Research at the National Archives

Independent Researchers for Hire

Researchers Specializing in Genealogy and Family History Records *

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

Beth Adams
19 Flewellen Drive
Stafford, VA 22554-7830
Telephone: (540) 446-6374
E-mail: pbadams@adelphia.net
Contact Person: Beth Adams

Advanced Research Solutions
821 West Market Street 2
Orrville, OH 44667-1830
Telephone: (330) 642-0004
E-mail: jchakey@factfinder123.com
Contact Person: Jason Chakey

American Ancestors
Post Office Box 50561
Provo, UT 84605-0561
Telephone: (801) 836-1996
E-mail: americanancestors@gmail.com
Contact Person: Frankie Davis Research Specialty: Native American Relations Records & Genealogy and Family History Records

Dr. Dana M. Anderson
1110 Summit Oaks Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677-6051
Telephone: (706) 769-3345
Fax: (706) 769-3345
E-mail: james4108@charter.net
Contact Person: Dr. Dana Anderson

Archivespro
103 Claybrook Drive
Silver Spring, MD
Telephone: (301) 681-7160
E-mail: archivespro@verizon.net
Contact Person: Rebecca Livingston Research Specialty: Genealogy, family history, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Army, Civil War, pensions, military, census, passenger arrivals, intelligence

Elizabeth and Lizzie Bailey
13 N Morris Street
Shippensburg, PA 17257-1629
Telephone: (717) 530-8000
Fax: (717) 530-8000
E-mail: 1612@earthlink.net
Contact Person: Lizzie Bailey

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

Sara E. Berndt
626 E Street SE, Apt 11
Washington, DC 20003-2714
E-mail: seberndt@gmail.com
Contact Person:Sara E. Berndt
Research Specialty: 19th and 20th century US history; Latin American history; Native American colonial era to the present; Cold War; Civil War service and pension records; Census records; general research. Genealogical research requests are welcome but should be as specific as possible. History graduate student with reasonable rates. Library of Congress requests also welcome.

Jacqueline M. Bickford
5725 S Elati Street
Littleton, CO 80120-2304
Telephone: (720) 283-6488
E-mail: martinfam21@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Jackie

Milton E. Botwinick
Post Office Box 13464
Philadelphia, PA 19101-3464
Telephone: (215) 925-0379
E-mail: botwinick@alumni.rowan.edu
Contact Person: Milt Botwinick

Carolyn S. Billups
39045 Tanglewood Court
Mechanicsville, MD 20659-4323
Telephone: (301) 472-1863
E-mail: researchmuse@md.metrocast.net
Contact Person: Carolyn S. Billups
Research Specialty: Census Records; military records; Civil War; WWII

Richard L. Brawley
9237 Jacaranda Avenue
Hesperia, CA 92345-6417
Telephone: (760) 948-9980
E-mail: rlbrawley@charter.net
Contact Person: Richard L. Brawley

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

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.

Johnny Clinton
2702 Old Whigham Road
Bainbridge, GA 39817-8053
Telephone: (229) 246-2404
Fax: (229) 246-2404
E-mail: csnoopytwo@myway.com
Contact Person: Johhny Clinton

Gregory D. Cook
5768 Springfish Place
Waldorf, MD 20603-4234
Telephone: (301) 645-2759
E-mail: gcook2000@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Gregory D. Cook

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

Data Dae Research
2824 Ironwood Drive
Grand Prairie, TX 75052-4218
Telephone: (972) 660-2345
E-mail: DaePowell@aol.com
Contact Person: David Powell

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 and textual records, all subjects.

Janet Davis
404 Lincoln Avenue, Post Office Box 653
Poteau, OK 74953-4963
Telephone: (918) 647-7471
E-mail: janetdavis@clnk.com
Contact Person: Janet Davis

Fred Dews
11144 Forest Edge Drive
Reston, VA 20190-4027
Telephone: (703) 851-5729
E-mail: fredm01812@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Fred Dews

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.

Donlan Research
7120 Piney Branch Road, NW
Washington, DC 20012
Telephone: (202) 882-3249
E-mail: ad@spamcop.net
Contact Person: Andrew Donlan

Victor S. Dunn, CGRS
43540 Clivedon Court
Ashburn, VA 20147-4540
Telephone: (703) 431-0630
Fax: (703) 729-8657
E-mail: victor.dunn@virginiaancestry.com
Contact Person: Victor Dunn

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

Family Discovery Services
1171 West Mill Drive
Kennesaw, GA 30152-3954
Telephone: (678) 581-0749
Contact Person: Sharon M. Carberry, J.D.

