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= Anna Hopkins-Arnold, PhD. (Biology) =

Professional Genealogist, Anna Hopkins-Arnold, PhD, is the owner of Rootfinders Genealogy Research, based in Durango, Colorado specializing in on-site research in the Four Corners region, southern Colorado, and northern New Mexico and research on pioneer migration and "Brick Wall" ancestors. She also teaches genealogy classes and tutors genealogy students (both live and long distance) and does online research across the US, Canada, Mexico, Ireland, and England. Click here for more details on her research activities.

She also volunteers as a Family History Consultant at the Durango FamilySearch Center, as a local newspaper researcher for the La Plata County Historical Society, and coordinated the Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society's 1940 Census volunteer indexing effort (serving also as an indexer and arbitrator).

Professional Genealogical Organizations
Member Association of Professional Genealogists

Member Global Alliance of Genealogy Professionals(specialist for southern Colorado &amp; northern New Mexico)

Member National Genealogical Society

Member New England Historical Genealogical Society

Member Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society

Member of a variety of Genealogy related groups on Linked In

University Graduate Education:
Anna's logical and methodical approach to genealogy research comes from her training as a scientist and engineer. She earned a BA in Physics with minor in Spanish Literature from the University of California, San Diego in 1984. Her Spanish language experience has helped in researching Hispanic families in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. She worked as an engineer for six years before returning to school to earn a PhD in Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder 1998.

Language Education (Spanish):
Anna's ability to speak, write and translate Spanish has helped her research the genealogy of Hispanic families in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. She completed five years of Spanish language training before leaving High School, completed a three week language program in Durango, Mexico, passed a college level language proficiency exam and minored in Spanish Literature.

Genealogy Education:
Anna's first research in historical records was part of her graduate research. She began to apply the research skills from her science training to her own genealogy research. She continued her genealogy studies by reading historic genealogy books, modern genealogy books and articles, attending live and online classes, webinars, live and virtual conferences and genealogical society programs. She continues to attend classes in her field and to monitor new developments in available record sets, databases, technology and methods.

As a biologist, Anna has experience designing experiments to answer research questions and has applied this to her work advising clients using DNA testing as a tool to solve certain genealogy problems.

Research Experience
Our Professional Genealogist, Anna Hopkins-Arnold, PhD, has been researching family history since 1995. She has performed online genealogical research in 26 states and 8 foreign countries, and on-site research in 11 states and 3 foreign countries. Anna’s genealogy projects have included locating missing relatives, tracing the owners and makers of antique objects, and following the military career soldiers who served in WWI, the US Civil War and of patriots, loyalists, and redcoats who served in the Revolutionary War.

Contact Anna to let her apply her experience to solving your Family History Mystery.

Overall Teaching
Anna Hopkins-Arnold, has taught science, nature studies, general education, and genealogy to students from pre-school through college. She studied teaching methods through the University of Colorado graduate teaching program. She has taught classes or led programs at Fort Lewis College, University of Colorado, Boulder Alternative High School, Science From CU, Front Range Natural Science School, and Boulder Mountain Parks. She also home schooled her son through fifth grade and led a Cub Scout den and pack.

Teaching Genealogy
Anna Hopkins-Arnold has been invited to teach Genealogy Classes at the Pine River Library Southwest Genealogical Society, the Pine River Library (Bayfield, CO), the Durango Public Library (Durango, CO), the Albuquerque Family History Expo, the Colorado Family History Expo, and the Midwest Family History Expo. She has also taught both Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts the skills needed to earn Genealogy belt loops and merit badges.

Anna teaches classes and provides private tutoring and brick wall consultation both live and online. For more information on class offerings please see our website.

= Rootfinders Genealogy Research  =

A genealogy research firm based in the Durango, Colorado and specializing in on-site genealogy research in the Four Corners region, southern Colorado, and northern New Mexico. We can do on-site research in the archives of the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College and at the Animas Museum (home of the La Plata County Historical Society) and the La Plata County Courthouse in Durango, Colorado. We can also obtain documents from courthouses and historical society archives anywhere in southern Colorado (Archuleta, La Plata, Montezuma or San Juan County) or northern New Mexico (Taos, Rio Arriba, San Juan County)

For more information about our expertise and services please visit our website at www.RootfindersGR.com.

On-Site Research Services
I offer on-site research for southern Colorado and northern New Mexico (see document retrieval for specific info on repositories for on-site research) for the 16th-20th centuries. I speak Spanish and can translate Spanish language records.

Online Research Services
I offer online research for the US (especially tracking pioneer migration), Canada, England, and Ireland from the 16th - early 20th centuries. Including military records from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War. I have also traced English and Irish families, and used heraldry, the British Archives and the records about Anglican clergymen and Members of Parliament in those projects.

Document Retrieval
We are close to the archives at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, Animas Museum (home of the La Plata Historical Society), and La Plata County courthouse. I can easily access county courthouses and historical society archives for Archuleta, Montezuma, and San Juan Counties in Colorado and for San Juan County in New Mexico.

Genealogist, Anna Hopkins-Arnold, schedules research trips to national and state repositories in Denver including the Denver branch of the National Archives, the Colorado State Archives, the archives of the University of Colorado, and the Denver Public Library: Western History &amp; Genealogy Library.

Anna also schedules research trips to the following archives and repositories in Colorado:

Alamosa County, Archuleta County, 'La Plata County, Mineral County, Montrose County, Montezuma County, Ouray County', Saguache County, and San Juan County,

And the following repositories in New Mexico:

Bernalillo County, Los Alamos County, McKinley County, Rio Arriba County, Sandoval County, San Juan County, Santa Fe County, and Taos County.

She can visit other archives in southern or western Colorado, northern New Mexico, or the four corners region of Utah or Arizona upon request.

Document Translation
Anna Hopkins-Arnold can translate documents and records from Spanish to English. Her language background includes AP Spanish, college level Spanish proficiency, and a minor in Spanish Literature.

Teaching / Tutoring / Brick Wall Consultation
Profesional Genealogist, Anna Hopkins-Arnold, teaches classes for library patrons and genealogical societies and provide indiviual or small group tutoring either in person or online. See my list of classes offered for more info.

Family History Writing / Presentation
Anna can present family history info in tradition written reports or on a website, video or presentation book. Documents can be delivered on paper or as paper-free digital images.

Research Rates
Contact me at 970-946-4876 or send an email for current rate information for research, teaching or individual tutoring.

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