EPISODE · May 13, 2022 · 57 MIN
Family History Matters with Genealogist, Paige Cummins
from Speak On It! · host Speak On It! History!
Join Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for a conversation with Paige Cummins. She will share her personal research journey, why she started a genealogy research service, examples of research mysteries she solved, and how her faith factors into the work that she does. Paige Cummins is a passionate genealogist and family historian. She’s the Owner and Lead Genealogist at Cousin Paige’s Genealogy Services, LLC based in Jacksonville Florida. She and her husband Robert started their company in 2020. Paige, also known as “Cousin Paige,” started researching her own family in the early 2000’s, and later began helping others with their family history research after she took her first commercial DNA test. When she first took the DNA test in 2017, it completely changed her perspective about genealogy, and she realized the power of genetic genealogy. She’s been since immersed in the world of genealogy, DNA and loves experimenting with new technologies and methodologies to help her with client projects. Now a full-time genealogist, she actively takes on new clients and helps them with a variety of services. She graduated from the HBCU, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in English and pledged Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She’s held a variety of corporate positions and ministerial related staff positions. Paige is currently working toward a certification in Genealogy Methodology in her continuing education journey. She is a member of the Jacksonville Genealogical Society, led small groups focused on genealogy, and participates in various local and national genealogy conferences.
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Join Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for a conversation with Paige Cummins. She will share her personal research journey, why she started a genealogy research service, examples of research mysteries she solved, and how her faith factors into the work that she does. Paige Cummins is a passionate genealogist and family historian. She’s the Owner and Lead Genealogist at Cousin Paige’s Genealogy Services, LLC based in Jacksonville Florida. She and her husband Robert started their company in 2020. Paige, also known as “Cousin Paige,” started researching her own family in the early 2000’s, and later began helping others with their family history research after she took her first commercial DNA test. When she first took the DNA test in 2017, it completely changed her perspective about genealogy, and she realized the power of genetic genealogy. She’s been since immersed in the world of genealogy, DNA and loves experimenting with new technologies and methodologies to help her with client projects. Now a full-time genealogist, she actively takes on new clients and helps them with a variety of services. She graduated from the HBCU, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in English and pledged Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She’s held a variety of corporate positions and ministerial related staff positions. Paige is currently working toward a certification in Genealogy Methodology in her continuing education journey. She is a member of the Jacksonville Genealogical Society, led small groups focused on genealogy, and participates in various local and national genealogy conferences.
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