genealogist
noun
ge·ne·al·o·gist
ˌjē-nē-ˈä-lə-jist 
also -ˈa-lə-,
also ˌje-nē-
: a person who traces or studies the descent of persons or families
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Lisa Medina is a professional genealogist with over 10 years of experience, specializing in Mexican genealogy.
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Chris Smothers, professional genealogist for 15 years and historian studying at Simmons University, told ABC News that these were the same territories at the time.
—Elizabeth Thomas, ABC News, 9 May 2025
However, Louisiana Creole genealogist and historian Jari Honora at the Historical New Orleans Collection has produced the documentation: Pope Leo XIV is, at least in part, an American descendant of enslaved Africans.
Catholics who are racist will have much to muse on during Leo’s reign.
—Darryl Barthé, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Nailing that down has become a goal for historians in the Caribbean, said Edwin Espinal Hernández, a genealogist and the director of the law school at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, a Roman Catholic university in the Dominican Republic.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Chris Smothers, professional genealogist for 15 years and historian studying at Simmons University, told ABC News that these were the same territories at the time.
—Elizabeth Thomas, ABC News, 9 May 2025
However, Louisiana Creole genealogist and historian Jari Honora at the Historical New Orleans Collection has produced the documentation: Pope Leo XIV is, at least in part, an American descendant of enslaved Africans.
Catholics who are racist will have much to muse on during Leo’s reign.
—Darryl Barthé, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Nailing that down has become a goal for historians in the Caribbean, said Edwin Espinal Hernández, a genealogist and the director of the law school at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, a Roman Catholic university in the Dominican Republic.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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“Genealogist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genealogist. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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