Jenny Rizzo Irwin, CG®, AG®
ProGen Member Overview
Jenny Rizzo Irwin, Certified Genealogist®, Accredited Genealogist®, is the owner of Generations Revealed, L.L.C., where she specializes in United States research with a geographic focus on New York State, New York City, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, and Italy. An experienced forensic genealogist, Jenny also works with the legal community on probate and real estate cases.
In addition to her client work, Jenny serves as Editorial Assistant for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. She is the recipient of the 2021 Donna Hansen Peterson Memorial Scholarship and the 2022 Ancestry ProGenealogists Scholarship. Her research and writing have been featured in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, the Utah Genealogical Association, Crossroads and the Board for Certification of Genealogists, On Board.
Jenny’s leadership positions within the genealogy community include serving as President of the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), and as a Trustee on the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), and as a Trustee on the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) Education Fund. When not working on client projects or with colleagues within the genealogy field, Jenny enjoys researching her own family’s roots in New York, New England, and Italy.
Education
Boston University, Center for Professional Education, Certificate in Genealogical Research 2020
State University of New York at Albany, Master of Arts, Criminal Justice, 1998
Boston College, Master of Arts, Educational Psychology, 1994
Genealogical institute courses at Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), Applied Genealogy Institute (AppGen), and the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed)
Publications & BLOGs
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “Early New York State Taxes.” New York Researcher 36 (Summer 2025): 41–44.
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Personnel Records Provide Insight to an Immigrant’s Arrival during the Great Depression.” Utah Genealogical Association, Crossroads 19 (Fall 2024): 15–18.
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “Reflecting on Developing Your Development.” Board for Certification of Genealogists, OnBoard 30 (September 2024): 21–22.
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “Familial Ties across Generations Identify Parents for Nathaniel Atwell of New York.” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 112 (June 2024): 121–134.
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “The Guarino Family: Planting Roots from Ribera, Sicily in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey.” Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 98 (September 2023): 131–140.
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “From Unknown Parentage to Military Repatriation, The Many Subspecialties of Forensic Genealogy.” Association of Professional Genealogist Quarterly 38 (June 2023): 13–18.
Irwin, Jenny Rizzo. “Becoming a Professional Genealogist.” Association of Professional Genealogist Quarterly 37 (September 2022): 9–11.