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Genealogists & Researchers
The individuals listed below are independent
researchers. Please understand that the Archives does not endorse or guarantee the services these individuals offer and has not charged a fee to include them on this list.
Patricia Abelard Andersen
26810 Grace Ct.
Damascus, MD 20872
301-253-1726 or 301-340-2974
patsdeeds@verizon.net |
Specializes in problem solving through original records research for early Frederick and Montgomery County families. Past editor of
Western Maryland Genealogy. Abstractor and Publisher of Frederick County Land Record Abstracts. Librarian and genealogy researcher at the Montgomery County Historical Society. Fees negotiable. Send written inquiry with research problem. |
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Patricia Dockman Anderson
2 Regester Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21212
(410) 377-5328 |
Specialty - Baltimore and surrounding counties, lineage papers, missing
heirs. 15 years experience. M.A. |
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Walter E. Arps
220 Claude Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 263-5440 |
Searching Maryland and other mid-Atlantic records; preparing applications
for hereditary societies; tracing missing persons and heirs. Fees: by the
hour, plus expenses for research undertaken outside of Annapolis. |
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Robert Barnes
9219 Snyder Ln.
Perry Hall, MD 21128-9413
(410) 256-4028 |
Conducts research at the Maryland State Archives and libraries in the
Baltimore-Washington area; will prepare lineage papers for applicants,
will advise on arranging family papers for publication. M.Ed.; Fellow of
the Maryland Genealogical Society. |
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Jeanne Porter Barton
JP Barton@prodigy.net |
Maryland and Virginia genealogy and historical research; specializing
in colonial Chesapeake Bay area. |
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Carolyn S. Billups
Research Services
39045 Tanglewood Ct.
Mechanicsville MD 20650-4323
301-472-1863 |
Specializing in Confederate and Union research; member UDC, DUV and
Allied Orders of the GAR; author of "The Haversack Adventure" and "Lady
Louise, Founder of the Maryland Division United Daughters of the Confederacy"
http://www.geocities.com/sothronbelle/Research_Services.html |
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Clark Burdine
9600 Kathleen Drive
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 590-1803 |
Research in federal, MD, VA, DC, and LDS records; computerize other's
research; publish research; find lost heirs, birth parents, or children.
Fees vary depending on location and service requested. |
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Jane F. Burgess
11700 Dinwiddie Dr.
Rockville, MD 20852
jjburgess@aol.com |
Research in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia
records and other areas at the DAR Library, LDS Library (Kensington, MD),
National Archives as well as local libraries, courthouses, and historical
societies. CG, M.A., DAR member. Author of journal articles and 10 books.
Send family name, area, and time period with SASE. |
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Cornelia W. Bush
AMERICAN PEERAGE ®
473 Melanie Ct
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1837
(office) 919-374-2428
(mobile) 919-428-3035
cornelia@corneliabush.com
http://www.corneliabush.com |
Specializing in research in the US and UK, particularly for Colonial America, Medieval Europe and Scottish Clans; preparing lineage society applications; and drafting Petitions for Coats of Arms. Also, lecturing on the history of Colonial America, family history with particular emphasis on Scotland, and on heraldry. Genealogist to the Society of Scottish Armigers, and former Verifying Genealogist to Colonial lineage societies. Fees: hourly, plus expenses. |
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Kevin Clement
327 Lord Byron Lane, Apt. 104
Cockeysville, MD 21030
www.foreverfrog.com
info@foreverfrog.com |
Specializing in Baltimore City/County with four years of performing genealogical and historical research as a full-time employee of the Historical Society of Baltimore County. Also will perform research using the National Archives, Maryland State Archives, and other local resources. Check out web site for more details.
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Jonathan Webb Deiss
805 1/2 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 270-1882
www.webbdeiss.org
jondeiss@yahoo.com |
Conducts genealogical & historical research in the Baltimore-Washington
metropolitan area. Specializes in military records, including service,
pension & bounty, land entry, immigration, and Native American records;
also will perform ad-hoc research on any subject using the National
Archives, Library of Congress, DAR Library, Maryland Archives, and/or
any library or facility that admits researchers, also can perform
document retrieval from local courthouses. Experienced with requesting
documentation from registry offices in London and Edinburgh. Former
employee of the NSDAR and current member of the SAR, DEL Society.
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James H. Dowdy
204 Pennick Drive
Stevensville, MD 21666
jdowdy@atlanticbb.net |
Over twenty years experience. General genealogical research at Md.
State Archives. Specialize in Roman Catholic and Lutheran, as well as German
family research. |
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Diane Feldman
3447 Constellation Dr.
Davidsonville, MD 21035
(410) 956-5272
fax: (410) 956-2406
dwfeldman1@aol.com
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Jewish genealogy and Maryland Jewish History.
