Paula Stuart-Warren, CG℠, FMGS, FUGA
500 County Road B West, #103
St. Paul, Minnesota 55113

PaulaStuartWarren@gmail.com

Activities and Service in the Field of Genealogy

She served two years as a national officer of the Association of Professional Genealogists and has been a APG Committee Chair. Paula served six years as a board member of the Minnesota Genealogical Society and continues as an active volunteer in genealogical, historical, and professional organizations. She served on the Federation of Genealogical Societies Board of Directors, and its Conference Planning and Awards committees.

Paula was a National Conference Co-Chair for the memorable FGS Quad Cities Conference, held 12-15 September 2001 in Davenport, Iowa, was Co-Chair for the 2011 FGS Conference held in Springfield, Illinois and the FGS 2013 Conference held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was the National Publicity Chair for the 2006 and 2009 FGS conferences. She has lectured at NGS and FGS national level conferences since the early 1990s.

Awards and Honors

Paula has received awards for her volunteer work and professionalism in the field of genealogy:

• Fellow, Minnesota Genealogical Society
• Award of Merit, Minnesota Genealogical Society
• Grahame T. Smallwood, Jr. Award of Merit from the Association of Professional Genealogists
• 2000: Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
• George E. Williams Award from the Federation of Genealogical Societies for service to FGS and its member societies
• Distinguished Service Award, Minnesota Genealogical Society
• 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009: Award of Merit, FGS
• 2007: Arkansas Traveler Ambassador of Good Will
• 2008, 2012: Minnesota Genealogy Ambassador Award for representing Minnesota genealogy in the region and nation and bringing honor to Minnesota genealogy from The Minnesota Genealogical Society
• 2009, 2010, 2012: Certificate of Appreciation, FGS
• 2011: Fellow, Utah Genealogical Association
• 2017: Loretto D. Szucs Service Award from FGS
• 2019: Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy from APG

Writing

Paula has written articles for American Ancestors, Ancestry Magazine, Minnesota Genealogist, Digital Genealogist, Family Tree Magazine, FGS Forum, FGS Voice, NGS NewsMagazine, National Genealogical Society Quarterly and NewEnglandAncestors.org. She authored Minnesota Genealogical Reference Guide. She co-authored the best-selling Your Guide to the Family History Library: How to Access the World’s Largest Genealogy Resource. She currently edits her own blog, Genealogy by Paula (previously Paula’s Genealogical Eclectica) and is past editor of the FGS Conference News Blog.

Among the many articles she has written are these:

• “Heartland Heritage” (about Midwestern research, Family Tree Magazine, June 2003
• “Getting Into the Attic”(about the U.S. National Archives, Heritage Travel, Summer 2003)
• “Researching in Washington, DC” (NewEnglandAncestors.org, posted March 8, 2005)
• “Researching Your American Indian Ancestry” (NGS NewsMagazine, January-March 2005 )
• “Readin’ Writin’ & Records” (Ancestry Magazine, July/August 2005)
• “Taking 1910 Further” (Ancestry Magazine, July/August 2006)
• “Railroad Lands and Your Ancestor” (FGS Forum, Spring 2008)
• “Tracking Migrating Families: The Records of Old Settlers Organizations” (American Ancestors, NEHGS, March/April 2010)
• “The Historical Records Survey: A Researcher’s Dream.” NGS Magazine, Oct-Dec 2019, Vol. 45, Number 4, 19-25.
• “Ratified Indian Treaties” (Fold3.com)

Other Media

Paula has made numerous appearances on television, radio, and has been interviewed for daily newspapers in many cities. Her appearances have included the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Quad Cities [Illinois/Iowa], Little Rock, Salt Lake City, Fort Wayne, and Seattle. She had been a research consultant for multiple television shows based on genealogy.

Lecture Involvement & Techniques

Her in-person historical and genealogical presentations are lively, yet professional and educational. Paula is comfortable with her audience and presents practical and accurate information. Each lecture and accompanying handout material is updated prior to each presentation. She is accessible for questions at her presentations and enjoys discussing genealogy with the participants throughout the event day. The visuals and the handout material reflect research in a wide variety of locales. Her lectures have taken her to most states around the U.S. and to Canada. She was a Course Coordinator for the annual Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy’s American Genealogy Records and Resources week-long intermediate course for almost 20 years. She has coordinated courses and taught at other multi-day institutes including the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh that began in 2012.

Specialties & Background

Her research specialties include methodology, research planning, one-on-one consultations, Native Americans, the U.S. National Archives and its regional facilities, the FamilySearch Library, Midwestern and Plains states, Minnesota Historical Society, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Wisconsin Historical Society, and unusual records. Paula has worked for clients and her own family history on-site in courthouses, state archives, public and university libraries, and historical societies all across the U.S. and brings that knowledge to her audiences. She has researched for a wide variety of clients including individuals, businesses, corporations, authors, historical societies, law firms, Native American Tribes, and radio personalities.

Personal Genealogy

• Paula is descended from ancestors representing eight different countries. These ancestors and the cousins resided in many U. S. States (including Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin) and in several Canadian provinces. See: My Personal Ancestry
• She has also researched her children’s paternal roots including extensive southern and southwestern roots (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia) and the varied ancestry of her grandchildren. A native Minnesotan, she is the mother of three adult children and has grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
• While growing up, all three of her children could answer basic genealogical research questions that came via telephone when she wasn’t home. Two of her children are involved in historical and genealogical research but refuse to call themselves genealogists! Ah, contraire!