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Janie Sherman, Professional Genealogist, is a graduate of East Tennessee State University, with a B.S. Degree in Secondary Education (majoring in English and Sociology); and has completed a four-year course, Theological Education for Ministry from the University of the South.

A 46-year resident of Staunton, Janie was Founder and Director of Trinity Episcopal Pre-school; followed by 17 years as Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Augusta, where she was proactive in a merger and was presented the "Distinguished Service Award," the highest Mental Health Association Staff Award. She is Past-President of the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA) Advisory Council, (a Virginia hospital for emotionally disturbed children) and was a past board member of Western State Hospital's Advisory Council.

During the past 30 years, Janie has been a working genealogist, and for 15 years was accredited by the Board of Certified Genealogists as a Certified Genealogist (CG). While she still takes on a large number of clients, she has tried to semi-retire in order to conduct more of her own genealogy. While an advocate for knowing one's own American genealogical heritage, she enjoys her discovered relationships to such Americans as: Dolley Madison, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Edith Bolling Galt (2nd wife of Woodrow Wilson), as well as to Dr. John Woodson (Jamestowne Society ancestor)--AND to the infamous Jesse James! She has prepared 100s of DAR/SAR applications, was founder of a DAR chapter as well as, Organizing Governor of the Lady Rebecca Staunton Company of the Jamestowne Society. Presently, she is Governor General of FIRST SETTLERS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY (http://www.firstsettlersshenandoahvalley.com), as well as a member of more than 40 hereditary societies.

As nearly ALL of her ancestors were Virginians, Janie discovered a NEW Virginia Gateway Ancestor, her direct ancestors to Charlemagne through William the Conqueror; Plantagenet Kings and the Merovingian Dynasty ancestors; and has proven her 27th Great Grandmother, Saint Margaret of Scotland (Queen of Scotland and wife of King Malcolm) through daughter, Matilda, who married King Henry I of England.

In 2008, Janie published a double-indexed book, Augusta County, VA, Earliest Will Index, 1745-p1900, and has had several articles published in magazine. She also loves Connemara Hunters (horses), playing Bridge, kniting, quilting, Southern History, and can be found often in a library or walking a graveyard!

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< valign="top".>		Janie Sherman is a member of the following societies: Professional Societies Association of Professional Genealogists Augusta County Genealogical Society Augusta County Historical Society Virginia Genealogical Society New England Historic Genealogical Society Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Founders Fellowship European Ancestor Societies Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the USA Order of the Merovingian Dynasty Descendants of the Knights of the Bath National Guild of St. Margaret of Scotland Military Order of the Crusades Baronial Order of Magna Charta Order of Alba American Ancestor Societies Jamestowne Society, (Organizing Governor) Dames of Colonial Cavaliers, 1640-1660 Colonial Dames of the XVII Century National Society Southern Dames of America National Society Dames of Court of Honor Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers Daughters of American Colonists National Society Sons & Daughters of the Pilgrims National Society Descendants of Early Quakers The National Huguenot Society Hereditary Order/Families of Presidents and First Ladies of America The Registry of Infamous & Famous Relatives in American Families, RIFRAF War Societies Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars Daughters of the American Revolution, (Organizing Regent) U.S. Daughters of War of 1812, (former State Registrar) United Daughters of the Confederacy, (Chapter President) Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 National Order of the Blue and Gray Occupational Societies Descendants of Colonial Physicians and Chirurgeons Sons and Daus of the Colonial & Antebellum Bench & Bar Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen, 1607-1783 Natl Society Sons/Daus of Antebellum Planters, 1607-1860 Descendants of Sheriffs & Constables of Colonial & Antebellum America Flagon & Trencher Society:Descs/Colonial Tavern Keepers Family & State Societies First Families of Augusta County, (Founder) First Families of Tennessee First Families of Maryland America's First Families First Settlers of the Shenandoah Valley, (Founder & Governor General) The Bates Family of Old Virginia, (Librarian) The Lyon Families of America, (Copyeditor) Wingfield Family Society, (past Newsletter Editor) Society of Indiana Pioneers