Nimer Family

Meet Judy Nimer Muhn

Judy Nimer Muhn

Writer, speaker, blogger, presenter and researcher.  Judy has been researching her family tree from the age of 12, specializing in French-Canadian, Acadian, Native American, Scottish and Michigan, Ontario and Quebec research. Beginning as a professional genealogist in Europe in 1993, she has lectured at the National Genealogical Society’s conferences, RootsTech and RootsTech Connect, Federation of Genealogical Societies, as well as conferences in Europe and around the United States. She is currently writing a book of the matrilineal descent of her oldest female ancestor from Normandy, France. Traveling extensively around the world, Judy has visited and researched in the villages and archives of Germany, France, Scotland, Quebec, and Ontario where her or her husband’s family lived as well as the lineages of her Native family. Owner of Lineage Journeys, she conducts research for clients and offers presentations in churches, libraries and organizations.

Judy is a board member and chair of the Awards Committee of the National Genealogical Society, President for the Oakland County Genealogical Society, President of the Michigan Genealogical Council, former Secretary for the GeneaBloggers, Delegate to MGC and NGS for the French Canadian Heritage Society, a founder of the English-Speaking Genealogists of Europe, NATO Chapter and a former AOL Genealogy Forum leader. A member of the National Genealogical Society, GeneaBloggers, Association of Professional Genealogists, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan, Ontario Genealogical Society, Quebec Family History Society, Gratiot County Genealogy & Historical Society, Clan Elliot USA and Clan Campbell USA, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and many more.

Presentations & Articles

Presentations

  • Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) – 2025 – Researching French Canadians & Telling Their Stories
  • RootsTech Webinar and Live presentations – 2017 to 2026 – presentations on Indigenous, French-Canadian/Acadian, Ontario and Quebec Provincial Research.
  • Allen County Public Library, Genealogy Center – 2025 – Ancestors Calling: Science, Synchronicity & Sources
  • Friends of the Argyll Papers, Argyll Papers Archive, Inverary Castle, Scotland (online presentation) – 2023 – Beginning Research with FamilySearch, Ancestry and More
  • Clan Elliot Annual Meeting (online presentation) – 2023 – Beginning Scottish Research
  • National Genealogical Society presentations – 1998, 2000, 2019-2024
  • First Nations, Indian, Native: Researching Indigenous Populations – National Genealogical Society, 2022, Sacramento, California
  • Volunteer Management: Society Leadership Development – National Genealogical Society, 2023, Virtual
  • Networking On-Line, in Societies & Newsletters and French-Canadian & Acadian Genealogy: Francophones in North America –  National Genealogy Society, 2000 Conference in the States, May 31 – June 3, 2000 – Providence, RI
  • The French-Canadian Migrations Out of Quebec and What’s In A Name: Clue to Ethnicity and Alternative Spellings” – National Genealogy Society, 1998 Conference in the States, May 6-9, 1998 – Denver, CO
  • Ohio Genealogical Society – 2019, 2021-2024 – Society Management: Volunteer Recruitment & Retention, Put the FUN Back in Fundraising, Think As If: Researching with a Professional Genealogist’s Mind, First Nations-Indian-Native: Researching Indigenous Peoples
  • Multiple states/societies: Godfrey Public Library, San Diego Genealogical Society, Monroe Genealogical Society, American-Canadian Genealogical Society, Stillquamish Genealogical Society, Grand Traverse Genealogical Society, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan, and more.
  • Federation of Genealogical Societies – 2017 – 2020
  • Commerce Township Library (Commerce Township, Michigan), series of genealogy courses, Sept-Dec, 2015 and Jan-Apr, 2016
  • Four workshops: Surname Variations, Canadian & French Research, Researching on Location in the USA, and Beginners, Don’t Lose Your Census/Senses – Unroll Your Past, Present & Future sponsored by the Yuba City California Stake Family History Center, September 20, 1997
  • Canadian Research and Surname Variations – Digging for Your Roots, Fifth Annual Genealogy Seminar of the Nevada County Genealogical Society, August 23, 1997

· Finding Your Roots in the Digital Age, Rotary Club of Pontiac, June 2017
· So You Think You Are An Indian Princess? Native Genealogy Research, Waterford Genealogy Society “Lock In”, April 2017
· Canadian Research Tools & Techniques, Waterford Genealogy Society, January 2017
· What’s In A Name: Surname Variations & Clues to Ethnicity, Fox Run Genealogy Club (Novi, Michigan), January 2017
· You CAN Take It Will You: Mobile Genealogy, Oakland County Genealogical Society, December 2016 and Ancestors Calling: Science, Synchronicity and Source
· Commerce Township Library (Commerce Township, Michigan), series of genealogy courses, Sept-Dec, 2015 and Jan-Apr, 2016
· Networking On-Line, in Societies & Newsletters and French-Canadian & Acadian Genealogy: Francophones in North America – National Genealogy Society, 2000 Conference in the States, May 31 – June 3, 2000 – Providence, RI
· The French-Canadian Migrations Out of Quebec and What’s In A Name: Clue to Ethnicity and Alternative Spellings” – National Genealogy Society, 1998 Conference in the States, May 6-9, 1998 – Denver, CO
· Four workshops: Surname Variations, Canadian & French Research, Researching on Location in the USA, and Beginners, Don’t Lose Your Census/Senses – Unroll Your Past, Present & Future sponsored by the Yuba City California Stake Family History Center, September 20, 1997
· Canadian Research and Surname Variations -Digging for Your Roots, Fifth Annual Genealogy Seminar of the Nevada County Genealogical Society, August 23, 1997

Articles

  • Society Forum: FUN in Fundraising: Generating Funds for Societies Muhn, Judy Nimer NGS Magazine, Jan/Feb/Mar 2024 50-1 52
  • Researching Children in Indian Boarding Schools Muhn, Judy Nimer NGS Magazine, Jan/Feb/Mar 2022 48-1 22

Family Tree Magazine:

· Beginning French-Canadian Research, DSGR Quarterly, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, December 2016
· The Burials of Ste-Anne’s Church: Finding the Dead of Fort Pontchartrain, Michigan’s Habitant Heritage, the journal of the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan; Vol. 22, Commemorative Issue #1, January 2001
· Beginning Genealogy: Where, How to Begin and Researching On Location/Travel Research, English-Speaking Genealogists of Europe, NATO Chapter, Vol 1, April, 2017.

MEMBERSHIPS:

-Association of Professional Genealogists
-Detroit Society for Genealogical Research
-French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
-Gratiot County Historical & Genealogy Society
-National Genealogical Society
-Oakland County Genealogical Society