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Jen Shaffer founded The Formidable Genealogist in 2017. She is a full-time professional genealogist living in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a member of the National Genealogical Society and a member of and contractor for the Association of Professional Genealogists. She organizes the latter's booths at national genealogy events. She is a contributing genealogist on the Know Your Ancestors podcast and the Relative Secrets TV show. Jen posts daily genealogy tip videos on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube as The Formidable Genealogist. In those rare instances when she is not scrutinizing 1830s land deeds, she enjoys traveling or playing in the backyard with her family.
Jen Shaffer
