Gene documented his research in a paper, submitted for the 2025 Maryland Genealogical Society writing competition. The paper will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Maryland Genealogical Society Journal.

Gene’s interest in genealogy began in high school, when his mother showed him family names she did not recognize. That early curiosity led to research on family lines in New England, New York, Delaware, England, Ireland, and Hungary. He found cousins in Ireland, traced his Hungarian family back to the late 1700s with the help of information from his grandmother, and has also worked with his wife to trace her Lithuanian roots.

A retired librarian and scientist, Gene worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for more than 42 years, including as manager of the NASA Goddard Library from 2007 to 2020. He holds degrees in Physics and Astronomy, Physics, and Library and Information Science, and after retirement earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. Gene and his wife have two grown sons and continue to live in Maryland.

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