Building family trees for descendants of enslaved Americans
Using DNA to reconnect people to their family story
Emmaline MacBeath, M.Ed, MSM
Genetic Genealogist
Since my first volunteer job at the age of 14, I have wanted to make a big difference in the world. Since then, I have worked with many people who have been disconnected from their family story through adoption, time in foster care, trauma, racism, slavery, and other difficult circumstances.
I don't want to connect a few. I want to connect them all.
Using my 30+ years of genealogy experience, six of them as a dedicated genetic genealogist using DNA, it has brought me great joy to work toward this goal.
Everyone has a right to know their family story. Every tree deserves all its leaves.
MEMBERSHIPS, EDUCATION, AND ACTIVITIES
- Association of Professional Genealogists (click the link to see my profile)
- Master of Education, Master of Business Management, Bachelor of Science-Elementary Education, Minor in French
- Project Leader of the WikiTree US Black Heritage, African Ancestry, Africa, and Caribbean Projects
- Project Leader of the WikiTree Adoption Angels Project
- Member of AAHGS
- Member of Linked Descendants
- International Society of Genetic Genealogy
- Transcription and Translation volunteer for Family Search
GENEALOGY EXPERIENCE
- More than 30 years experience searching in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and several countries in Western Europe.
- Areas of speciality include (but are not limited to): the U.S.A. (19th and 20th century), Adoption, Biological Family Searches, African-American Genealogy, DNA, DNA and Genealogy Education, French-Canada, Transcription of older documents, and French Document Translation.
SPEAKING
Contact me about speaking to your community or genealogy group about reparative genealogy or WikiTree’s US Black Heritage Project and the innovative work we are doing.
WRITING
I am also a young adult and middle grade fiction author. You can find my published works at www.emmalinerosebooks.com
