Genealogy  Accomplishments

 

• Documented over 5,000 relatives

• 1997, Located a long-lost WWII ½ brother in Wales, England

  • Reunited her father with his WWII son after 53 years of separation

  • 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

• Featured Photo-Journalist  “Father and Son” Exhibition at Empire State College in NYC

• 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)

• Contributed to “The Cansler Family in America” by William Clifford Roberts, Jr. (Copyright 2001)                

• 2009, Inducted into the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (“DAR”)                 

• 2010, Received Training and Genealogy Consultant Certification from the “NSDAR”

• 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

• 2011, Audio Interview "Finding My Brother Barry In Wales, UK;  Story Corp. - U.S. Library of Congress

• 2012, Featured on ABC-TV  Segment “Here and Now” – “Genealogy Highlights” with Sandra Bookman       

• 2012 Honored with the Inaugural Champion of the African Diaspora Award, NY Chapter, Commander of the Sons and Daughters of the Colored Troops

• 2013 Donated a Pictorial History of “The Hunts Family of Marion Virginia” to Mount Pleasant United Church Museum

• 2013,  “ Back To Your Roots" - Featured Presenter for the National Association of Black Women in Higher Education at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

• 2015, Located the Canslers Family Burial site  at The Hiwassee College Cemetery, Madisonville, Tenn 

• 2016, Genealogy Presentation for The Second Baptist Church, Balwin, New York

• 2017, "Finding Your Roots" Black History Presentation, Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, Jersey City, NJ

• 2017, The NYC Veterans Healthcare Administration, Ongoing Vets Genealogy Presentations/Workshops

• 2018, "Finding Your Roots" "African Americans in Times of War" Westchester Community College, SUNY

• 2018, Once in a Lifetime Award, U.S. Department of Defense at the NSDAR Continental Congress, D.C.

• 2019, "Keep the Dream Alive" Humanitarian Award, Jimi Holloway Productions, New York City 

• 2019,  Community Service Award, Sons and Daughters of United States Middle Passage ("SDUSMP")

• 2019, Featured on ABC-TV "Segment "Here and Now" Introducing "SDUSMP" Annual Conference

• 2019, Fuel For The Spirit with Denise Richardson - WMCA Radio

• 2020, Family Search Library, Utah  - Audio Recording

• 2021, The Links Incorporated - Bergen County

• 2022, New Jersey State Library - A Rich History

• 2022, The Historical Society of Washington County

• 2023, "Finding Your Roots"3 Part Series Afro-American & Caribbean Inclusion Group-NYC Health+Hospital

• 2023, "A Rich History" Englewood Public Library - Englewood, NJ

• 2023, Juneteenth Presentation -SDUSMP & Family Search - Roots Tech

• 2023, Power of The Written Word" Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society - NJ

• 2023, "A New York Story" New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Conference

• 2024, Genealogy Conversation with Ruth D. Hunt - Hackensack Performing Arts Center, NJ

• 2024, NYG&B"Communicator" Honoree - New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

• 2024, Radio Talk Show Host - Jeanne Parnell Show and The Ruth Hunt Show - WHCR-FM 90.3

• 2025, "Tracing Our Stories"West Orange Juneteenth film Festival

• 2025, "Special Report - Egypt: The Cradle of Civilization - The African Atlantic Genealogical Society -AAGS