Specialties
Certified Genealogist with more than twenty-five years experience in family history research specializing in Kicking Down BRICK WALL cases from the US colonial period to the present and in some other countries (Ireland, Netherlands,
Germany, Brazil, etc.).
Qualifications
- Certified Genealogist, 2005-present
- Certified Lineage Specialist, 19a86-2005
- Bachelor of Science & Master of Science(2) degrees
- National Archives, Washington, DC and Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- trained in paper/textile preservation
- Engaged in family history research since the early 1980's
- Has compiled lineage papers for heraldic societies in the US and Canada for more than twenty five years
- Experienced with missing heir searches and biological family/adoption research
- Published numerous articles in the Genealogical Helper and The Capital
- Has had numerous articles on family history published in the Genealogical Helper and The Capital
- Author of numerous publications related to Ship Passenger Lists, Surname Origins,
Church and Synagogue Records, Loyalists and Elusive Women
- Keynote speaker and guest lecturer at area educational institutions and numerous conferences throughout the United States and Canada
- Subscribes and has access to a variety of database
Memberships
- New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Boston, MA
- Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Hartford, CT
- Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
- Ellis Island Foundation, charter founder, NY, NY
- United Empire Loyalist Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ancestry.com
Services
- Seek to locate your missing link(s) and provide documentation
- Specializes in Kicking Down BRICK WALL cases from the US colonial period to the present and in research in some European countries
- Will collaborate with you to determine your needs and will then develop a plan that focuses on those objectives
- Full research report provided upon completion of research; relevant documentation will be included
- Consultation services offered
- Extensive experience in tracing lineage society lines and application preparation
- Computer generated family group and lineage charts are available
- Some records frequently consulted include
- civil and ecclesiastical vital records
- federal and state census
- newspaper articles and obituaries
- probate records
- land related papers
- tax records
- passenger lists
- naturalization records
- court records (criminal, some divorce, guardianship, litigation, etc.)
- military related records
- town and county histories
- family histories
- lineage records
Fees
A retainer, covering an hourly rate plus expenses, applies. Call for additional details.
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