Jean Hibben
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- Appalachia Ponderings
- Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories
- EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON
- Family Archaeologist
- Genealogy Tip of the Day
- HOT COFFEE & COOL JAZZ
- My journey with ALS - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Old Stones Undeciphered
- Southern California Chapter of APG
- Susi's Chatty Performances on Genealogy
- Tait's Favorite Fables From Fiji
Gender | Female |
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Industry | Education |
Occupation | folklorist, professional genealogist, entertainer |
Location | Lake Mathews (Perris), CA, United States |
Introduction | Born in Illinois, I grew up in Wilmette, a northern suburb of Chicago. I have one sibling, an older brother. I am married, for the 2nd time now, to Butch & got 4 children in the deal. They have gone on to make me grandmother 25 times over & great-grandmother to over 20!. After many years working in industry, I got my bachelors and masters degrees in speech communication, & was a professor in that field for 13 years. I retired in 2001 & returned to school & got my doctorate in folklore. Now I meld my two interests - folklore & genealogy - & add my teaching background, resulting in my current profession: speaker/author/entertainer of genealogically-related topics. I play many folk instruments, but my preference is guitar, which I have been playing since 1963. I write the "Aunty Jeff" column for the Informer, newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Gen. Soc. I work in partnership with Gena Philibert-Ortega & Sara Cochran as Genealogy Journeys® where we focus on educating folks about Social History. More about that: genaandjean.blogspot.com. More on our podcasts: genjourneys.podbean.com. More about my own projects: Circlemending.org. |
Interests | genealogy, folklore, music, animals, my religion (I'm LDS), Civil War |
Favorite Music | folk genre |