Professional Genealogist
Linda Debeinda Debe is a lecturer, writer, and lifelong student with 40 years of genealogy experience.
Affectionately known as The Sleepless Genealogist, she maintains a website by the same name. Linda has many genealogy passions, with maps and deeds at the top of the list—and technology running a close second. Since becoming Microsoft Office certified in Access and Excel, she applies her training to assist others with their genealogy research. Her motto is “Work smarter, not harder,” and using technology allows her to do just that. She especially enjoys creating spreadsheets to analyze her research.
Linda holds an AAS degree in Electronics Technology from the United States Air Force. She is an alum of ProGen 54 and expects to graduate from the International Institute for Genealogical Studies in 2026.
She currently serves as Program Chair for the North Hills Genealogists in Pittsburgh and leads their newly formed Technology SIG. Linda is also a member of several state and local genealogical societies in the various states where she conducts research.
Linda presents at libraries and genealogical society events across the U.S. In 2025, she presented at the UGA Summit of Excellence on Native American Rolls and was a guest lecturer for three IGHR classes in Course 4: Unearthing Your Family’s Past Using Maps. In 2024, she presented at the UGA Summit of Excellence on military records, at the Atlanta State Archives for their inaugural Native American Symposium, and served as a course coordinator and lecturer with the Applied Genealogy Institute on Native American records. Back in 2021, Linda lectured at RootsTech and had an article published in Kentucky Blue Grass Roots.