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Marie Foden
2 Campbell Close
Byfleet
Surrey
KT14 7AW
United Kingdom
44 (0) 1932 340732
Mobile: 44 (0) 7935 226325
info@firstforfamilyhistory.co.uk
www.firstforfamilyhistory.co.uk
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A United Kingdom based professional genealogist specializing in researching ancestors who emigrated from Britain and Ireland to the United States. Has a degree in American History from the University of Canterbury and Higher Certificate in Genealogy from the Institute of Genealogical and Heraldic Studies at Canterbury. Free consultation available. |
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Bob Fout
1829 Meadowgrove Lane
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 663-4413
bobfout@yahoo.com |
Specialize in Frederick, Washington, Montgomery and Carroll Counties, MD as well as DAR Library in Washington, DC. Conduct research at their respective County Courthouse, public library and historical society. Will consider research requests for other MD as well as PA, VA and WV Counties. Life-long resident of Frederick County with family roots dating to the 1730's. Over 20 years of experience in genealogical research; $20.00 per hour. Full-time researcher providing fast results. |
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John Frazer, Jr.
220 Claude St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 267-7160 |
Pre-1800 Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania genealogy; research for
applicants to hereditary societies; search for missing heirs; extensive
files. 30+ years experience; $50.00 per hour, minimum 10 hours. |
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Paul Frazer
2801 Birdseye Lane
Bowie, Md. 20715
301-464-1235
pafrazer@comcast.net |
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Marsha L. Fuller
P.O. Box 3623
Hagerstown, MD 21742 |
Specializing in Western Maryland and the surrounding areas of PA, VA
and WV; 9 yrs. experience; German immigrants; assistance in publishing
family histories; author of The Complete Harper Family History Prior
to 1900; Naturalizations of Washington County, Maryland Prior to 1880;
African American Manumissions of Washington County, Maryland; St. Mary's
Catholic Church Records (forthcoming); $16.00 per hour. |
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Edith Larrabee Gracey
512 Mifflin Blvd.
Shillington, PA 19607
(610) 777-8756 (phone and fax) |
DAC, DAR, Germanna Soc., Debrett Anc.Eng.; Legal and genealogical research,
MD, PA, VA. (Past and present--also missing heirs); will prepare patriotic
society papers; have edited and published a biography accepted by Naval
Academy Nimitz Library; will edit and publish your family history; $25.00
per hour with four hour minimum to open case; 25 years experience. |
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Patricia Guida
706 Market St.
Denton, MD 21629
(410) 479-0722 |
Historical title searches for title and boundary questions, historical
data purposes, and land patent applications; genealogical research for
heritage. President: Maryland Society of Professional Land Historians,
Inc. |
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Michael Hait
16013 Kenny Road
Laurel, MD 20707
(301) 642-4217
michael.hait@hotmail.com
www.haitfamilyresearch.com
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Specializing in Maryland and Washington, D.C., genealogy, especially including land, probate, birth and death records of the 18th-20th centuries. Will also search for obituaries in any newspapers on microfilm in the Archives. |
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Louise Mathews Henry
3305 Paine St.
Baltimore, MD 21211 |
Research at Maryland State Archives; Maryland and Virginia genealogy;
research computerization; trace lost heirs. Author of Mathews Descendants;
Jennings, Brown, McDougal and Related Families; First Land Records 1836,
Warren County, VA. |
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Stephanie Hoover
5806 Severna Place
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(888) 522-7167
(717) 754-0283
www.home-histories.com
stefhoover@gmail.com |
Pennsylvania research specialist, all 67 counties. Archives,
library and court house research. Historical newspaper searches.
Genealogical photography. Professional writer. Web site hosts
most complete directory of PA historical, genealogical and preservation
societies available. |
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Melanie Karvoski
Ancestral Branches
P.O. Box 362
Hamburg, PA 19526
melanie@ancestralbranches.com
http://www.ancestralbranches.com |
Specializing in early American genealogy research and researching
Maryland immigrant ancestors from Canada, England, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Scotland and the United States of America. |
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LAMP Genealogical Research
8505 Glenview Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 589-6621; (800) 838-2080
fax: (301) 589-1366 |
LAMP researches statewide, nationwide, overseas. Research also at National
Archives, Library of Congress, LDS. Specialities include complex projects,
extended family trees, passenger arrival records, naturalization records,
legal searches. Professional writer, editor, researcher. 10 hr. minimum
payable in advance. Calls answered 7 days a week. |
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Legacy Tree Genealogy
P.O. Box 4042
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
801-783-1277
http://legacy-tree.com
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We comprise a team of professional genealogists and research U.S. (including
