Michelle Tucker Chubenko

Jersey Roots Genealogy was founded by professional genealogist, Michelle Chubenko, who has over 27 years experience in researching families in New Jersey, Maryland, southwest Virginia, and Oklahoma/Indian Territory, and countries in Europe including Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Austria and Germany. 

Chubenko was a researcher on TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? (season one) and appeared in the Brooke Shields episode, which aired in April 2010.  She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, local and ethnic genealogical societies, and is active in local history organizations.   In 2013, she became the co-coordinator for the Ukrainian Historical & Educational Center’s Nashi Predky Family History Group and has served as a Commissioner on the Middlesex County Heritage & Cultural Commission since 2011. 

Michelle has also served as a Trustee of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, Education Chairperson for the Monmouth County Genealogy Society, and is a founding member of the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She has attended Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research, and Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and a ProGen17 graduate.

In October 2016, she joined Legacy Tree Genealogists as a Researcher.  For assistance with solving your challenging research problems and complex lineage projects, we recommend you visit their website for more details. 

Michelle has presented genealogical lectures to audiences on a local, county, state and national level (FGS 2008/Philadelphia) and also via online chat sessions.  She will continue to present lectures at genealogy conferences.  See her calendar of Upcoming Presentations.  Follow her blog at JerseyRootsGenealogy:  A Garden State Journey in Genealogy for the latest news in NJ genealogy.

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Education/Conference/Institutes:

• Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP)
  

  • Intermediate Genealogy - July 2012
    

  • Your Immigrant Ancestor's Stories: Writing a Quality Narrative - July 2013
    

  • Determining Your Kinship Reliably with the Genealogical Proof Standard - July 2014
    

  • Advanced Genealogical Methods - July 2015
    

  • Practical Genetic Genealogy - July 2017
    

• Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research (IGHR)

  • The Five Civilized Tribes: The Records & Where to Find Them - June 2013
    

• Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)

  • Researching in Eastern Europe - January 2014

• National Genealogical Society

  • National Conference attendee - May 1999; May 2003; June 2005

  • "Introduction to Genealogy: An Online Course" - February 2002

• Federation of Genealogical Societies

  • National Conference attendee - September 2003; August 2006; August 2007; September 2008

• National Institute for Genealogical Studies

  • Methodology - Part 1: Getting Started

  • Methodology - Part 2: Organizing and Skillbuilding

  • US: Land Records

  • US: Vital Records, Understanding and Using The Records

  • Electronic Resources: Using The Internet

  • US: Religious Records - Part 1

  • Research from Family History Centers to New FamilySearch

  • US: Census Records

  • Genetics and Genealogy

  • Professional Preparation and Practice

• Brigham Young University Independent Study:

  • Native American Research: Basic Records and Research Skills - March 2002

  • Native American Research: Native American Record Keeping - March 2002

Memberships:

• Association of Professional Genealogists

• National Genealogical Society
  

• Eastern European Genealogical Society

• Genealogical Society of New Jersey [Trustee 2003-2008]

• Polish Genealogical Society of America

• Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut & the Northeast

• Central Jersey Genealogy Club

• Delaware & Lehigh Valleys Genealogy Club
  

• Genealogical Society of Bergen County

• Genealogical Society of the West Fields

• Hudson County Genealogical & Historical Society

• Monmouth County Genealogy Society

• Passaic County Historical Society

• Warren County Historical Society

• Sussex County Historical Society

• Carteret Historical Committee [Appointed Member 1999-2003]

• Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission [Commissioner 2011-present]