Ruth D. Hunt
Family Historian and Research Specialist
GENEALOGY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Documented over 5,000 relatives
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1997, Located a long-lost WWII ½ brother in Wales, England
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Reunited her father with his WWII son after 53 years of separation
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Wrote three articles documenting her search and family reunion with her Dad and brother; published in The New York Amsterdam News, The Roanoke Tribute, and The Roanoke Time
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Featured Photo-Journalist “Father and Son” Exhibition at Empire State College in NYC
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While researching her maternal grandmother’s family she located two rare books: “The Three Generations” and “Cansler Short Methods in Arithmetic” written by her great uncle Charles W. Cansler (Copyright 1939)
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Contributed to “The Cansler Family in America” by William Clifford Roberts, Jr. (Copyright 2001)
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2009, Inducted into the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (“DAR”)
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2010, Received Training and Genealogy Consultant Certification from the “NSDAR”
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2011, Located family headstones at the Mahanaim United Methodist Church Cemetery which was once a Cherokee Village and the Burial grounds of her Cherokee ancestors
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2011, Audio Interview "Finding My Brother Barry In Wales, UK; Story Corp. - U.S. Library of Congress
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2012, Featured on ABC-TV Segment “Here and Now” – “Genealogy Highlights” with Sandra Bookman
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2012 Honored with the Inaugural Champion of the African Diaspora Award, NY Chapter, Commander of the Sons and Daughters of the Colored Troops
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2013 Donated a Pictorial History of “The Hunts Family of Marion Virginia” to Mount Pleasant United Church Museum
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2013, “ Back To Your Roots" - Featured Presenter for the National Association of Black Women in Higher Education at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
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2015, Located the Canslers Family Burial site at The Hiwassee College Cemetery, Madisonville, Tenn
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2016, Genealogy Presentation for The Second Baptist Church, Balwin, New York
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2017, "Finding Your Roots" Black History Presentation, Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, Jersey City, NJ
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2017, The NYC Veterans Healthcare Administration, Ongoing Vets Genealogy Presentations/Workshops
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2018, "Finding Your Roots" "African Americans in Times of War" Westchester Community College, SUNY
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2018, Once in a Lifetime Award, U.S. Department of Defense at the NSDAR Continental Congress, D.C.
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2019, "Keep the Dream Alive" Humanitarian Award, Jimi Holloway Productions, New York City
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2019, Community Service Award, Sons and Daughters of United States Middle Passage ("SDUSMP")
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2019, Featured on ABC-TV "Segment "Here and Now" Introducing "SDUSMP" Annual Conference
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2019, Fuel For The Spirit with Denise Richardson - WMCA Radio
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2020, Family Search Library, Utah - Audio Recording
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2021, The Links Incorporated - Bergen County
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2022, New Jersey State Library - A Rich History
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2022, The Historical Society of Washington County
My Mom Patricia Our Dad Jack Ruth Brother Barry
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
"Forgotten Patriots' Luncheon"
AFFILIATIONS
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AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC - ("AAHGS") NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC - ("AAHGS") NEW JERSEY CHAPTER
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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA
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THE NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL LINEAGE ASSOCIATION
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THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ("NSDAR") THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER & ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE MANHATTAN & KNICKERBOCKER CHAPTERS
"PDA" EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER & AFRICAN-AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE
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THE SOUTH BOSTON-HALIFAX VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL and BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE UNITED STATES MIDDLE PASSAGE ("SDUSMP")
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SOUTHERN DAMES OF AMERICA