Maryland), Canadian, German, British, and Italian family trees. |
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Dana Linton
11108 Brandywine St.
Kensington, MD 20895
(301) 929-0489 |
Wide range of research services, record research in all Maryland counties
for land, equity, probate, or genealogical records. Also DAR library, LDS
annex, Library of Congress or National Archives. Will consider special
projects (biographical research, surveys of materials, review letters and
manuscripts, etc.) |
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Louisiana Research
P.O. Box 2116
Opelousas, LA 70570-9998
(337) 826-8177
(225) 278-2000 |
Professional and experienced, author, genealogist, historian and lecturer employing multi-disciplined research methods to produce more detailed information. Queries are answered by professional, detailed, confidential and effective reports. Specializes in public record research, legal research, genealogical and historical research, archival and court house research, family and social histories. Basic rates are $20.00 per hour plus expenses, with quotes available upon request for your special research projects. |
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Mark Love
9890 Washingtonian Blvd. #705
Gaithersburg, MD 20878-5331 |
Specializes in Maryland, Virginia, & the District of Columbia; Family Tree Computer Software. National Archives, Library of Congress, state & county Historical Societies, Daughters of American Revolution Library, D.C. and Maryland Archives, county courthouse records, Church of Latter Day Saints genealogical records. Census, military, wills & probate, land and property, immigration and passenger lists, marriage, birth and death records, occupations and major city directories.
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Larry Moore
1000 Heather Ridge Rd., Apt. F-114
Frederick, MD 21702-1456 |
Research work in Frederick and Carroll counties and part of Montgomery
county from early 1830 to 1900 with special emphasis on members of the
Union or Confederate armies and items pertaining to the Civil War. |
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Shannon Bridget Murphy
2660 Petersborough Street
Oak Hill, Virginia 20171
RevolutionaryWarTracks@yahoo.com |
Documentation and search support for DAR and Daughters of the War of 1812. I can search for all American military conflict, beginning with the Revolutionary War. |
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Margaret E. Myers
409 Culler Ave.
Frederick, MD 21701-4111
(301) 662-3503 |
Specializes in Frederick County records. |
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MyGenealogist.com
3328 34th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
720-931-3616
http://www.mygenealogist.com
helpdesk@mygenealogist.com |
We have several full-time researchers who work in Annapolis ,Washington, D.C., throughout Maryland getting copies of vital records, cemetery records, land deeds, probate, and other local records of interest. Many of our researchers often work at the Maryland State Archives, NARA, Library of Congress, and the DAR. We also have access to all MD records currently available on microfilm at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City since we have several full-time researchers working there also. We are also specialists in African-American and immigration research and have worked on hundreds of research cases in the UK, Germany, Italy, and Ireland over the years.
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Charles R. Novak
1612 Laurel Break Rd.
Fallston, MD 21047
(410) 877-7695 |
General research, northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania; volunteer
at Towson FHL; currently pursuing genealogical certification; fees negotiable. |
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Henry C. Peden, Jr., MA
707 Bedford Rd.
Bel Air, MD 21014-4424
(410) 879-8717
pedenroots@msn.com |
Family history research specialist in Harford County (1773-1900's),
Baltimore County and Baltimore City (1660-1860), and all counties in Maryland
during the colonial period (1634-1777), plus military, patriotic and hereditary
lineage research (Colonial Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812). Fellow,
Maryland Genealogical Society. Author of 95 genealogical source books. |
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James W. Petty CGRS, AG
Heirlines Family History and Genealogy
PO Box 893
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
1-800-570-4049
jim@heirlines.com
www.heirlines.com |
Specializes in military genealogy, research and documentation for lineage
organization, plus colonial American research with a focus on tracing immigrant
origins. |
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Julian H. Preisler
132 Harvard Court
Falling Waters, WV 25419
(304) 274-5122 phone
(304) 274-5123 fax
jhp1963@yahoo.com
http://www.heritagegenealogyresearch.com/
http://www.genealogyphotography.com/ |
Specializing in WV, MD, PA, and VA research. Trained in history &
archives administration with over 15 years of genealogy experience. Located
in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia (70 miles from Washington, DC).
Conducting all forms of research with emphasis on general genealogy research,
cemetery research, Jewish research, genealogy photography, and LDS research.
