The Dabneys of Early Virginia
The family tree is based on descendant research within the Dabney family, starting with the immigrant to the Americas, Cornelius Dabney.

The researcher and author performed his investigations over several decades, and included extensive research notes. I assisted with the technology side of things, testing GEDCOM exports and uploads to his website. Check out the Dabneys of early Virginia at www.dabney-early-Virginia.info.

Minnesota Firefighters
I have volunteered with the Minnesota Genealogical Society's Research Committee for about 15 years. Our largest ongoing project was assisting the Minnesota Fire Service Foundation in tracing descendants of Minnesota fire fighters who died while in service or as a result of injuries or illness caused by their role as a firefighter. Descendants we locate are invited to visit the Firefighter's memorial has been installed at the Capital in St. Paul to honor the firefighters. See www.mnfireservicefoundation.org for more information

Many people who post family trees on Ancestry.com are unresponsive to our requests for help, but I was able to locate descendants of two Minneapolis firefighters who died in 1920 and 1947.

Ship's Record Search
I located a long-sought ship's record on behalf of a client. Her reaction:

"That was fast Mary and thanks so much! You really focused on my questions.
It's been a fun experience on my end and I hope you enjoyed it too.
... I appreciate your access and finding the ship's manifest for Carolina and John. That is totally new information for me to incorporate in my research which I have excitedly been doing since I received your report this afternoon.

"I'm very happy with the information you provided and all the next steps you suggested."