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Recent Examples of genealogist
Knowing this, Liotta, an amateur genealogist, decided to take on the mystery of the folder and try to find its rightful owner.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Aimee Rose-Haynes became a genetic genealogist after discovering her knack for jumping into DNA rabbit holes about 10 years ago while trying to diagnose her daughter's illness, which turned out to be both Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).
—David Oliver, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
As a baby boomer and an amateur genealogist, I am continually frustrated by the lack of interest my grandchildren’s generation seems to have in learning about their family history — particularly mine.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Based in the Houston area, Othram offered its help through Project Grace, which covered costs, including the creation of a DNA profile from a victim sample, the uploading of information into a genealogy database and the investigation by a forensic genealogist, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
Aimee Rose-Haynes became a genetic genealogist after discovering her knack for jumping into DNA rabbit holes about 10 years ago while trying to diagnose her daughter's illness, which turned out to be both Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).
—David Oliver, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
As a baby boomer and an amateur genealogist, I am continually frustrated by the lack of interest my grandchildren’s generation seems to have in learning about their family history — particularly mine.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Based in the Houston area, Othram offered its help through Project Grace, which covered costs, including the creation of a DNA profile from a victim sample, the uploading of information into a genealogy database and the investigation by a forensic genealogist, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genealogist
archivist
Noun
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Kate Levasseur is the archivist for the World Food Prize Foundation.—
Kate Levasseur,
Des Moines Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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If approved by a majority of the 40 eligible members, the union would represent the museum’s full- and part-time educators, archivists and marketing and development staff.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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