At the 2001 National Austin Convention, the membership elected Liz Austin Carlin AFAOA Genealogist. She is ably assisted by Jan Austin Untener who serves as assistant genealogist by appointment by the President. Liz Austin Carlin specializes in the Southern Austin lines. Contact Liz by . Jan Austin Untener specializes in Northern Austin lines. Her ancestry dates back to two Austin lines, one from Connecticut and one from New York. Contact Jan by .

If you have searched the AFAOA on-line databases and need additional help to find your ancestors, Liz and Jan will be glad to assist you. If your earliest known Austins were in the Southern states send your search request to Liz; if they were in the Northern States, contact Jan (we've arbitrarily separated the states by the Mason-Dixon line).

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.