Research at the National Archives

Independent Researchers for Hire

Researchers Specializing in Records held in NARA's Fort Worth facility *

AAA Document Research and Retrieval Service
(A subsidiary of Data Reign Paralegal Services)
P.O. Box 48010
Fort Worth, Texas 76148-0010
Telephone: (877) 774-4529
Fax: (877) 774-4529
E-mail: info@datareign.com
Contact Person: Jim Barber
Research Specialty: Bankruptcy Court Records, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court Civil and Criminal Court records, Document research and retrieval of all documents at the Southwest Regional Records Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Aaron's American Ancestor Research
P.O. Box 50561
Provo, UT 84605-0561
Telephone: (801) 836-1996
E-mail: americanancestors@gmail.com
Contact Person: Aaron or Jeff Jones
Research Specialty: All records that are of genealogical value. This includes Record Group 75. Immigration, military, family history, census.

Aarquives Unlimited, LLC
300 South Jenison Avenue
Lansing, MI 48915-1130
Telephone: (517) 303-5556
E-mail: info@aarquives.com
Contact Person: G. Russell Overton
Research Specialty: Native American; diplomatic records; Congressional; natural resources; court records; immigration; federal lands/ RG: 14, 21, 22, 35, 46, 48, 49, 59, 60, 69, 70, 75, 79, 85, 95, 123, 135, 233, 261, 279

Alana Dawn Adams
2 Crestview Avenue Apartment 1
Harrison, AR 72601-1900
Telephone: (870) 741-0776
E-mail: alano_dc@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Robert Adams
Research Specialty: Grants for Congressman John Boozman's Office, for city and county agencies, and for private individuals; Civil and Constitutional law; Genealogy

Advanced Research Solutions
986 Pheasant Ridge
Orrville, OH 44667-1830
Telephone: (330) 642-0004
E-mail: jchakey@factfinder123.com
Contact Person:: Jason Chakey
Research Specialty: History, family history, marketing, historic landmarks, presidential elections, military history and records, politics, law, business, disasters, government entities, people, places, ephemera, religion, archival documents and photographs, archival films

A Hired Researcher
986 Pheasant Ridge
Keller, TX 76248
Telephone: (817) 681-0484
E-mail: ahiredresearcher@yahoo.com
Contact Person:: Kim Krajca
Research Specialty: civil/criminal records, bankruptcy, dawes, 5th circuit cases, etc

American Ancestors
Post Office Box 50561
Provo, UT 84605-0561
Telephone: (801) 836-1996
E-mail: americanancestors@gmail.com
Contact Person: Frankie or Shane Jones
Research Specialty: All Native American Research: Dawes Rolls, Guion Miller Roll Plus, All Tribal Census Rolls, All Native American Related Rolls, Probate Records, Land Allotments, etc.

John Anandraj
11204 Cherry Hill Road, #304
Beltsville, MD 20705
Telephone: (301) 807-1417
E-mail: krishna665@aol.com
Contact Person: John Anandraj
Research Specialty: Court records for insurance claims, workmen compensation claims.

Ancestreesearch
1922 S. Rutherford Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37130-5927
Telephone: (615) 890-5149
E-mail: mail@ancestreesearch.com
Contact Person: Suzanne Butler
Research Specialty:

Genealogy and family history research, census records, birth, death, and marriage records primarily but not limited to Kentucky and Tennessee.

Sherry C. Arrant
Post Office Box 101551
Fort Worth, TX 76185-1551
Telephone: (817) 924-0453
E-mail: garrant@charter.net
Contact Person: Sherry C. Arrant
Research Specialty: Census, military, Native American research, missing persons, genealogy

Attorney's Service Bureau of Texas
900 Jackson Street, Suite 750
Dallas, TX 75202-4461
Telephone: (888) 522-5297
Fax: (888) 588-4098
E-mail: asb-texas@sbcglobal.net
Contact Person: Linda D. Ostman
Research Specialty: Civil/Criminal Records, Bankruptcy, all Archived Records from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals

Austin Research Associates
P.O. Box 3218
Silver Spring, Maryland 20918-3218
Telephone: (301) 562-2830
Fax: (301) 562-2835
E-mail: kaxhlan@aol.com
Contact Person: Steven L. Austin, Ph.D, Anthropologist
Research Specialty: Anthropologist, specializing in Native American history, genealogy, ethnology, and ethnographic research on behalf of Indian tribes. Extensive experience with the Federal census, records of the Department of War, military service records, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (Central Office and Agencies), U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. Geological Survey, the General Land Office, among others. I also work in state and local archival repositories.

