Steve Szabados is a lecturer and author who has given numerous programs to genealogy groups and libraries. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Northern Illinois University. He is the author of over fifteen genealogy books and over twenty family histories. He is also a contributing editor for the Polish American Journal, a member of the Polish Genealogical Society of America and a genealogy volunteer at his local library. He has a passion for sharing his love of family history, and his courses cover the methods that he has found successful in his twenty years of research experience.