Matthew Weismantel
Education
Pro-Gen 47
American Genealogical Studies (AGS) course through the National Genealogical Society
New Jersey Family History Institute
Masters of Arts (M.A.) - Historical Geography, Rutgers University
Focus on colonial New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Geography, Rutgers University
Certificate in cartography
Experience
An amateur genealogist since the 1980s when, as an adoptee, searched for and found both parents and other family members. Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and currently serving as the Secretary of the New Jersey chapter. A member of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, the Illinois State Genealogical Society, the Utah Genealogical Association, and several additional localized societies. Also, a member of the Roger Williams Family Association and a former member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Contributing member of a number of community service activities ranging from transcriptions to serving as an adoption search angel, and volunteering at Ellis Island and Thomas Edison National Historic Parks.
Publications & BLOGs
- Weismantel, Matthew J. " "New Jersey Boundaries." Maxine Laurie, Marc Mappen, and Michael Siegel, eds. Encyclopedia of New Jersey. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2004.
- Weismantel, Matthew J. “Gunn Family of Shoal Creek and Walshville, Illinois.” Montgomery County, Illinois, Quarterly 41 (2019): 24-33.
- Weismantel, Matthew J. "Birthdate of William Thomas Bryant, Southampton County, Virginia." Virginia Tidewater Genealogy Quarterly 50 (September 2019): 12-13.