Anthony Hoskins

Anthony Hoskins is a widely published genealogical scholar, author of some 15 articles, one book, and presenter in a genealogical research video series. For eleven years he was the reference librarian of the genealogical collection at Chicago's Newberry Library where he also taught courses in beginning and advanced genealogical research for nine years. He has spoken at genealogical conferences all over the midwest and has appeared frequently on radio and television; being interviewed on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw and also on BBC Radio. He has been featured in articles in Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and London newspapers and has been cited in major national magazines. He is the subject of an entry in Who's Who in Genealogy and Heraldry.

For four years Anthony Hoskins was also involved in public relations, literacy, mananagement of the reference departments, and customer service training in South Florida libraries.

Mr Hoskins currently heads Sonoma County Library's unique History and Genealogy Library in Santa Rosa, California. In this position he is jointly History and Genealogy Librarian and Sonoma County Archivist. He is Vice-Chair of the Sonoma County Historical Records Commission and is President of the Sonoma County Historical Society.