Shelley Bishop

Ohio-based researcher, writer, and speaker
Buckeye Family Trees
owner
Currently accepting clients for...
  • Speaking / Presenting
  • Writing /Publishing
Family History Research
  • Document Retrieval / Record Agent
  • Family History Research
Speaking/Presenting
  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Writing & Publishing
  • Available for virtual events
Writing/Publishing
  • Author/Writer

Shelley Bishop is a genealogical researcher, writer, and speaker with a passion for finding ancestors and interpreting the records that reveal their stories. Her business, Buckeye Family Trees, specializes in researching Ohio ancestors using a wide array of online resources as well as in-person work at the Ohio History Connection archives, other repositories, and local courthouses. A graduate of the ProGen Study Program, she continually hones her skills at genealogical institutes and conferences. Shelley is Past-President of the Great Lakes Chapter APG.

Services

Research services: document lookup and retrieval; consultations and research plans; targeted, in-depth family history research; genealogy coaching; and lineage society applications

Writing services: instructional articles on using genealogical resources, building skills, and preserving family history research

Speaking services: presentations and workshops at conferences and institutes; webinars and virtual presentations

Geographic Specialties

OHIO, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Athens

Geographic Specialities
OHIO, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus
Publications/Media
Shelley has written numerous articles on genealogical records, skills, and resources for a variety of publications, including NGS Magazine, Family Tree Magazine, Ohio Genealogy News, and APG Quarterly. She's authored two award-winning family history articles published in the Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly. The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors awarded her top honors for her entries in its 2012 and 2014 Excellence in Writing competitions.
Lectures
National Genealogical Society, Ohio Genealogical Society, and numerous local genealogical societies--in-person and virtual presentations (currently virtual only)
Repositories
Ohio History Connection (State Archives); Columbus Metropolitan Library; Ohio Genealogical Society Library; Central Ohio courthouses
Research Time Periods
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
Affiliations
Daughters of the American Revolution; National Genealogical Society; New England Historical and Genealogical Society; New York Genealogical & Biographical Society; Ohio Genealogical Society; Palatines to America
Degrees
B.A. (English), Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee