25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors

Presenter: Gena Philibert-Ortega

Every year for Women’s History Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega creates 30 blog posts about researching female ancestors. Based on those articles, she will share 25 tips to help you identify, trace, and discover more about your female ancestors.

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor specializing in the use of social history and material culture to tell the story of historical women's lives. She holds two Master's degrees: one in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women's Studies) and the other in Religion. Her writing projects include two books and hundreds of articles in print magazines and online publications. A frequent presenter throughout the United States and Canada, Gena's current research projects focus on American cemeteries, cookbooks, signature quilts, and 20th-century women's lives.