About the Author

Allison Lawrentz Barnhart grew up in Ashland, Ohio, and graduated from Ashland University and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

After two decades as a professional graphic designer, she is now a full-time Heir Investigator & Research Analyst with a claimant representative agency for unclaimed funds recovery. She still has time to make art, garden, and of course, genealogy! Allison also loves sharing moments with her family, friends, and church community.

Genealogy research has been a constant love of hers since grade-school. Allison’s passion is not only discovering and sharing her own ancestry, but to help others discover their own unique family history stories only they can tell.

Allison resides in Ashland, Ohio, with her husband, two children, a rescue mini-dachshund, and an orange tabby they found in their garage one day.