Family Historians
15027 Rolling Ridge Road
Haymarket, VA 20169-1001
Telephone: (703) 754-9436
E-mail: familyhistorians@msn.com
Contact Person: Pam Taylor

Family Links
5506 Limeric Circle 41
Wilmington, DE 19808-3409
Telephone: (302) 737-7077
E-mail: fmlylnk@aol.com
Contact Person: Andrea C. Osinchak

Family Research Services
849 E. Charleston Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Telephone: (650) 868-4486
E-mail: ybarra@FamilyResearchweb.com
Contact Person: Carolyn Ybarra, Ph. D.
Research Specialty: Coast Guard/Lighthouse/Customs, Immigration & Naturalization, Genealogy & Family History

Find Your Family
Post Office Box 7116
Falls Church, VA 22046-7116
Telephone: (703) 534-6668
E-mail: find.your.family@cox.net
Contact Person: Marilyn L. Arnold

Robert Friedman
60 Plaza Street East Apt 6N
Brooklyn, NY 11238-5034
Telephone: (718) 622-2692
E-mail: inwood@pipeline.com
Contact Person: Robert Friedman
Research Specialty: Genealogy/Family History

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

Kathryn Holt
8525 W. 32nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Telephone: (517) 243-1353
E-mail: holtkathryn@gmail.com
Contact Person: Kathryn Holt
Research Specialty: Western history, genealogy, National Parks, Indian Affairs, Government, Education Records, WWII.

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.

LaDonna Garner, CG
Post Office Box 24
Bloomsdale, MO 63627
Telephone: (573) 535-9120
E-mail: leafseeker.com
Contact Person: LaDonna Garner, CG

M. L. Gentry On Wings of Eagles"
7119 E Shea Boulevard, Suite 109-584
Scottsdale, AZ 85282-6107
Telephone: (206) 333-0982
Fax: (206) 333-0982
E-mail: OnWingsOfEagles@safe-mail.net
Contact Person: Mary Lou Gentry

Rebecca Gerber
2922 Fairway Court
Glenview, IL 60025-4046
Telephone: (312) 996-6068
Fax: (312) 413-8283
E-mail: rgerber30@together.net
Contact Person: Rebecca Gerber

G. Algernon Gill
1700 34th Street Ensley
Birmingham, AL 35208-2617
Telephone: (205) 587-1082
E-mail: librarian4hire@yahoo.com
Contact Person: George Gill

Goochland Historical Society
Post Office 602, 6875 River Road West
Goochland, VA 23063-3200,
Telephone: (804) 556-3966
Fax: (804) 556-3966
Contact Person: Phyliss Silber, Executive Director

Andre R. Grimard, M.Ed.
Post Office Box 3714
Portland, ME 04104-3714
Telephone: (207) 756-9695
Fax: (413) 581-3621
E-mail: andre_grimard@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Andre R. Grimard

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

Joel Harrington
950 3rd Avenue
Redwood City, CA 94063-4005
Telephone: (650) 368-0614
E-mail: cobberraney@comcast.net
Contact Person: Joel Harrington

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

Historical Research
758 Augusta Drive
Moraga, CA 94556-1008
Telephone: (925) 376-0509
E-mail: htbwrite@silcon.com
Contact Person: Harrison Beardsley

Infopedia
266 Broadway #205
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Telephone: (718) 599-1600
Fax: (718) 879-5803
E-mail: info@infopediaplus.com
Contact Person: Joseph Landau
Research Specialty: WWI, Genealogy

Bob Kingston
6832 SW 12th Drive
Portland, OR 97219-2156
Telephone: (503) 892-9824
E-mail: bkingstn@teleport.com
Contact Person: Bob Kingston

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

David Lane
5 Devine Drive
Mahwah, NJ 07430-1230
Telephone: (201) 529-9332
E-mail: dvdmlane@aol.com
Contact Person: David Lane

Ted Lane
226a Haversham Drive
Birmingham, AL 35215-1145
Telephone: (205) 856-1419
E-mail: eyekananddo@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Ted Lane

Lewes Research Associates
511 S 49th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143-2001
Telephone: (215) 472-6166
E-mail: james.lewes@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Dr. James Lewes

Lindberg Historical and Genealogical Research Service
439 S Main Street
Spring City, PA 19475-2018
Telephone: (610) 948-6241
E-mail: localhist@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Richard L. Lindberg

MA Pilgrim - Liz Barnett
1731 Beacon St. #404
Brookline, MA 02445-5324
Telephone: (508) 317-4718
E-mail: mapilgrim@gmail.com
Contact Person: Liz Barnett
Research Specialty: Massachusetts family history, NARA Waltham, Mass. State Archives, NEHGS, TIARA, local public records and archives.

