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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 relations; diplomatic records; Congressional records; Labor & business; science, technology, natural resources & environment; court records

ABC Legal Services, Inc.
516 3rd Avenue Room C605
Seattle , WA 98104-2385
Telephone: (206) 839-1196
E-mail: research@abclegal.com
Contact Person: Kris Andrick
Research Specialty:Court records, bankruptcy, civil, criminal, background, real property/title records

Access Information Inc.
234 Columbine Street Suite 310
Denver, CO 80206-4711
Telephone: (800) 827-7607
Fax: (303) 778-7691
E-mail: ai@access-information.com
Contact Person: Marcy Dunning

Advanced Legal Services
18535 East Warren Ave
Detroit, MI 48236
Telephone: (866) 779-8722
Fax: (313) 331-4675
E-mail: service@advancedlegalservices.com
Contact Person: Jerry Rogers
Research Specialty:Court records, Federal Bankruptcy Court, Easter District-Detroit MI, Civil/Criminal-Wayne, Oakland & Macomb Co.

AncestorFind
625 Meadowlark Road
Audubon, PA 19403
Telephone: (610) 666-6567(home); (610) 666-77-7046(cell)
E-mail: ancestorfind@gmail.com
Contact Person: Mary Louise Fitzpatrick

Chris Baker
Post Office Box 497, 20834 Seminole Road
Indian Hills, CO 80454-0497
Telephone: (303) 806-5457
E-mail: schrisbaker@earthlink.net
Contact Person: Chris Baker

Dara A. Baker PhD(ABD)
1800 N. Oak St #1306
Arlington, VA 22209
Telephone: (631) 766-5181
E-mail: dabaker.research@gmail.com
Contact Person: Dara A. Baker
Research Specialty: United States and British History, Congressional Records, esp 19th and 20th century, Judicial Records, Native American, African American, Genealogy, Immigration, Census, Military/Pension, Political, Congressional and Presidential, State Records, Personal Papers, Petitions to Congress (RG 46, RG 233), Rare Books

Michael Brophy
198 Patricia Drive
Abington, MA 02351-1047
Telephone: (781) 738-2671
Fax: (781) 878-0720
E-mail: mjbroph@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Michael Brophy

bucks legal services inc.
710 South 11th Street, 2B
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Telephone: (888) 512-8257
Fax: (888) 200-0885
E-mail: orders@buckslegal.com
Contact Person: Walter Swinehart

Cornelia Wendell Bush, CG, FSA Scot dba AMERICAN PEERAGE
473 Melanie Court
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1837
Telephone: (919) 374-2428
E-mail: cornelia@corneliabush.com
Contact Person: Cornelia Bush
Research Specialty: Colonial America, England & Scotland (British Isles), Heraldry & Coats of Arms, Royal & Noble, Lineage Societies, Graduate, NIGR. Verifying Genealogist. Courthouses, Parish Registers, Visitations, Peerage.

Chamberlain and Chamberlain
Water Street, POB 641
Chestertown, MD 21620
Telephone: (443) 480-6780
E-mail: tenaceus@goeaston.net
Contact Person: John Chamberlain
Research Specialty: Chamberlain & Chamberlin, The Research Group: Available for work on content; case and commerce material. Experienced professionals in military, science, technology, environmental issues, management and land uses. Also for business development, R & D, institutional, academic and public history.

DCW & Associates
7400 Center Avenue, Suite 209
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Telephone: (800) 899-0442
Fax: (714) 892-3543
E-mail: courtresearch@dcwpi.com
Contact Person: Dave Williams
Research Specialty: Document Retrieval and Review: Civil and Criminal Court records; bankruptcy records; archived records; county, state & federal records. National research company comprised of former federal investigators.

Pamela Dallas
Post Office Box 2826
Granite Bay, CA 95746-2826
Telephone: (916) 791-7425
Fax: (916) 791-3285
E-mail: pbdallas@earthlink.net
Contact Person: Pamela Dallas

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

Martha Davidson
2520 41st Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Telephone: (202) 298-6937
Fax: (202) 298-6937
E-mail: mdwdc@sprintmail.com
Contact Person: Martha Davidson
Research Specialty: Still pictures, cartographic materials, and textual records.

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.

Factual Research Company
PO Box 247
Seaview, WA 98644-0247
Telephone: (206) 849-7079
E-mail: trisha@factualresearch.com
Contact Person: Trisha Rizea Streff
Research Specialty: complex litigation, environmental litigation (travel costs may apply)

The Genealogy Company
Post Office Box 1091
Decatur, GA 30031-1091
Telephone: (404) 247-1513
E-mail: contact@genealogycompany.com
Contact Person: Paul K. Graham

Harvard Student Resources
67 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 495-3033
Fax: (617) 496-8015
E-mail: hsr@hsa.net
Contact Person: Tim Creamer

Brian Eugene Gunn
18636 Hedgegrove Terrace
Olney, MD 20832-1812
Telephone: (240) 277-1276
Fax: (301) 570-5828
E-mail: be_gunn@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Brian Gunn

Helen Weiss Productions
Post Office Box 21264
Washington, DC 20009-0764
Telephone: (202) 255-0380
E-mail: hwprod2004@aol.com
Contact Person: Helen Weiss

Heritage Research Center, Ltd.
Post Office Box 9316
Missoula, MT 59807-9316
Telephone: (406) 721-1913
Fax: (406) 721-4220
E-mail: heritage@montana.com
Contact Person: Gary D. Williams

History Associates Incorporated
300 North Stonestreet Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850-1655
Telephone: (301) 279-9697
Fax: (301) 279-9224
E-mail: hai@historyassociates.com
Contact Person: Mike Reis

James R. Holbein
6322 Timarron Cove Lane
Burke, VA 22015-4073
Telephone: (703) 303-4375
Fax: (703) 426-9011
E-mail: holbein@cox.net
Contact Person: James R. Holbein

Matt Hutchinson
233 Springs Crossing
Canton, GA 30114
E-mail: matt.hutchinson@gmail.com
Contact Person: Matt Hutchinson

Research Specialty: History, Family History, religion, court records, business, people census, civil war, Carter Presidential Records, and other general research.