Jacqueline M. Bickford
5725 S Elati Street
Littleton, CO 80120-2304
Telephone: (720) 283-6488
E-mail: martinfam21@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Jackie
Research Specialty: Genealogy, religion research, scripture data, family heritage

Johann Chretien Bonar
2549 Eastbluff Drive, PMB 102
Newport Beach, California 92660
Telephone: (949) 413-3129
Fax: (714) 541-9303
E-mail: johannenator@gmail.com
Contact Person: Johann Chretien Bonar
Research Specialty: Land grants, zoning, Mexican/American Treaty, citizenship, Spanish law

Robert Wayne Brewer
5876 Christmas Tree Road
Campbellsburg, IN 47108-6371
Telephone: (812) 883-4724
E-mail: admjag753@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Robert W. Brewer
Research Specialty: Veterans and military archives; military records of described units, branches, locations of such records at time of enlistment of service

Michael Calderon-Zaks, Ph. D
868 Noe Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Telephone: (415) 260-5246
E-mail: mcz.research@gmail.com
Contact Person: Michael Calderon-Zaks, Ph.D
Research Specialty:Late Nineteenth Century and Twentieth Century, Minorities and Ethnic Groups, International Relations, Labor, Census.

Michael Cawvey, American Legion Post 1
1411 E 2nd Street, Post Office Box 50792
Tulsa, OK 74150-0792
Telephone: (918) 639-5739
Fax: (918) 584-4423
E-mail: tulsapost1@aol.com
Contact Person: Michael Cawvey
Research Specialty: Military records; service records; VA records

The Center for African American Genealogical Research, Inc. (CAAGRI)
3538 Plank Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22407-6831
Telephone: (540) 785-9925
E-mail: research@caagri.org
Contact Person: Daphne L. Smith
Research Specialty: African American, Native American, Census, Military, Court Records, Genealogy and Family History, Civil War, Slavery.

David L. Cox
5417 Colonial Court
Flower Mound, TX 75028-2506
Telephone: (972) 355-6713
Fax: (214) 513-8413
E-mail: coxdl@verizon.net
Contact Person: Carole M. Cox
Research Specialty: Intelligence, SigInt

CRRG Inc.
P.O. Box 40526
Fort Worth, TX 76140
Telephone: (800) 687-9030
Fax: (800) 687-7658
E-mail: service@CRRGINC.com
Contact Person: Michelle Henri
Research Specialty: Federal Record Center - Retrieval of Archived Cases & Documents

DCW &amp Associates
7400 Center Avenue, Suite 209
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Telephone: (714) 892-0442
Fax: (714) 892-3543
E-mail: courtresearch@dcwpi.com
Contact Person: Dave Williams
Research Specialty: civil; criminal; bankruptcy, archived, county, state & federal, national research company

DFW Court Services
PO Box 50071
Dallas, TX 75250-0071
Telephone: (214) 747-1756
Fax: (866) 510-3685
E-mail: dfwcourt@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Vickie Capers
Research Specialty: Civil/Criminal Records, Bankruptcy, due diligence, All Archived Records from Southwest Region of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, including 5th Circuit

Data Dae Research
2824 Ironwood Drive
Grand Prairie, TX 75052-4218
Telephone: (972) 660-2345
E-mail: DaePowell@aol.com
Contact Person: David Powell
Research Specialty: Federal population census; military service records; Native American records; genelaogy; VA records; Dawes rolls; land records; archived photographs

