About
A life-long Chicagoan, Ginger Frere MBA, MLIS, has been involved in family history for the past 15+ years. She has an extensive technical and training background with years of experience introducing people to technology.
In addition to working with private clients, speaking and teaching seminars, Ginger is a reference librarian in the Genealogy and Local History Section at the Newberry Library in Chicago, where her responsibilities include providing reference services and working on digital projects. She is co-director of ChicagoAncestors.org, a free website for finding and sharing historical information about Chicago.
In 2006, Ginger was awarded the Richard S. Lackey scholarship to the National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR) workshop.