Please see my websites for further details. $20.00 per hour. |
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Joan Wise Rogers
5 Far Corners Loop
Sparks, Maryland 21152
thewisegenealogist@verizon.net |
Genealogy researcher with over eleven years of genealogy experience with access to conduct on site research at the Maryland State Archives, Baltimore City and local Maryland LDS Family History Centers, Archives of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, county courthouses, public libraries, historical and genealogy society libraries, the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, Daughters of American Revolution Library, and other DC repositories. Member of multiple historical and genealogy societies. Areas of genealogical concentration are Southern Maryland and African American research. |
Donna Valley Russell
P.O. Box 505
New Market, MD 21774-0505
DValleyRus@aol.com |
Major studies of Maryland families and compilations of genealogies.
C.G. $40.00 per hour. |
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Tom Simmons
Castle Rock, Colorado
http://www.civilwarvignettes.com
cedarrun@earthlink.net |
Having been a resident of Maryland for twelve years with ancestral roots in your state, I am also a competent family genealogy researcher.
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Cathy Sippel
ResearchPlus
P.O. Box 638
Severna Park, Maryland 21146
410-729-4050 (phone)
researchplus@yahoo.com |
Historical and contemporary research: textual, film/video, photo; also
conduct research at National Archives, Library of Congress, and the hundreds
of other government, military, and public libraries located in the Washington,
D. C./Baltimore, Md., areas. |
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Everette C. Smith
3818 Belmont Dr.
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
(410) 557-6473
fax: (410) 557-6475 |
Research in land, equity and probate records; specializing in land
patent research in northeastern Maryland counties; genealogy. 30 years
experience as a land surveyor. $20.00 per hour. |
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Trish Surles
P.O. Box 736
Gambrills, MD 21054
410-987-1890
Fax: 410-729-1574
tsurles@theauroragroup.com |
30 yrs. experience in Genealogical research, specializing in the Eastern
Shore of MD, including Queen Anne's, Kent, Caroline, Talbot counties
- censuses, obituaries, death certificates, marriages, probate records.
$25 per hour (2 hour minimum), plus cost of copies. |
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John Taylor
Taylor & Hammel LLC
1224 N. Meade St. #22
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: (703) 822-4658
Fax: (703) 842-8656
www.taylorhammel.com
johntaylor@taylorhammel.com
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Research in federal, state and local records, especially at the
Maryland State Archives, the National Archives and Records Administration,
and the Library of Congress. Will perform broad, due diligence research or
collect specific documentation on a range of subjects, including but not
limited to: military records, corporate documents, city directories,
regulatory records, congressional/judicial/executive records, environmental
issues, land records, and historical matters.
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Marc D. Thompson
708 Enfield Rd
Delray Beach, FL 33444
(561) 676-6179
genealogist22@aol.com
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/h/o/Marc-Thompson-PA/
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Marc D. Thompson grew up in rural Pennsylvania and delved into genealogy and writing at a very early age. He received a Bachelor's Degree near Philadelphia, PA and enjoys working as a genealogist and fitness consultant. Mr. Thompson currently resides in South Florida and has worked with youth, teens, adult and seniors in many environments and with various disciplines. He has helped people with their family histories goals for over 20 years and has had numerous writings published. Mr. Thompson believes in what he calls "Creatalytical Thinking." This thinking is the fusion of creativity and practicality; the pure combination of creative philosophies and analytical abilities to view life more fully. Mr. Thompson genealogical specialties include American, European and African American. However, he is able to take on genealogical concerns both grand and small, both east and west.
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Fran Webster
712 Gainsborough Ct., #316
Chesapeake, Va. 23320 |
Specialty - Colonial Research for Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland.
$15 per hour. 4 hr. Minimum |
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Donna J. Williams
1522 Lochwood Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21218-1602
(410) 532-9680
dwillia@mdhs.org |
Specializing in Confederate service records and ancestry research and
assisting prospective UDC members. Please email for fees, etc. Maryland
Historical Society. |
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Sherrie Yuhas
15 Palmyra Bellegrove Road
Annville, PA 17003
work-work-work@msn.com |
Central Pennsylvania research performed primarily for the following counties-BERKS, DAUPHIN, LANCASTER, LEBANON, and SCHUYLKILL.
Will research any/all available census, land, church, military, cemetery,
or other available records. Available to research in the Pennsylvania State
Library and Archives, or the counties listed above. Please e-mail me or
contact me via mail. If contacting me via mail, please include a self-addressed
stamped envelope along with a description of your request. |
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Elaine O. and Kenneth Zimmerman
P.O. Box 276
Woodstock, MD 21163-0276
Voice/FAX 410-750-9315
info@familythreadsgenealogy.com
http://www.familythreadsgenealogy.com/ |
Specializing in Baltimore City/County, Carrroll County, Frederick County and Howard County |
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