At the 2001 National Austin Convention, the membership elected Liz Austin Carlin as AFAOA Genealogist. She is ably assisted by Bonnie Austin Bigolin, appointed as Assistant Genealogist. If you have searched the AFAOA on-line databases and need additional help to find your ancestors, Liz and Bonnie will be glad to assist you..

Liz Austin Carlin(pictured upper left) specializes in the Southern Austin lines. (We've arbitrarily separated the states by the Mason-Dixon Line.) If your earliest known Austins were in the Southern states send your search request to Liz. Contact Liz by .

Bonnie Austin Bigolin (pictured lower left) specializes in Northern Austin lines. If your earliest known Austins were in the Northern states, send your request to Bonnie. Contact Bonnie by .

Research requests are FREE for AFAOA members and $15 for non-members. When you send a search request, please include family group sheets (or equivalent information) on each Austin generation as far back as possible, always citing your sources with photocopies of documentation where possible. The more information you provide us, the better the search we can do for you.