Interview with Jamie Wasilchenko: Professional Genealogist
Description
Jamie Wasilchenko is passionate about her work as a Professional Genealogist and Heirloom Preservationist.
In this episode, Jamie shares her earliest adventures in family history as a nine-year-old child listening to stories from her paternal grandfather; and traveling with her step-mother on research trips.
Jamie has a unique skill-set in Genealogy and Preservation: Her services include:
- Family Tree Foundations
- Branches & Leaves
- Brick Wall Research
- The DIYer Package
- Mapping & Trip Planning
- Ancestral Biographies
- Heirloom Preservation & Digitization
- Technology & Organisation
- Record Retrievals
- Consultations
Her advice to researchers is to get micro local, visit archival repositories in person if you can, but even if you live far away, conduct a search for the local historical societies, local libraries that might have a history room, any of these, small organizations and reach out to them.
Jamie's package of services is displayed here on her Shifting Sands Genealogy website.



















