The following persons are members of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania and engage in professional genealogical research. The Society assumes no responsibility for their availability, schedule of fees, or the results of their work. All arrangements must be made directly with these genealogists or record searchers. Areas of expertise follow each name and address.
(Updated December 2012)
CLAIRE KEENAN AGTHE, J.D., Bloodlines Genealogical Research Services, Lawrenceville, NJ
609-933-6000
Specialty: 19th and 20th century New York, Philadelphia, and Trenton; expertise in Irish and Irish-American genealogy; experienced in English and German research.
E-mail: bloodlines@comcast.net
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AMY E. K. ARNER, Arner Research, 128 Macintosh Court, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
724-741-0034
Specialty: Western Pennsylvania, particularly the greater Pittsburgh area
E-mail: Amy@ArnerResearch.com
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JAMES M. BEIDLER, P.O. Box 270, Lebanon, PA 17042
717-507-7237
Specialty: Pennsylvania and German-speaking ethnics. Land records. Missing and unknown heirs.
E-mail: james@beidler.us
Website: http://roots-branches.com/
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CLAIRE VARRIEUR BUTLER, Lantern Genealogical Research Services
814-636-1066
Specialty: Erie County, PA and surrounding areas; French-Canadian and British research; paleography
E-mail: enquiries@lanterngenealogy.com
Website: http://lanterngenealogy.com
Blog: http://awell-litpath.net
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JOAN E COSSMAN, Who's My Line, 1505 Aberdeen Ct, Lansdale, PA 19446
215-855-5796
Email: whosmyline@verizon.net
Specialty: Family genealogy in SE Pennsylvania (Counties: Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Northampton, Philadelphia), heir search, and Lineage Society applications (DAR, SAR, C.A.R., SR, DUVCW, DAC, Mayflower, Colonial Clergy, etc).
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MARY LOUISE FITZPATRICK, M.Ed., 625 Meadowlark Rd., Audubon PA 19403-1911
610-666-6567
Specialty: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New England, Nat’l Archives, Salt Lake City; German, Irish and African-American research.
E-mail: ancestorfind@gmail.com
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MICHAEL J. FOY, 8212 Westminster Rd., Elkins Park PA 19027
215-576-8585
Specialty: Research in S.E. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
E-mail: mj.foy@verizon.net
Website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1z0gk/genealogicalresearch/
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DEBORAH WHITE HERSHEY, 4535 London Ave., Elizabethtown, PA 17022-8734
717-367-7610
Specialty: Central PA (NY to MD lines), Lineage Societies (DAR, SAR, SR, CAR, DUVCW, First Families of PA)
E-mail: whitechoc@generationsremembered.net
Website: generationsremembered.net
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STEPHANIE HOOVER, 5806 Severna Place, Harrisburg, PA 17111
717-754-0283
Specialty: Pennsylvania research specialist: state archives and state library searches, historical newspapers, court house and historical society searches, home histories.
E-mail: Stephanie@pennsylvaniaresearch.com
Website: http://www.pennsylvaniaresearch.com/
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GAIL McCORMICK, 940 Fern Trail, Crownsville, MD 21032
202-320-5796
Specialty: 30 years experience; holds M.L.S. (Library & Information Science; Archives) ; M.A. (Public History); Cartographic ; Emigration & Immigration ; Federal Records ; Government Publications ; Historical Sites ; House Historian ; Land Records ; Library of Congress ; Naturalization ; Neighborhood Reconstruction ; Presbyterians ; Anglicans/Church of England/Episcopalians; 18th Century ; 19th Century ; 20th Century; DC ; MD ; NJ ; PA ; Mid-Atlantic ; Philadelphia ; Washington, DC ; England ; Wales; Anne Arundel, MD ; Burlington, NJ ; Chester, PA ; Delaware, PA ; Luzerne, PA ; Philadelphia, PA ; Washington, DC
Email: gail@mccgenealogy.com
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KENNETH W. MILANO, 2313 E. York Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125
215-317-6466
Specialty: Philadelphia families, particularly Kensington & Fishtown, as well as Presbyterian & Catholic families.
E-mail: Kennethmilano@verizon.net
Website: www.kennthwmilano.com
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JEFFERSON M. & PETER J. MOAK, 8411 Anderson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Specialty: Research in S.E. Pennsylvania, specializing in 18th, 19th & early 20th century. Philadelphia, Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery Counties. Lineage society applications.
E-mail: Jefferson.moak@verizon.net
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NORMAN DOUGLAS NICOL, Ph.D., P.O. Box 1855, Shavertown PA 18708-0855
570-639-1339
Specialty: Pennsylvania, especially NE PA; England, Scotland, Germany, all periods, with experience in-country; paleography and reading old scripts from medieval to modern.
E-mail: ndnicol@epix.net
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MICHAEL S. RAMAGE, J.D., Certified Genealogist, 720 Argyle Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096
484-437-8827
Specialty: Forensic genealogy including missing and unknown heir cases, probate, trust, real estate and other law-related cases.
E-mail: mramage@forensicgenealogist.pro
Website: http://www.ForensicGenealogist.Pro/
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MRS KATHLEEN H. SANDS, 567 Sharon Rd, Colmar PA 18915
215-822-1437
Specialty: Bucks, Montgomery and Phila. Counties, and Irish-American research in the Phila. area.
E-mail: khsands1@verizon.net
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FRANCES W. WAITE, 649 Chubb Dr., Doylestown PA 18901
215-348-5731
Specialty: Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton and Montgomery Counties, PA.
E-mail: SEPAfran@aol.com
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LORETTA A. WALLACE, 2310 Memphis St., Philadelphia, PA 19125
215-291-5623
Specialty: Genealogy and records research in Philadelphia and nearby counties. Cemetery records & photos, church records, house photos and histories, Irish-American Catholic specialist.
E-mail: PAFamilyFinder@aol.com
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In addition, if searching for a genealogist with a particular research specialty, please consult the Association of Professional Genealogists page.
Also, for additional information about how researchers become certified genealogists, be sure to read the information available at the website for the Board for Certification of Genealogists.
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