A decade ago, she began to integrate her longstanding passion for genealogy into her historical profession. She served as president of the Alabama Genealogical Society, board member of the Alabama Historical Association, and co-chairperson of the Statewide Initiatives Committee for the Alabama Bicentennial Commission.

Her retirement has allowed her to create a new career combining her love for history and genealogy. Fascinated by the valuable creative synergy between these two disciplines when blended in balance, she is pioneering, with colleagues, a hybrid form of research she calls “genohistory.” Baker’s website, Genohistory.com, has become a hub for researchers who share her interest in this interdisciplinary method.

Baker has authored three books, coedited a fourth, and awaits the publication of a fifth, A Quick Guide to Zotero 7: For Research in Genealogy, History, Et Al. She has also published numerous articles and blog posts on history, genealogy, and genohistory.