Heather Henderson
Heather Henderson is passionate about helping families discover their past. In a Hallmark Magazine feature, Heather explains that to her, it’s personal. She has traveled the world North, South, East, and West exploring her own fascinating roots. Previous employment opportunities included six years with the 2002 Olympic Organizing Committee, where her role as an event operations manager brought her to Utah. After the Games, she stayed for the mountains and the Family History Library.
While building her professional genealogy skills, Heather managed a FedEx-Kinko’s for four years, coming to know the ins and outs of the printing industry specifially so she could know how to best help families print books.
Heather is an active member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, and Utah Genealogical Association. She is honored to serve on the Utah Genealogical Society Board of Directors.
In addition to wandering around the world in search of history and dead relatives, Heather enjoys scuba diving and other outdoor activities.
Heather's research specialties include:
- 16th-18th Century United States (British, French, and Spanish) and other colonies
- 19th-20th Century United States
- Finding the ancestral town of origin
- African American
- British Isles
- Hispanic (Spain, Mexico, Central and South America)
- Immigration, emigration, and citizenship
- Italian
- Native American
- Scandinavian (Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish)
- Women's history
Please feel free to request a free estimate for Heather's assistance.
