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Sonia Meza knows very well how to combine the role of mother to three precious and mischievous children with work as a genealogist, carrying forward a blog, "Red de Antepasados" and the corresponding social networks. Additionally, she serves as Social Media Manager at MyHeritage, a dynamic and young company, in charge of all the Hispanic content. Something difficult to understand, even for herself, has been the creation and instruction of the first online course, “Introducción a la Genealogía de HISPAGEN” (Asociación de Genealogía Hispana), as well as writing articles in various publications in Spanish, being a volunteer in a Family History Center, or serving with FamilySerach Support. Above all, her objective is to fortify the thousands of members of the Hispanic Community to take advantage of family history technology. Sonia belongs to the Asociación de Genealogistas Profesionales (APG) and to HISPAGEN (where she recently received an award for the Spanish MyHeritage Blog). Her blog, “Red de Antepasados” has earned several awards, among them one from the Family Tree Magazine in 2012 as the best blog of the year. She also has hundreds of videos on her YouTube channel to learn from, from the Archivo General de Indias in Spain to how to find ancestors in Chile or Mexico.  

Those that know her well know that she is unstoppable and shows special talent when it comes to an activity that includes the word, “Genealogy,” “Family,” or “Classes” in its definition.  

If you run into her at RootsTech and want to speak with her for a few minutes, the conversation will surely end with a proposal to promote Hispanic genealogy or even direct questions about her own implication in it. Whatever the case may be, she will make you feel at home. In your own home.