Roots Expert
Roots & Resting Places
Shawna M. Crosby
Where Family Stories and Sacred Ground Meet
How they can help
- Remote research
- In person
- BCG Certified Genealogist (CG)
- Researches in
- United States · Illinois, Canada · New Brunswick, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
- Based in
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Time periods
- 17th century · 18th century · 19th century · 20th century (through World War
About
Genealogical researcher and cemetery preservation specialist offering family history research, DNA analysis, archival lookups, and respectful headstone preservation.
Shawna M. Crosby is a seasoned genealogical researcher with over 25 years of experience uncovering family connections and preserving local history. She specializes in DNA analysis, colonial and early American research, immigration studies, and military records. Her work blends detailed genealogy research with ethical cemetery preservation and local history education. She is currently pursuing professional certification through the Board for Certification of Genealogists and actively engages in volunteer cemetery preservation, combining archival research with respectful documentation and advocacy for historic gravestone care.
Specialties
- DNA analysis
- autosomal DNA matching
- unknown parentage
- brick-wall research
- colonial American genealogy
- early American research
- immigration research
- French-Canadian migration
- military records
- Revolutionary War records
- World War II records
- parish registers
- church records
- notarial records
- land records
- militia rolls
- cemetery preservation
- headstone documentation
- ethical gravestone cleaning
Additional credentials
Current Certification Applicant, Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG); Mayflower Society descendant (Stephen Hopkins line)
United States
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