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Gardner, Marissa J.
Marissa J. Gardner began researching her own ancestors as a youth. She later graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Family History and Genealogy. In 2011, Marissa earned her Accredited Genealogist credential (region of accreditation: Germany).
Marissa makes regular visits to the Family History Library, does historical genealogical research, and has experience with forensic genealogy and testifying in kinship hearings as an expert witness. Whatever your personal family history needs are, Marissa wants to help you write your story!
Marissa has worked for companies such as Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, ProGenealogists, Inc., and Venio, LLC, as well as working as a freelance researcher for 10 years. She worked for Legacy Tree Genealogists for five years and reopened her business in 2023.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Forensic genealogy (probate research, expert witness)
- 19th & 20th Century United States Research
- U.S. & Canada Immigration
- Germany and German-speaking countries
- Poland
- France
- Canada (including French Canada)
- Jewish Ancestry
- Former Russian Empire
- Former Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Eastern European Ancestry