Jennifer M. Sheppard

Genealogy BIO

shepjr@coastalnet.com

 

 

 

 

Genealogy Research Experience – 1974 – Present

Professional Researcher – 1985 – Present

 

LOST COLONY CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND RESEARCH:

 

Chair – Planning Committee, Volunteer, Lost Colony Center for S&R, Open house, 2006

 

EDUCATION:

 

Diploma -  Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Family History Research, Professional Research Option,  – 1996

Effective Teaching Certificate, Martin Community College, Williamston, NC 1997

Basic Genealogy Course – Senior Center,  Burbank, California – 1974

 

WRITING EXPERIENCE:

 

Book Reviewer,  The National Archives, the United Kingdom – 2006 – Present

Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD 21211 – 1993 – Present

 

Grant Writer – Friends of the Old Martin County Courthouse, Williamston, NC 2004 – 2005

 

Editor: - Martin County Genealogical Society Newsletter – 1995-1997.

 

Published Author, Heritage Quest Magazine, an International Genealogy Magazine – 1993 – Present

 

Newspaper Columnist, “Everything is Relative” – The Enterprise, Williamston, NC 1989 – Present

 

Committee/Board Membership: 

 

Martin County Genealogical Society Executive Board – 1997 – 2000

Martin County Historical Society Executive Committee – 1997 – Present

 

TEACHER:

 

Beginning Genealogy, Martin Community College (Windsor, NC Campus) - 2002

Intermediate Genealogy, Martin Community College, Williamston, NC – 2001

Beginning Genealogy, Martin Memorial Library, Williamston, NC – 2000

Beginning Genealogy, Home Course in Residence, Williamston, NC – 1996

Beginning Genealogy, Martin Community College, Williamston, NC – 1991

Beginning Genealogy, Martin Community College, Williamston, NC – 1990

 

Offices Held in Societies:

 

Martin County Historical Society Executive Board Member – 1997 – Present

Publications Chairman Martin County Genealogical Society – 1996 – 2000

President, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Theodore Hassell Chapter, #437 – 1996 - 2000

Registrar, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Theodore Hassell Chapter, #437 – 1997 – 2000

President, Martin County Genealogical Society (MCGS) – 1995 – 1997

Editor, MCGS Newsletter – 1995-1997

Vice President, Martin County Genealogical Society (MCGS) – 1993-1995

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Treasurer  - Manassas Virginia #175, 1987 – 1988

 

Membership in Societies:

 

Martin County Historical Society  (Life Member) – 1997 - Present

Theodore Hassell Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) – 1996 – Present

Martin County Genealogical Society – 1993 - Present

Manassas Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), 1988 - Present

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution,  (DAR) 1986 – Present

 

Other Related Activities:

 

President – Gurkin Family Association –Williamston, NC – 1996-2000 (Responsible for planning all aspects of reunion).

 

BOOKS SELF-PUBLISHED:

 

1.                    Genealogy and Self-Publishing, A Guide to Researching, Writing and Self-Publishing Your Family History 2000.

 

2.                    The Spruill Family of Martin County, North Carolina – 1997.   (Alex Spruill, a former slave)

 

3.                    Price Family and Related Lines of Beaufort, Martin, Pitt and Washington Counties, Volume Two – 1997.

 

4.                    Martin County Genealogical Society Newsletter, Editor – 1995 – 1997.

 

5.                    Price Family and Related Lines of Beaufort, Martin, Pitt and Washington Counties, Volume One – Completely Revised – 1994

 

6.                    My North Carolina Ancestors of Beauport, Bladen, Columbus, Martin and Washington Counties, NC and Isle of Wight County, VA – 1990

 

7.                    Price Family and Related Lines – 1986

 

AWARDS RECEIVED:

 

1.      Marquis’ Who’s Who of American Women, 2007.

 

2.        The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc.- D. T. Smithwick Newspaper/Magazine Article Award for the following five articles (1) Genealogists Highlights Excerpts from Cherokee Census; (2) The Lost Tribes of North Carolina; Old Albemarle and its Absentee Landlords; (3) Was the Lost Colony Really Lost?; (4) Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; (5) The Lost Tribes of North Carolina; and  (6) Looking for Your Revolutionary War Ancestor Pensioner? – October 2006.

 

3.        The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc.- D. T. Smithwick Newspaper/Magazine Article Award for the following five articles (1) Case of Mistaken Identify for County Man, (2) Book Features North Carolina Black History, (3) Revolutionary War Records Now Available, (4) NC State Library Makes Addictional Microfilm Available, and (5) More Changes at the NC State Archives. – October 2005.

 

4.        The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc.- D. T. Smithwick Newspaper/Magazine Article Award for the following five articles: Be Wary of Indexes, Preserving North Carolina History, Some Little Known Sources in the Courthouse, Figuring the Dates When No Birth or Death Records Exist, Just in Time for Christmas & Local Book Reviews and Five New Books Donated to Library’s Francis Manning Room. – October 2004

 

5.        The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc.- Paul Green Multimedia Award for Genealogy and Self-Publishing, A Guide to Researching, Writing and Self-Publishing Your Family History – 2000.

 

6.        The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc., Willie Parker Peace History Book Award for Records of Marks and Brands, Register of Deeds No. 1, Martin County, NC – 1999.

 

7.        The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc. – Robert Bruce Cooke Family History Book Award for book entitled Price Family and Related Lines of Beaufort, Martin, Pitt and Washington Counties, Volume Two – 1998.

 

8.       The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc. – Joe M. McLauren Newsletter Award for Martin County Genealogical Society Newsletter, official newsletter of the Martin County Genealogical Society, Williamston, NC – Nov 1997.

 

9.        The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc. – D. T.  Smithwick Newspaper and Magazine Article Award for My Illusive Ancestor and Photographs: Our Window to the Past, (Heritage Quest Magazine) – 1997.

 

10.     The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc. – Award of Prestigious – Robert Bruce Cooke Family History Book Award – The Spruill Family of Martin County, North Carolina – 1997.

 

11.     The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc. – Award of Special Recognition – Family History Book Award for Price Family & Related Lines of Beaufort, Martin, Pitt & Washington Counties, NC, Volume 1 – 1995.

 

12.     The North Carolina Society of Historians, Inc. – Award of Special Recognition – Historical Article for Port O’Plymouth Roanoke River Museum Records Hold Surprise for County Genealogist – 1994.