Roots Expert
Pursuing YOUR Family's Past
Sue Schlichting
Helping you share your family's stories!
- Phone
- 402.685.0771
How they can help
- Remote research
- Heritage travel
- In person
- APG member
- BCG Certified Genealogist (CG)
- Researches in
- United States · Nebraska (emphasis); Kansas (workshops); Midwest generally, Sweden, Germany
- Based in
- United States · Nebraska
- Languages
- English · Swedish · German
- Time periods
- Homestead era · 19th-20th century American recor
About
Lead researcher with over 30 years of experience specializing in Midwestern genealogy, homestead records, Quaker, Swedish and German records. Offers family history research, coaching, workshops and heritage travel planning.
Sue Schlichting grew up on a farm in Eastern Nebraska and has over 30 years of research experience. She has expertise in Midwestern research with an emphasis in Homestead records, Quaker, Swedish and German records. Sue is experienced in DNA interpretation and both domestic and international heritage travel planning. She enjoys sharing her passion for family history with young people through interactive experiences and tours, including the popular "Family History Detective Roadtrip" workshop shared with teens across Kansas over the past 10+ years. Sue developed the Sch-Nel Family Newsletter in 2004 and continues as its editor. She is a genealogist, speaker, teacher and mentor dedicated to helping clients pursue their family's history.
Specialties
- Homestead records
- Quaker genealogy
- Swedish genealogy
- German genealogy
- Midwestern research
- DNA interpretation
- brick wall resolution
- document analysis
- heritage travel
- family history workshops
Additional credentials
Follows Code of Ethics and Professional Practices of the Association of Professional Genealogists; follows Genetic Genealogy Standards; follows Code of Ethics of the Board for Certification of Genealogists
Eastern Nebraska, Nebraska, United States
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