Data Retrieval Services
Post Office Box 2227
Peachtree City, GA 30269-0227
Telephone: (800) 250-1665
Fax: (877) 389-5822
E-mail: erssves@aol.com
Contact Person: Donnie East
Research Specialty: Court records; bankruptcy; civil; criminal

Date Screen
352 Gracie Road
Nevada City, CA 95959-3601
Telephone: (530) 478-0374
E-mail: datescreen@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Shari L. Dean
Research Specialty: We do background searches

Janet Davis
46320 Sugar Creek Place
Heavener, OK 74937-7510
Telephone: (917) 653-4879
E-mail: jay_lynn_28@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Janet Davis
Research Specialty: General genealogy; Indian heritage; Guion Miller rolls; Dawes rolls; family history; Indian descendants

Documents Research Consultancy, Limited
1555 East Flamingo Road Suite 155
Las Vegas, NV 89119-5292
Telephone: (314) 486-8406
E-mail: documents@brick.net
Contact Person: Douglas R. Givens, Ph.D.
Research Specialty: Court records; genealogy and family history records; military records

Monica M. Drake
1209 S West Street
Arlington, TX 76010-2540
Telephone: (817) 226-4377
E-mail: infinitymax@sbcglobal.net
Contact Person: Monica M. Drake
Research Specialty: Five Civilized Tribes records from Oklahoma; District Court records from Eastern and Western Oklahoma

Robert Duckham
9401 Owings Heights Circle 102
Owings Mills, MD 21117-6108
Telephone: (410) 356-6076
E-mail: duckham@comcast.net
Contact Person: Robert Duckham
Research Specialty: 20th Century documents

Extended Families
1305 W Birmingham Street
Broken Arrow, OK 74011-3036
Telephone: (918) 812-0820
E-mail: lawhursh@msn.com
Contact Person: Tracy Hursh
Research Specialty: Genealogical

Richard Fusick
1905 Little Bow Avenue
North Las Vegas, NV 89084
Telephone: (702)541-4420
Fax: (702) 541-4420
E-mail: bluelazer7@cox.net
Contact Person:: Richard Fusick
Research Specialty: Department of Interior: Bureau Reclamation, Bureau Land Managment, US Geological Survey, Bureau Indian Affairs, Fish/Wildlife

Christine Gardner
1289 SW 7th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33486
Telephone: (561)392-0797
E-mail: humifish@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Christine Gardner
Research Specialty: Vietnam War only, draft registration, military service records, textual records/material & still pictures.

M. L. Gentry
PO Box 27
Point Lookout, MO 65616
Telephone: 1-866-523-2993; pager: 1-800-400-1676
E-mail: 2006business@gmail.com
Contact Person: M. L. Gentry
Research Specialty: Genealogy Researcher, US Military Records Search, Native American, Unclaimed Property, Assets Recovery, Judgement Recovery, Investigations [Private]

Carolyne Gould
1720 East Bankhead Drive
Weatherford, TX 76086-4613
Telephone: (817) 599-5500
E-mail: carolyne_cwy@yahoo.ca
Contact Person: Carolyne Gould
Research Specialty: Record Group 75, Native American records

Kathy Grace
Post Office Box 282
Altoona, AL 35952-0282
Telephone: (205) 446-1826
E-mail: kathygrace662000@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Kathy Grace
Research Specialty: Military Records

HGL
11107 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 400
Reston, VA 20190-5309
Telephone: (703) 736-4523
Fax: (703) 471-4180
E-mail: cbredehoeft@hgl.com
Contact Person: Chris Bredehoeft
Research Specialty: Asbestos; Court Records; military records; Navy records; Science, Technology, Natural Resources and the Environment

Hall Davis Hall Investigations
513 Wayne Drive
Shreveport, LA 71105-4721
Telephone: (318) 868-8301
Fax: (318) 868-8301
E-mail: hallpis@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Brenda Hall or Frances Davis
Research Specialty: Genealogy, Probate Records, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Records, Military Records, Court Records, Missing Persons and Assets Recovery.

