Dr. Tera Pruitt is a genealogist, archaeologist, and writer. She holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in archaeology and heritage management from the University of Cambridge and has excavated sites dating from Prehistory to the Middle Ages. In addition, she holds a PGCert in Genealogy, Palaeography, and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde and a Certificate in American Genealogical Studies from the National Genealogical Society. She is also the author of a number of academic publications and two novels.

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