Jenny Grinnell, M.A.
ProGen Member Overview
For the past 25 years, I've researched my own New England and Celtic roots, along with the diverse ancestry of clients, family, and friends. I've enjoyed learning about and incorporating genetic and forensic genealogy specialties in my client work.
I have bachelor's and master's degrees in medieval and early modern European history, with a special emphasis on Celtic and English social and cultural history. I worked for an art museum for several years, writing, editing academic catalogs, and curating exhibits. I enjoy working with diverse record sets and using historical context to inform my research methodologies.
Education
Select Seminars and Courses
2023 Certification Discussion Group with Margaret Fortier
2021 GSBC Spring Seminar: Intermediate DNA: A Four-Lecture Program with Blaine Bettinger, The Genetic Genealogist®
2021 Summer Seminar, 2 days with Tom Jones: Write It Up! (Dallas Genealogical Society)
2021 Study Group, 8 Weeks: Mastering Genealogical Documentation Study Group led by Cari Tarpin
2021 Course, 5-week: History for Genealogists through American Ancestors
2021 Course, 4-week: The England of the 17th Century by Else Churchill
2021 Course, 5-week: Level Up Writing for Discovery with Kimberly Powell
Conferences
I4GG.ORG 2023
UGA Summit of Excellence 2021
Roots Tech 2021
Institutes
2023 GRIP Beyond Fundamentals: Hands-on Forensic Genealogy
2023 GRIP Virtual Mastering the Art of Genealogical Documentation
2023 TIGR Intermediate and Advanced DNA for Genealogists
2023 SLIG Academy: Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy
2023 SLIG Virtual: Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
2022 GRIP: Irish Genealogical Research, Part II
Certificates
2022 ProGen 59 (December)
2022 GenProof 74 (November)
2020 Certificate-holder, Boston University, Genealogical Research (OL34)
University Degrees
1994 M.A. Early Modern Europe, Boston College
1989 B.A. History, Boston College
Experience
I'm a professional genealogist and researcher with a master’s degree in history from Boston College. I use genetic, genealogical, and historical methodologies to collect, interpret, and report information for academic and private client projects in the United States (New England region), Nova Scotia, and Ireland. My mission is to help individuals discover, preserve, and share their unique family stories and heritage in a personally meaningful and historically accurate way.
Publications & BLOGs
Grinnell, Jennifer and Alston Conley, Eds. Re/Dressing Cathleen: Contemporary Works from Contemporary Irish Women Artists. Chestnut Hill, MA: The McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, 1997.