Margaret Lewis

Margaret (Marti) Lewis Genealogist Margaret (Marti) Lewis is the Vice President of the San Diego African American Genealogy Research Group in San Diego, California. Marti is a compelling and influential voice in the genealogy community and she advocates for the study of Family History. Her genealogical specialty is in Military and Slave Research. She is known for her boundless enthusiasm, and has provided genealogical presentations and workshops statewide in California, including Arizona and Nevada. Marti's love for genealogy is expressed through her many published articles: "A Soldier's Story", "My Family Link", "He Touched Me", and a family poem "Ancestral Roll Call". Marti volunteers’ as a contributor to the “Find A Grave” web-site transcribing 100’s of obituaries’ and photos, she is also a consultant on African American Genealogy at the Family History Center in San Diego CA. Marti teach classes in “Researching Your Roots” with Particular Emphasis on the Challenges Unique to African Americans, every Thursday, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Family History Center, 41 95 Camino Del Rio, San Diego, CA. One of Marti’s greatest accomplishments beside her own family research . . . was fulfilling a genealogical research request from inmate in Norco State Prison. In a 12 hour period with only 3 names she was able to add 5 generation dating back to 1795 to his very prestigious family tree. In July of 2010, Marti was contacted by the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio, Texas, to see if she would be willing to share her personal story and documents on her great great grandfather Jacob Wilks, to be featured in an exhibit, which highlights the 9th U.S. Cavalry. The exhibit opened in July, 2010 thru January 3, 2011. Marti is also featured in the exhibit. Two local newspapers from San Antonio, Texas, contacted Marti for telephone interviews about her contribution to the exhibit. See stories on links below. http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-antonio/riding-into-history http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/A-story-of-frontier-valor-783291.php Group Affiliation: 1. International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slaves Ancestry- Certified member 2. Ninth and Tenth Horse Calvary Association of the Buffalo Soldiers 3. Daughters of the Union Nancy Hanks Lincoln Tent #5 -Certified member 4. San Diego African American Genealogy Research Group- Vice President