Genealogists & ResearchersGenealogists & 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Jeanne Porter Barton JP Barton@prodigy.net |
Maryland and Virginia genealogy and historical research; specializing in colonial Chesapeake Bay area. |
| Susan Bates Family History Detective P.O. Box 1163 Cockeysville, MD 21030 E-mail: Familyhistorydetective@verizon.net Web site: http://www.masterpiececreations.biz/ |
General genealogy research. We follow ALL clues where every they lead. For more info, please e-mail us. Or, for a free brochure, please send a SASE. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Cornelia W. Bush AMERICAN PEERAGE ® 473 Melanie Ct Chapel Hill, NC 27514 910-315-2412 cornelia@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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Diane Feldman 3447 Constellation Dr. Davidsonville, MD 21035 (410) 956-5272 fax: (410) 956-2406 dwfeldman1@aol.com |
Jewish genealogy and Maryland Jewish History. |
| 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 |
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. |
| 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 25 years of experience in genealogical research; $18.00 per hour. Full-time researcher providing fast results. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Michael Hait 16013 Kenny Road Laurel, MD 20707 (301) 642-4217 michael.hait@hotmail.com www.haitfamilyresearch.com |
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. |
| 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. |
| Stephanie Hoover P. O. Box 4921 Harrisburg, PA 17111 (717) 798-8330 www.pennsylvaniaresearch.com pennsylvaniaresearch@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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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.) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Julian H. Preisler 132 Harvard Court Falling Waters, WV 25419 (304) 274-5122 phone (304) 274-5123 fax jhp1963@yahoo.com http://www.JPreisler.com |
Specializing in WV, MD and PA research. Trained in history & archives administration with over 17 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 creation of family tree and family history booklets. Please see my website for further details. $30.00 per hour. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Christopher T. Smithson 127 N. Main Street Port Deposit, Maryland 21904-1211 (410) 378-2733 (Home) (443) 350-7650 (Cell) ctsmithson@gmail.com |
Specializing in Harford County, Baltimore County and Baltimore City, and Cecil County from the Colonial to 20th Century, documentation retrieval, brickwall ancestors, patriotic and hereditary lineage research, and missing heirs research. Conducts research at the Maryland State Archives, and the Maryland Historical Society. Past State Genealogist, Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution. Author of 7 books. |
| 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. Email for hourly rate. |
| 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 |
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. |
| 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/ |
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. |
| Fran Webster 712 Gainsborough Ct., #316 Chesapeake, Va. 23320 |
Specialty - Colonial Research for Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland. $15 per hour. 4 hr. Minimum |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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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