Jen Baldwin is a professional genealogist and Data Acquisition Manager, North America at Findmypast. Her focus areas include the Western United States, gold rush history, fraternal societies, and using technology and social media in family history. She has authored eight Legacy QuickGuides, articles for the National Genealogical Society Magazine, IrishCentral, IrishLives Remembered, and the In-Depth Genealogist, among others, and is a course author for the National Institute of Genealogical Studies. A regular contributor of the online family history community and host of #genchat on Twitter, she is a proud volunteer for the War of 1812 Preserve the Pensions fundraising effort, and the Larimer County Genealogical Society (CO).