Amy E. K. Arner, CG®, specializes in western Pennsylvania research and editing genealogical works. She serves as a content editor for the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly and co-edited the North Hills Genealogists [of Pittsburgh] newsletter for twelve years. Amy completed a Certificate in Editing through the University of Chicago’s Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies in 2013. She coordinates an intermediate-level course about Pennsylvania research at the Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research. Amy previously served as the secretary of the Association of Professional Genealogists and as the president of its Great Lakes Chapter. In 2015, the Association of Professional Genealogists awarded her its Grahame T. Smallwood Jr. Award of Merit for her service to the organization.

Course

  • 2026 – Repository Research: From Website to Doorway
  • 2025 – Course Thirteen – Walking in Penn’s Woods: Pennsylvania Research
  • 2025 – Course Ten – Repository Research: From Website to Doorway, How to Find What You Need