Investigative Family History Researcher
110 Columbus Cove
Stafford, VA 22554-1944
Telephone: (540) 657-4867
Contact Person: Char McCargo Bah, Professional Genealogist

Deborah R. Kemp
8500 Hiawatha Road
Kansas City, MO 64114-3002
Telephone: (816) 333-6770
Fax: (816) 444-0148
E-mail: DeborahRKemp@kc.rr.com
Contact Person: Deborah R. Kemp

Susan S. Koelble, CGRS
Post Office Box 134
Southampton, PA 18966-0134
Telephone: (215) 355-2881
Fax: (215) 355-6311
E-mail: BareRoot@aol.com
Contact Person: Susan Koelble

(LLW) Legal Leg Work
30113 Rosebriar St
St Clair Shores, MI 48082
Telephone: (586) 381-6954
Fax: (586) 350-0224
E-mail: llwlegallegwork@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Lynn M Pokorowski
Research Specialty:Court Records-Circuit, District and Federal-Register of Deeds-DMV- Civil and Criminal.

Julie K. Masal, J.D.
3217 Wisconsin Ave NW #4D
Washington, DC 20016
Telephone: (202) 236-0913
E-mail: inquiries@whitepaperconsult.com
Contact Person: Julie K. Masal
Research Specialty: Licensed attorney & law librarian providing litigation research support, environmental, court records, congressional records, regulatory agency records.

Jocque McCollum
3910 Mountain Way Cove
Snellville, GA 30039-8433
Telephone: (404) 218-0948
Fax: (770) 736-0724
E-mail: pomw@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Jocque McCollum

Harvey E. Morse, P.A., Allen McFarland, Probate Court Researcher
240 1st Ave
Daly City, California 94014
Telephone: (800) 410-4347, contact Ari Morse
E-mail: lln_mcfrlnd@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Allen McFarland
Research Specialty: I do researching on missing relatives once every 3 months at the probate court in Redwood City, California.

Betsy Mendelsohn
6827 4th Street NW Apartment 309
Washington, DC 20012-1936
Telephone: (202) 744-2160
Fax: (202) 744-2160
E-mail: b_mendelsohn@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Betsy Mendelsohn

Shannon Bridget Murphy
2660 Petersborough Street
Herndon, VA 20171-2443
Telephone: (703) 864-3099
E-mail: Shannoninpapertrails.com
Contact Person: Shannon Bridget Murphy

NICOM, Inc.
1316 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2406
Telephone: (703) 684-4636
Fax: (703) 684-7335
E-mail: info@nicom.com
Contact Person: Dr. John Arnold

Norman Legal Services
1619 McGovern / P.O. Box 101
Highland Park, IL 60035
Telephone:224-430-1681
Fax: (847) 433-5792
E-mail: normanlegalservices@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Gerry G. Norman, J.D.
Research Specialty:Court Research and Document Retrieval Conducted at the Federal, County, and State Levels.

G. Russell Overton
300 South Jenison Avenue
Lansing, MI 48915-1130
Telephone: (517) 303-5556
E-mail: groverton@comcast.net
Contact Person:: Russell Overton
Research Specialty: Native American relations; environmental; foreign affairs, diplomatic; labor; transportation; regulatory agency records; natural resources; federal courts and U.S. court claims

Partners in History
950 NW Elford Drive
Seattle, WA 98177-4125
Telephone: (206) 275-1114
E-mail: saboswell@msn.com
Contact Person: Sharon Boswell

Pearl Information Services
110 Park Street
Portland, ME 04101-3825
Telephone: (207) 775-5889
E-mail: pearl@maine.rr.com
Contact Person: JoAn Street

ResearchPlus
Post Office Box 638
Severna Park, MD 21146-0638
Telephone: (410) 729-4050
E-mail: researchplus@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Cathy Sippel or Jack Schworm

Research Pro, LLC
P.O Box 270746
Louisville, Colorado 80027
Telephone: (303) 665-1047
E-mail: infopro2@gmail.com
Contact Person: Pat Wolff
Research Specialty: U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals records, military records, and federal agency records for the Rocky Mountain Region.

Ruby Research
2480 16th Street NW 837
Washington, DC 20009-6710
Telephone: (202) 518-4187
E-mail: info@rubyresearch.com
Contact Person: Morgan Davis

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 and 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.

Touchstone Research Group, LLC
424 Park Avenue South, Suite 123
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (877) 846-4700
Fax: (877) 846-4700
E-mail: info@touchstoneresearchgroup.com
Contact Person: William Hammond< br />

Pamela A. Weisberger
630 22nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402-3122
Telephone: (310) 451-9844
Fax: (310) 451-2727
E-mail: pweisberger@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Pamela A. Weisberger

Wolz Corporate USA, Inc.
36 S. 18th Avenue, Suite D
Brighton, CO
Telephone: (303) 655-9659
Fax: (303) 942-7322
E-mail: eric@wolzcorporate.com
Contact Person: Eric Wolz
Research Specialty: Research and document retrieval from Federal Records Center, Denver, and U.S. District Court, Denver.

Your Genealogical Helper
964 Pineglen Drive
Forest Park, GA 30297-3338
Telephone: (678) 422-1291
E-mail: yourgenealogicalhelper@gmail.com
Contact Person: T.J. White
Research Specialty: online & library/archive research (censuses, wills, court & land records), document transcription


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