Degrees and Certificates:

• Certified Genealogist, 2005 to the present; Certified Genealogical Research Specialist, 1983 to 2005, Board for Certification of Genealogists, Washington DC.
• MS in Education, 1981, Portland State University.
• BS in Education, 1960, Portland State College.

Honors and Awards:

• Listed in 1990 Who’s Who in Genealogy and Heraldry and 1996 Who's Who in the West.
• Winner of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly's 1995 Award of Excellence for "Proving a Maternal Line, the Case of Frances B. Whitney."
• International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) award winner
  • 2003, 1st place for original unpublished research story
  • 2004, 1st place for newspaper column
  • 2006, 2nd place for original unpublished research story.

Publications:

• Huiras Family in America (8 volumes), 1968-89.
• Oregon Guide to Genealogical Resources, 1991, rev. 1997.
• St. Mary's Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, 1987.
• Lone Fir Cemetery, 1846-1880.
• How to Find Naturalization Records in Oregon, 1989, rev. 2001.
• Guide to Oregon Church Records, 2001, rev. 2007.
• Research in Oregon, Second Edition, 2007. NGS Research in the States series.
• Contributing author to national and local genealogical publications - including National Genealogical Society's Quarterly and Newsmagazine, Heritage Quest, Ancestry, and the Genealogical Forum of Oregon's Bulletin.
• Columnist for the Vancouver Columbian newspaper, 2000 to 2007.
• Contributing author and editor for the National Genealogical Society's 2005 revision of American Genealogy: A Home Study Course.

Genealogical Memberships:

• Association of Professional Genealogists, Trustee, 1992-1994; Oregon Chapter APG President, 2004 to 2005.
• Board for Certification of Genealogists, Trustee, 2004 to present; President, 2005 to present.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, member.
• Genealogical Council of Oregon, Conference Program Chair, 2002-2004. Conference Chair, 2008.
• Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 1st VP 1995-1996, President 1996-1998, Education Chair 1998-2001, Volunteer coordinator, 2001-2004.
• National Genealogical Society, Conference author 1991, Award of Excellence 1995, 2001 Conference Local Arrangements Co-chair, Board of Directors 2004 to the present, Editor of the revised NGS Home Study Course.

Speaker at national, regional, and local genealogical seminars.

© 2002-2008

Connie Lenzen, CG