Roots Expert
AncestorStalker
Josh Jenkins
Professional genealogy research with global boots on the ground
- josh@joshjkins.net
How they can help
- Remote research
- In person
- APG member
- APG member
- Researches in
- United States, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom
- Based in
- United States · MD
- Languages
- English
- Time periods
- all periods
About
Josh Jenkins is a professional genealogist with over two decades of client research experience. He leads AncestorStalker, a team of researchers spanning the globe offering family tree creation, DNA analysis, and onsite genealogical research services.
Josh Jenkins is the principal researcher at AncestorStalker, a genealogy research firm operating for over two decades. He is passionate about genealogy and genetic genealogy, serving as Administrator of several Y-DNA Surname Projects and an mtDNA Project with nearly 300 members. Previously, he collaborated with Ancestry.com as an expert researcher. Josh holds a Master of Science in Information Systems from UMBC and maintains memberships in multiple genealogical and archival organizations. He leads a global team of associates equipped to perform onsite research in archives, cemeteries, museums, and parishes worldwide.
Specialties
- family trees
- DNA analysis
- genetic genealogy
- Y-DNA projects
- mtDNA projects
- locate services
- Native American ancestry determination
- estate records
- homestead records
- military records
- tax records
- royal ancestry
- Irish ancestry
- land ownership records
Additional credentials
Master of Science in Information Systems (UMBC); Previously collaborated with Ancestry.com as expert researcher
Columbia, MD, United States
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