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Ancestry Help Discover your heritage one ancestor at a time. Genealogy help for all ages at any skill level. Sarah is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

Sarah Lockwood is the primary genealogist at Minnesota-based, AncestryHelp. She has been doing family research for herself and others for over a decade, discovering family history, photographs, documents, ancestors, and relatives across the United States, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Eastern Europe, Germany, Holland, and the British Isles. Research has included documentation for military service as far back as the Revolutionary War, land grants, and immigration origins. Forensic genealogy has been a personal journey for Sarah, as an adoptee, she has experience with finding her own birth mother and father! She would love to join you in your journey of discovering genetic family. Sarah has enjoyed sharing her genealogy knowledge as a guest speaker, workshop presenter, and family history researcher at charity events. Sarah’s educational background has helped to hone her research skills. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of Northwestern - St. Paul, MN, and a Master of Arts Degree from Wheaton College - IL, in Educational Ministries. She recently completed her Certificate in Genealogical Research through Boston University, in 2021. Currently, Sarah is participating in ProGen Study Group 61. She has had clients seeking DNA analysis for birth grandparent and great grandparent identification, research in the digital Norwegian and Danish national records pertaining to ancestors who had descendants who immigrated to the U.S., creating frameable family trees, expanding family trees, and heirship work for a real estate company.

I very much enjoyed sharing with the McLeod County History Museum this week. What a fantastic group of people who came...
08/15/2025

I very much enjoyed sharing with the McLeod County History Museum this week. What a fantastic group of people who came to Hutchinson to attend the two workshops.

Looking forward to sharing in Hutchinson, Minnesota toady!
08/12/2025

Looking forward to sharing in Hutchinson, Minnesota toady!

08/05/2025

Had a great time with the folks at Marshall yesterday! Great questions and conversations. Thank you to Lyon County Historical Society and Museum for the invitation. Looking forward to returning in October for our series on genetic genealogy!

08/02/2025
I’m excited to have been invited to present four upcoming genealogy programs at the Lyons County Historical Society in M...
07/15/2025

I’m excited to have been invited to present four upcoming genealogy programs at the Lyons County Historical Society in Marshall! They are open to all.
August 4, 1:00-2:00
Basics of Genealogical Research
3:00-4:00
Drilling Down on Census, Military and Vital Records
Oct. 6, 1:00-2:00
Introduction to DNA Match Sorting
3:00-4:00
Understanding DNA cMs and How to Determine Relationships

The Genealogy Club at the Lyon County Museum is open to anyone interested in family history. The meetings are informal gatherings to discuss genealogy and learning tips and tricks from others. There are two workshops scheduled for the months of August and October. The speaker for both months is Sarah Lockwood.
Sarah Lockwood is a proud Minnesotan, with ancestry from both an adopted family and a birth family. Forensic genealogy has been a personal journey for Sarah. As an adoptee, she used what she learned about forensic DNA matching to find her own birth mother and father! She turned her love of genealogy into a professional business. She began AncestryHelp in 2022, as a small business, to help others discover their family history one ancestor at a time and to help fellow family genealogists strengthen their research skills. Her two favorite projects to work on are writing family narratives and teaching research skills. Sarah has earned certificates in Genealogical Research from Boston University, Investigative Genetic Genealogy from Ramapo College, and has completed a ProGen Study Group.

I’m excited to be sharing two genealogy presentations in Hutchinson at the McLeod County History Museum on August 12. ...
07/15/2025

I’m excited to be sharing two genealogy presentations in Hutchinson at the McLeod County History Museum on August 12. The presentations are open to all. I’d love to see you there!
10:00-11:00 am Research Tools for Genealogy
12:30-1:30 Introduction to Genetic Genealogy

If you are interested in learning about genealogy mark your calendars and join us on Aug 12.

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Proud to have taken Ramapo’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy course! They continue to do great work in the field of IGG...
09/25/2024

Proud to have taken Ramapo’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy course! They continue to do great work in the field of IGG!

Throughout the month of September, we are celebrating the power of IGG in closing cold cases for . Each of our staff have chosen three cold cases that are now resolved thanks in part to IGG and the hardworking cold case investigators who harnessed its power.

Here are Monique's top 3 Cold Cases solved with IGG!

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