Michelle is a professional genealogist helping family historians find answers to their toughest genealogy questions. She is currently pursuing accreditation through ICAPGen, specializing in the United States Southwest Region, which includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Michelle uses that expertise to assist families, particularly in the area of Colonial Spanish ancestry.

By using Family Locket’s proven research methods in every project, Michelle has been able to put the genealogy certifications she earned through SLIG, ICAGen, RLP study groups, and mentoring to good use. Throughout certification, she spent significant time researching Spanish church records from the Alta-California Missions. Michelle may spend her days on a laptop, but it’s the satisfaction of connecting present families to their past that gets her out of bed in the morning.

When she’s not researching, Michelle enjoys backyard barbeques with family, organizing home spaces, and watching documentaries.