Bill Madon
24 Green Acres
East Berne, NY 12059-1802
Telephone: (518) 588-3805
E-mail: bill_madon@treesearch.com
Contact Person: Bill Madon
Research Specialty: New York genealogy research services

Nick Marlin
Post Office Box 572
Palmetto, GA 30268-0572
Telephone: (770) 463-8341
Fax: (770) 463-8341
E-mail: kin research@aol.com
Contact Person: Nick Marlin

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

John M. Morgan
1015 North Marlyn Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21221-1306
Telephone: (410) 780-3148
Contact Person: John M. Morgan IV

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

Suzanne Murray
2130 P Street NW 625
Washington, DC 20037-1012
Telephone: (202) 223-3639
E-mail: murray34@starpower.net
Contact Person: Suzanne Murray

National Air Survey Center
4321 Baltimore Avenue
Bladensburg, MD 20710-1036
Telephone: (800) 226-0177
Fax: (301) 927-5013
E-mail: nasccinfo@aol.com
Contact Person: Michael Mattes

New England Colonial Connections
151 Westview Drive
Westford, MA 01886-3037
Telephone: (978) 692-1109
Fax: (978) 392-1194
E-mail: ernest@bigfoot.com
Contact Person: Ernest Jenkins

Mrs. Janice L. Newman
105 Richard Way
Stockbridge, GA 30281-3001
Telephone: (770) 389-1311
Fax: (404) 729-6706
E-mail: dustbunnies90@aol.com
Contact Person: Janice Newman

Patricia Hackett Nicola
2908 27th Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98199-2853
Telephone: (206) 284-5232
Fax: (206) 284-5232
E-mail: phn@familytraces.com
Contact Person: Patricia (Trish) Nicola

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

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

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

Abigail Raine
701 Avon Place
Alexandria, VA 22314-1205
Telephone: (703) 548-5308
Fax: (703) 548-5308
E-mail: roune829@va.net
Contact Person: Abigail Raine

Cheryl Rogers, RCP
4861 Scotch Court
Carmichael, CA 95608-1021
Telephone: (916) 505-7254
E-mail: medtronics4u@aol.com
Contact Person: Cheryl Rogers

Roll Call Research
432 Pembrook Village Drive
Alexandria, VA 22309-1853
Telephone: (877) 794-6734
Fax: (877) 794-6734
E-mail: dpetite@rollcallresearch.com
Contact Person: Deborah Petite

Rootz Genealogy Service
Post Office Box 20175
San Jose, CA 95160-0175
Telephone: (408) 323-5333
Fax: (408) 323-5300
E-mail: info@rootz-genealogy.com
Contact Person: Sue Bruce

Martin Paul Schipper
2329 Dixon Road
Frederick, MD 21704-8130
Telephone: (240) 418-4320
E-mail: martin_schipper@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Martin Schipper
Research Specialty:African American history; genealogy; architectural history; land records; military history; social history; and women's history.

Southstate Paralegal Services LLC
4060 Peach Tree Road NE STE D518
Atlanta, GA 30319-3052
Telephone: (404) 512-2565
Fax: (404) 842-1915
E-mail: sspsllc@sbcglobal.net
Contact Person: R. Greene

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

Up, Roots! Genealogy Research Services
27 West Penn Street
Long Beach, NY 11561-4032
Telephone: (516) 889-7163
E-mail: Judith27@aol.com
Contact Person: Judith Langer-Surnamer Caplan

Roxie Weesner
4334 Highway 114
Summerville, GA 30747-5233
Telephone: (706) 895-2286
Fax: (706) 895-2286
E-mail: rweesner@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Roxie Weesner

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

Westmoreland Research
Post Office Box 20069
Alexandria, VA 22320-9804
Telephone: (202) 421-5151
Fax: (703) 317-1709
E-mail: mjc@westmorelandresearch.org
Contact Person: Michael Constandy

Wheeler Research and Editorial Services
202 N Luxahatchee Drive
Jupiter, FL 33458-3552
Telephone: (561) 339-3365
Fax: (928) 438-7291
E-mail: jwheelerresearch@bellsouth.net
Contact Person: Joan Wheeler Nicholson

Stephanie G. Whiteside
815 S 18th Street 509
Arlington, VA 22202-2636
Telephone: (703) 553-0011
E-mail: sgwhites@gwu.edu
Contact Person: Stephanie G. Whiteside

John H. Whitfield/Afritel
10 Sunset Drive
Tallassee, AL 36078-1230
Telephone: (334) 283-4100
E-mail: JohnCar@att.net
Contact Person: John H. Whitfield

Gayle Yiotis
508 Mashie Drive, SE
Vienna, VA 22180-4926
Telephone: (703) 915-9303
E-mail: gcyiotis@cox.net
Contact Person: Gayle Yiotis


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