Archivist/Records Manager at Houston County Archives & Museum

Melissa Barker, Certified Archives Manager

Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives & Museum and has been in these position for the past 15 years. She is affectionally known as The Archive Lady in the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches, and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation. She conducts virtual presentations across the United States and other countries for various genealogy groups and societies. She writes a popular blog entitled A Genealogist in the Archives and is a well-known published book reviewer. She has been a Professional Genealogist for the past 22 years with expertise in Tennessee records. She has been researching her own family history for the past 36 years.