Credentials
Family History Advanced Research Certificate, Brigham Young University Idaho
Certificates
Family History Advanced Research Certificate, Brigham Young University Idaho
Affiliations
National Genealogical Society
Association of Professional Genealogists
SiouxValley Genealogical Society
South Dakota State Genealogical Society
Degrees
PhD Sociology and Russian Studies, University of Chicago
MS Sociology and Russian Language, Brigham Young University
BA Social Studies, Harvard University