About Me
Kim Ashford, Professional Genealogist
My passion for genealogy follows my love of puzzles. I love to study all of the pieces and put everything together in order to see the big picture. I have been doing genealogy for nearly 20 years and enjoy it more every day.
Memberships:
- Germanic Genealogy Society, current board member
- Association of Professional Genealogists
- Northland Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists
- Minnesota Genealogical Society
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
- Utah Genealogical Society
Training and Continuing Education:
- B.A. General Studies, Emphasis in Family History from Brigham Young University – April 2014
I have been very active in attending local and national programs to advance my understanding of research techniques and resources over many years.
The following is a sampling of my most recent attendance.
- Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, Adv. German Research- Jan 2015
- GGS – most Germanic Genealogy Society Conferences and meetings
- MGS- most Minnesota Genealogical Society Annual Conferences
- FGS – Federation of Genealogy Societies Conference – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- RootsTech Genealogy Conference – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
- APG- Association of Professional Genealogist Conference – Mar 2013