Heritage North
2420 NW 201st Place
Shoreline, WA 98177-2427
Telephone: (206) 542-5029
Fax: (206) 546-3219
E-mail: heritagenorth@comcast.net
Contact Person: Dale Stirling, M. A.
Research Specialty: Water rights, navigability studies, RS-2477 Transportation Route studies, hazardous waste sites, potentially responsible party searches, toxic torts, pollution control and assessment, FUDS/DERP

Historical Research Associates, Inc.
Post Office Box 7086, 125 Bank Street Fifth Floor
Missoula, MT 59806-7086
Telephone: (406) 721-1958
Fax: (406) 721-1964
E-mail: gallach@hrassoc.com
Contact Person: Daniel Gallacher, Senior Associate Historian
Research Specialty: Diplomatic, labor, business, transportation, regulatory, military, Native American relations, science, technology, natural resources, and environmental records

History Associates Incorporated
300 North Stonestreet Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850-1655
Telephone: (301) 279-9697
Fax: (301) 279-9224
E-mail: hai@historyassociates.com or mreis@historyassociates.com
Contact Person: Mike Reis
Research Specialty: Specializing in researching and locating the relevant historical record from the full range of archived federal agency collections on behalf of law firms and their clients. Also specializing in research and retrieval of non-textual records including aerial and still photographs, maps, and films. Experts in locating pertinent records for environmental, toxic tort, corporate succession, and slavery and Holocaust related matters.

info2go
5305 Grand Mesa Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76137-3523
Telephone: (817) 656-3099
Fax: (817) 656-3099
E-mail: deb@debsinfo2go.us
Contact Person: Deborah A. Liptak
Research Specialty: Asbestos, Captured German Records, Census Records, Cold War, Congressional Records, Court Records, Coast Guard/Lighthouse/Customs Records, Diplomatic Records, Intelligence, Labor & Business History/Transportation/Regulatory Agency Records, Military Records, Science, Technology, Natural Resources, and the Environment Records

LexisNexis CourtLink Document Retrieval Services
13427 NE 16th Street
Bellevue, WA 98005-2307
Telephone: (866) 540-8818
Fax: (866) 814-6549
E-mail: runnerorders@lexisnexis.com
Contact Person: Rhonda Neben
Research Specialty: Document retrieval, court research

Lineage Trakker
PO Box 1694
Pine Bluff, AR 71613-1694
Telephone: (318) 573-2561
Fax: (318) 868-8301
E-mail: researcher@lineagetrakker.com
Contact Person: Brenda J. Hall
Research Specialty: Genealogy, Probate Records, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Records, Military Records, Court Records, Missing Persons and Assets Recovery.

Lyon Research LLC
PO Box 645
Dunn Loring, VA 22027
Telephone: (703) 560-3922
Fax: (314) 754-9690
E-mail: archives@lyonresearch.com
Contact Person: Steve Jones
Research Specialty: Military Records at all National Archives Facilities. Specialize in Modern Military Records in College Park and St. Louis. Also perform research at NARA affiliates Navy Archives, Marine Corps Archives, Air Force Archives.

Morgan, Angel, and Associates
1601 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20009-1049
Telephone: (202) 265-1833
Fax: (202) 265-8022
E-mail: mike@morganangel.com
Contact Person: Michael Lawson
Research Specialty: Native American issues and claims, federal Indian policy, tribal history and genealogy; primarily Record Groups 48 and 75

Mygenealogist.com
3328 34th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
Telephone: (800) 416-3497
E-mail: helpdesk@mygenealogist.com
Contact Person: Elizabeth Khan
Research Specialty: Immigration and naturalization records, Native American genealogy, African-American genealogy, colonial ancestors.

Nationwide Research and Consulting (NR and C Company)
24 Preble Street
Portland, ME 04101
Telephone: (207) 791-2852
Fax: (207) 791-2858
E-mail: info@nationwideresearch.com
Contact Person: Kelly Milliken
Research Specialty: Document retrieval, due diligence, criminal record research, customized projects.

