Mica L. Anders is a professional genealogist with over 20 years of experience in African American and Caribbean family history research. As a descendant of U.S. chattel slavery herself, Mica brings both professional skills and personal understanding to the work of reconnecting families with their ancestors.
   Mica holds an MFA in Visual Art; her thesis work focused on visual representations of genealogical and historical narrative reconstruction through uncovering lost family histories. She has completed advanced genealogy training through ProGen and multiple institutes including SLIG, MAAGI, GRIP, and IGHR. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS).
   As the first-ever History Fellow at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, Mica led research on early African American communities in Southeast Minnesota from before statehood through 1900. This work earned her the Minnesota Genealogical Society Pioneer Award and helped document hidden histories across the upper Midwest.
   Mica's expertise extends beyond individual family research to community-wide projects and policy advocacy. She has been an invited speaker at the Saint Paul Recovery Act Community Reparations Commission, the Black Lives Matter Minnesota Reparations Now conference, and the Coming to the Table National Conference, where she addresses African American genealogical research methods, hidden histories, and how genealogical verification can support reparations frameworks and racial healing efforts. Her work combines the technical skills needed to verify family lines with the cultural awareness and sensitivity required when working with descendants of enslaved people.
   Through Anders Genealogical Services, Mica has helped families across the United States, Canada, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom uncover their histories. She provides not just names and dates, but restored dignity, healing, and connection to family legacy.

• 20+ years specializing in African American genealogy with expertise in pre-1870 enslaved lineage verification across all U.S. regions, including slave schedules, Freedmen's Bureau records, USCT military files, probate records, and plantation documentation

• National and regional conference speaker including Black Lives Matter, Minnesota Reparations Now, Coming to the Table National Conference, Slave Dwelling Project Conference, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) National Conference, and other reparations-focused forums addressing methodologies for identifying descendants of enslaved individuals

• First-ever History Fellow, Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, conducting large-scale community lineage projects, uncovering lost, overlooked, and intentionally erased early Black history in communities across the region, and developing trauma-informed approaches to enslaved ancestry research

• Advanced genealogical training: ProGen Study Group graduate with specialized institute training (SLIG, MAAGI, GRIP, IGHR); member of Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS)