Shannon Combs-Bennett

Shannon Combs-Bennett, QG, is a professional genealogist based out of Northern Virginia. She is a graduate of the Boston University Certificate program, ProGen, and in 2016 Shannon was awarded her PLCGS in American Studies from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Shannon is also recognized as a QG, Qualified Genealogist, through the Register of Qualified Genealogist of the United Kingdom for completing her Post Graduate Diploma in Genealogical, Heraldic, and Paleographic Studies. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Biology from Indiana University with an emphasis in human genetics and is currently working toward her Masters of Science in Genealogical, Heraldic, and Paleographic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Shannon lectures and writes on a variety of topics from methodology to genetic genealogy both nationally and internationally and her book “Genealogy Basics in 30 Minutes” won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in 2017. Her next book, “The DNA Guide for Adoptees,” will be released May 30th. Shannon is as a columnist for the Federation of Genealogical Societies magazine Forum and the Southeast Regional Director for the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors