March 15, 2025
“Writing Your Family History”
Emily Coffman Richardson is a professional genealogist and lecturer living in Denton, Texas. She began her genealogy research working with her mother in courthouses and cemeteries finding records for her ancestors in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In 2019, she retired from 30 years in higher education as a faculty member and administrator, moved to Texas and opened up Kinsearchers, the original name of her mother’s business as a genealogist. Kinsearchers https://kinsearchers.weebly.com
is a firm dedicated to helping others find their ancestors and preserve their photos, documents and memorabilia.
She has been the secretary of the Texas State Genealogical Society for the past four years and currently is the appointed Director-at-Large to the executive committee. She oversees the production of the new TxSGS Podcast, Lone Star Family Trails.. She is the programming chair for the advisory council for Robson Ranch Genealogy Club. She teaches genealogy courses for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) for the University of North Texas. She speaks to multiple local genealogy societies throughout the state of Texas on a variety of topics.
Emily has participated in multiple SLIG (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy), IGHR (Institute of Genealogical Studies) and TIGR (Texas Institute of Genealogical Research) week-long courses, as well as ProGen34. Emily’s clientele includes genealogists who have a brick wall, out -of-state inquiries for record pulls in Texas and research for those who are interested in joining one of the many lineage societies.
Education:
Went to Orange High School, Pepper Pike, OH
Ed.D: Widener University, Pennsylvania
M.ED: Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania
B.S: Cornell University, New York