Discovering The Hidden Women In Your Family History

Abstract

DIANE RICHARD is the principal of Mosaic Research and Project Management. She has M.E. and M.B.A. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She has been doing genealogy research since 1987 – professionally since 2004 – focused on the records of North Carolina, neighboring locales and migration paths to the Mississippi River. Diane has researched NC roots for the popular TV show “Who Do You Think You Are?” and appeared on the Bryan Cranston episode. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Wake County Genealogical Society. Diane writes on genealogy topics for such publications as Internet Genealogy, Your Genealogy Today (formerly Family Chronicle), NCGS Journal, and local WCGS publications. Since 2010 she has been the editor of Upfront with NGS, the blog of the National Genealogical Society. She is currently editor of the journals for NCGS and WCGS. She is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild.