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Ancestry Help Discover your heritage one ancestor at a time. Genealogy help for all ages at any skill level. Sarah is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

Sarah Lockwood is the primary genealogist at Minnesota-based, AncestryHelp. She has been doing family research for herself and others for over a decade, discovering family history, photographs, documents, ancestors, and relatives across the United States, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Eastern Europe, Germany, Holland, and the British Isles. Research has included documentation for military service as far back as the Revolutionary War, land grants, and immigration origins. Forensic genealogy has been a personal journey for Sarah, as an adoptee, she has experience with finding her own birth mother and father! She would love to join you in your journey of discovering genetic family. Sarah has enjoyed sharing her genealogy knowledge as a guest speaker, workshop presenter, and family history researcher at charity events. Sarah’s educational background has helped to hone her research skills. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of Northwestern - St. Paul, MN, and a Master of Arts Degree from Wheaton College - IL, in Educational Ministries. She recently completed her Certificate in Genealogical Research through Boston University, in 2021. Currently, Sarah is participating in ProGen Study Group 61. She has had clients seeking DNA analysis for birth grandparent and great grandparent identification, research in the digital Norwegian and Danish national records pertaining to ancestors who had descendants who immigrated to the U.S., creating frameable family trees, expanding family trees, and heirship work for a real estate company.

07/17/2026

Sarah Lockwood will be back to talk about "Family History: Fact or Fiction" on Monday, August 3 at 1:30 PM at the Lyon County Museum. Genealogy Club is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the Lyon County Museum at 507-537-6580.

About the Program: Our family histories can be compiled from many different sources. Some information passes down by word of mouth, some can be authenticated by certificates or other documentation, and some can be gleaned from others’ work. Learn how to polish your family history to become a verifiable and accurate source of which you can be proud.

About the Speaker: Sarah Lockwood is a proud Minnesotan, with ancestry from both an adopted family and a birth family. Forensic genealogy has been a personal journey for Sarah. As an adoptee, she used what she learned about forensic DNA matching to find her own birth mother and father! She turned her love of genealogy into a professional business. She began AncestryHelp in 2022, as a small business, to help others discover their family history one ancestor at a time and to help fellow family genealogists strengthen their research skills. Her two favorite projects to work on are writing family narratives and teaching research skills. Sarah has earned certificates in Genealogical Research from Boston University, Investigative Genetic Genealogy from Ramapo College, and has completed a ProGen Study Group.

Can’t think of a meaningful Christmas present?  Consider a gift of a genealogy adventure!  Check out my website for proj...
11/29/2025

Can’t think of a meaningful Christmas present? Consider a gift of a genealogy adventure! Check out my website for project ideas and pricing:

genetic genealogy, ancestry DNA matching, family tree creation, brick wall help, military documents, adoptee assistance, unknown parentage, genealogy workshops and presentations

Join me for two upcoming presentations at Lyon County Museum in Marshall, MN, Monday, October 6:
09/30/2025

Join me for two upcoming presentations at Lyon County Museum in Marshall, MN, Monday, October 6:

I very much enjoyed sharing with the McLeod County History Museum this week.   What a fantastic group of people who came...
08/15/2025

I very much enjoyed sharing with the McLeod County History Museum this week. What a fantastic group of people who came to Hutchinson to attend the two workshops.

Looking forward to sharing in Hutchinson, Minnesota toady!
08/12/2025

Looking forward to sharing in Hutchinson, Minnesota toady!

08/05/2025

Had a great time with the folks at Marshall yesterday! Great questions and conversations. Thank you to Lyon County Historical Society and Museum for the invitation. Looking forward to returning in October for our series on genetic genealogy!

08/02/2025

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