Lynn Betlock is Managing Editor of American Ancestors, a quarterly member magazine that blends popular content with high-quality scholarship. She develops magazine themes, selects and edits articles, writes magazine content and occasional features, and identifies suitable article illustrations. She and the other magazine staff members are part of the Learning & Interpretation team.

Lynn was an editor of The Weekly Genealogist from 2001 to 2004 and 2011 to 2020; she is now a regular weekly reviewer and contributor to that publication. She has worked on various aspects of the Great Migration Study Project since 1995 and has reviewed and provided feedback on each volume since 2007.

She joined the American Ancestors staff in 1995. Prior to assuming the role of magazine editor in 2003, she held the positions of Sales Manager, Director of Marketing, and Assistant Executive Director for Content Management at American Ancestors. 

Lynn graduated with a B.A. in history from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She received an M.A. in American history and a certificate in Museum Studies from the University of Delaware. Before coming to American Ancestors, Lynn was employed at the Old South Meeting House, a Freedom Trail site in Boston.