Professional genealogist since 1987. Working in online genealogy and digitisation of historical documents since 2003. Digitising historical records for archives and the licensing and preparation of the digitised record for online publication on commercial family history websites. Genealogical research. Forensic analysis. Detailed assessments, proposals and tenders. Report writing. Quality processes. Data standardisation and enhancement.Undertaking probate genealogy cases for clients in the public and legal sectors, and recreational family history research assignments for consumers. Specialist interests within genealogy: Eastern European (Balkan, Baltic, Jewish and Slavic) and Armenian genealogies.I am interested in...Archives, documents, records and research. Arsenal FC and WFC. Ballet. Birds. Books and libraries. Botany. Butterflies. Cartography, maps and map-reading. Chalk downland. Conservation (both senses). Edward Gorey. Espresso. Ethnography of the Balkans. Gwen John. History of the Armenians, the Kurds and the Yezidis. Japanese cultural traditions. Jocelyn Brooke. Joseph Roth. Kapka Kassabova. Kombucha. Long-distance walking. Nina Nastasia. Nordic design. Philip Larkin. Qigong. Rewilding. Russian literature. Shostakovich and his contemporaries. The Mountain Goats. The Swedish language. Vegan cooking. Yoga.
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