Mark Mullinax: Researching Immigration & Naturalization Records

Unless you are a Native American Indian, you are descended from immigrants. Many people have a strong desire to know why, when and from where their ancestors emigrated. Scarcely any phase of family history research is as fascinating as tracking immigrant origins–and hardly any phase is as challenging. Learn effective strategies for locating these records and how to utilize them to their full potential.

Mark Mullinax

Mark Mullinax is a professional genealogist with more than 40 years of experience in family history research. He has been a contributing researcher for family history books and has written articles for a variety of magazines and newsletters. He is a member of several professional organizations including the National Genealogical Society and the Genealogical Speakers Guild. He retired from Brighton District Library in Michigan in 2023 where he was the Genealogy and Local History Librarian, and now spends his time in Traverse City and Florida, where he belongs to a 700 member genealogy club and is
leader of a Breaking Brick Walls genealogy group.