Margaret R. Fortier, CG®

Named for her grandmothers and inspired by her mother’s remarkable memory, Margaret R. Fortier, CG, is a genealogical researcher, lecturer, and writer specializing in French-Canadian, Italian, and Portuguese immigrant research. She is a co-editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.

Margaret holds an MS in Human Factors in Information Design from Bentley University and a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. She has mentored for GenProof and the Certification Discussion Group and was an instructor for the Spring 2025 course Tracing French-Canadian Ancestors and Telling Their Stories at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. She also developed and taught a course, Catholic Records for the Applied Genealogy Institute.