Gig has a BA in History from Boston University, where she also earned honors for her thesis about her French-Canadian forebears and their immigration to and experience in the United States. She continued researching these ancestors, along with her more elusive Irish lines, while pursuing a previous career in copyediting, project management, and editorial operations management. Gig has been a web team volunteer with American Ancestors since 2018, and a photo volunteer for Find a Grave since 2015.

Expertise: Massachusetts, French Canada, Ireland, Catholic records; proficient in French language