Gail Shaffer Blankenau's Page

What surnames are you interested in researching?

Beardsley of Connecticut
Shaffer in Pennsylvania
Smith of Rhode Island and Ohio

What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?

United States, England, Germany, Wales

What is your level of genealogy knowledge?

Professional Genealogist

If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?

Land Records
German genealogy
Midwest

For what reason did you start genealogy research?

Very interested in family history early on -- found a genealogy book on the shelf that my great-grandmother had purchased and trunks of old "stuff" in the attic and I was hooked.

Do you have a genealogy website or blog?

http://disoverancestry.org