Mentors
Do you need help understanding something or are stuck and in need of guidance?
These mentors are here to help, and their services are free for VBGS members!
The list is alphabetical by first name. See who you think may be able to assist you and send them an email.
| APRIL OWENS, email Specialty: Converting media (VHS Tapes, 8mm, Pictures, Slides, Documents, etc.) Locations: Hampton Roads Area Surnames: Humphrey, Eason, Carter, Boaze, Osborne, Nightingale, Young, Griffith, Wells, Snow, Oakes, Grubb |
| CRAIG FENTON, email Specialty: DNA Locations: Norfolk Co., Virginia; Massachusetts, Connecticut Surnames: Parsons (Virginia), Etheridge, Merryman, Peirson, Fenton, Phelps, Ensign and Dorrance |
| DEBBY CHRISTIAN, email Specialty: Planning a Genealogy Trip to Europe Locations: Western Pennsylvania; Clarion Co., Pennsylvania |
| DIANA QUINN, email Specialty: Ancestry, Ancestry DNA, newspapers, DNA clusters, general questions Locations: North Caolina (Martin Co., Sampson Co.), Louisiana (Bienville Par.), Texas (Erath Co., Falls Co., Baylor Co.), Kentucky (Edmonson Co.), Vermont (Bennington Co., Windham Co.), Ireland (Co. Galway, Co. Clare) Surnames: Albritton, Bradshaw, Britt, Bryan, Criswell, Davis, Driscoll, Giddens, Glynn, Hairston, Murray, Quinn, Reed, Regan, |
| DIANE FENTON, email Locations: extreme Eastern North Carolina, coastal New York, Westshester Co., Rhode Island (1600 – 1700s) Surnames: New York: Applebee, Baily, Dearborn, Holms, Tuttle; Eastern NC: Midgett, O’Neal, Rollinson, Styron, Willis |
| DUANE HARDING, email Specialties: Basic genealogy, Computer graphics, Google Earth, Google Maps, PC computer skills, Mail-merge for mass mailings, Maps, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Paleography (old handwriting), Pdf files, Scanning, The Internet Cloud Locations: Maine, Massachusetts (especially Cape Cod, going back to the Mayflower) |
| HEATHER WRIGHT, email Specialties: Legacy Family Tree, Family Search, DNA (23andMe, FTDNA, GEDmatch, DNA Painter), Weebly (build personal website), general questions, organizing digital genealogy Locations: Pennsylvania (Allegheny Co., Washington Co., Fayette Co.); West Virginia (Morgan Co.); Italy (Tuscany) Surnames: Baird, Berti, Bisogni, Crow, Finley, Hovermale, McFarquhar, McKean, McKennan, Reed, Thompson, Trumpy, Wilson |
| KAY KNIGHT, email Specialty: WikiTree; New York Wills and Land Records Locations: Central New York, Illinois, Iowa, Connecticut Surnames: Sands, Whiting, Cornish, Woodworth, Rood; Scranton, Sanford, Reed |
| RENEE HAYNES, email Specialty: Ancestry, DNA Locations: North Carolina (Gates Co., Chowan Co.) Surnames: Blanchard, Hudgins |
| WENDY BRANSOM, email Specialty: Roots Magic |