Nicklason Research Associates (ML)
2217 N Harrison Street
Arlington, VA 22205-3147
Telephone: (703) 536-5180
Fax: (703) 536-5180
E-mail: nicklasonres1@msn.com
Contact Person: Mark Leutbecker
Research Specialty: Civil Depts & Agencies; Old & Modern Military; Cartographics; Still Pictures; Native Americans; Environmental; Judicial; Congressional

John Clay Patterson
Post Office Box 1701
Breckenridge, TX 76424-1701
Telephone: (254) 559-3450
Fax: (254) 559-8916
E-mail: scotsman@texasisp.com
Contact Person: Clay Patterson
Research Specialty: Scot-Irish immigration; Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama ancestry

Pb Solutions
432 B Avenue
Coronado, CA 92118-1819
Telephone: (858) 414-5167
Fax: (619) 522-6961
E-mail: info@pbsolutions.us
Contact Person: Dr. Nicholas A. Trongale
Research Specialty: Military, Navy, Education, and Leadership research

RK Agency Investigations
PO Box 656
Granbury, TX 76048
Telephone: (817) 894-5485
E-mail: info@rkagency.com
Contact Person: Kerrie Baldwin
Research Specialty: All/Any Requests Will Be Attended To.

Michael Sanders
3818 Virginia Pine Drive
Carrollton, TX 75007-1045
Telephone: (972) 365-8126
E-mail: krisis4all@aol.com
Contact Person: Michael Sanders
Research Specialty: People search; child protection laws; chronic illness issues

Monica Scott
4512 N Malden, Apt.324
Chicago, IL 60640-6792
Telephone: (773) 784-5587
Fax:(773) 784-5587
E-mail: mscott.research@gmail.com
Contact Person: Monica Scott
Research Specialty: Economic history; RG 234, Reconstruction Finance Corporation; RG 101, Comptroller of Currency; World War II; COurt records; Great Depression

Sunshine Historical Research
613 Blick Drive
Colesville, MD 20904-2904
Telephone: (301) 625-8937
E-mail: GSCMurphy@aol.com
Contact Person: Greg Murphy
Research Specialty: Asbestos; Bureau of Ships (RG 19); State Department (RGs 59, 84); FBI (RG 65); Alien Property (RG 131); Maritime (RG 178); War Production Board (RG 179); Naval Installations (RG 181); War Manpower (RG 188); OSS (RG 226); RFC (RG 234); CIA (RG 263)

Taylor & Hammel LLC - A Litigation and Environmental Research Firm
1224 N. Meade Street #22
Arlington, VA 22209-3712
Telephone: (703) 822-4658
Fax: (703) 842-8656
E-mail: info@taylorhammel.com
E-mail: johntaylor@taylorhammel.com
Contact Person: John Taylor - Senior Researcher
Research Specialty: Environmental and Legal Research; Asbestos; Captured German Records; Cold War; Congressional Records; Court Records; Diplomatic Records; Immigration, Emigration & Naturalization; Labor & Business History; Military Records; Native American Relations Records; Navy Records; President Nixon Records; Science, Technology, Natural Resources and the Environment Records; Audio/Sound Recordings; Cartographic/Architectural/Ships Plans Records; Film & Video Recordings; Photographs and Pictures

TLI Solutions, Inc.
560 Golden Ridge Rd., Ste. 130
Golden, Colorado 80401-9569
Telephone: (303) 763-7188 or (800)873-7411
Fax: (303) 763-8889
E-mail: sswanson@tlisolutions.com
Contact Person: Steve Swanson
Research Specialty: All Record Groups, especially military history. Documents, Microfilm, Aerial Photographs (No Genealogical Research)

Verdict Publications
3431 E. 60th Street
Kansas City, MO 64130
Telephone: (816) 361-8167
E-mail: info@verdictpublications.com
Contact Person: Erika V. Cox
Research Specialty: Court records - civil and criminal and mortgage records.

Wheeler Research and Editorial Services
3104 Bryker Drive
Austin, TX 78703
E-mail: jwheelerresearch@bellsouth.net
Contact Person: Joan Wheeler
Research Specialty: Military records, family history, historical documents, UK military records, Texas history records, military photos (WW2)


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