Jan is a genealogy researcher whose personal work focuses on her Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin ancestors who immigrated from England, Germany, Ireland, and Norway. In 1998, she began managing the marketing initiatives at Genealogy.com, which prompted her to research her family. Jan holds CG and CGL certifications from the BCG as well as the AG accreditation from ICAPGen. Her genealogy career is focused on her own research and writing and teaching research methodology.
