Hi, I’m Lane R. Ellis, a professional writer and editor, genealogical researcher, distance runner and cross-country skier living in Duluth, Minnesota. I’ve been using the Internet since way back in 1984, and you are now viewing my personal web site which contains information about my genealogical interests in mostly northern Derbyshire, England and a few other regions.

My roots originate primarily in the following places:

Eckington, Dronfield, Bolsover, Beighton, Clowne and Ault Hucknall parishes in Derbyshire, England
Green county, Wisconsin and the southern parts of Rock and Dane counties in Wisconsin
Fillmore, Olmsted, Dodge, Saint Louis and Goodhue counties in Minnesota
Adelboden, Grindelwald and Frutigen in Canton Bern, Switzerland
Rome and Westernville, Oneida county, New York
Muskingum, Coshocton, Noble, and Belmont counties in Ohio
Hylla, Rora, Inderoy, Beitstad, Verdal, and Namsos in Nord-Trondelag, Norway
The Matheny family locations in Ohio and previously at Hope Plantation, Stafford County, Virginia

My online genealogy database containing the 18,610 ancestors and relatives, including many from Derbyshire, is available at MinnesotaGenealogist.com.

Thank you for taking the time to visit, and enjoy your look around.