Marianne Perry

Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Homebase: Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Author and blogger. Writing inspired by genealogical research to solve family mysteries. Master of Education degree in Educational Psychology and Curriculum Planning. Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing. Diverse employment experience in teaching, post-secondary administration and communications. Former member of The Board of Trustees, National Arts Centre. Passionate about travel and has explored all seven continents. Advocate for dementia awareness and caregiver support. Self-published The Inheritance, historical fiction set in southern Italy 1897-1913 after extensive genealogical research. Written non-fiction genealogical articles for Family Chronicle: How to Geneology Magazine, Your Genealogy Today Magazine, and various publications of The Ontario Genealogy Society. Blogs about writing, travel, and genealogy on author website. Currently writing novel of suspense inspired by discovery of holograph will and century old Italian land deed among family memorabilia. Second generation Italian-Canadian. Mother of two adult children. Loving retirement.