Professional Genealogist
Lianne KrugerLianne Kruger is a professional genealogist and speaker specializing in Canada, homesteading (U.S. and Canada), OneName Studies, OnePlace Studies, family history videos, and using technology in all aspects of genealogy such as Google Maps, Google Drive, Word, and Evernote. She is a member of the board for mitoYDNA.org, Ancestry.ca advisory board, and has volunteered for over 10 years at Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS). At AGS she served as six years as 1st VP of AGS, two years as President of Red Deer Branch, social media chair, and website chair. She earned the AGS President’s award in 2020. She earned a computer degree and has taught computer software courses since 1982.
She recently earned a Bachelor degree from Brigham Young University Idaho which included a Certificate and Associate degree in Family History Research.
Lianne is a frequent speaker at conferences and webinars including RootsTech, Legacy FamilyTree Webinars, FamilyRoots, THE Genealogy Show (UK), Ontario Ancestors, Alberta Genealogical Society, Ancestry, WikiTree, NGS, Virtual Genealogical Society, Vivid-Pix, and Canadian genealogical societies in five provinces. She has published articles in BYU Studies Quarterly, FamilySearch, Ancestry, LDSTech, SK Translations, ISBGFH, and AGS Relatively Speaking. Received an award for an article written for Relatively Speaking.
