Research at the National Archives

Independent Researchers for Hire

Researchers Specializing in Records held at NARA's Chicago facility *

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

Advanced Research Solutions!
821 1/2 W Market Street
Orrville, OH 44667-1830
Telephone: (330) 682-0312
E-mail: jchakey@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Jason or Jessica Chakey
Research Specialty: History, marketing, landmarks, presidential elections, military records, politics, law, business, disasters, government entities, people, places

Robert Atkinson
4931 N Claremont Avenue Apartment 1E
Chicago, IL 60625-1963
Telephone: (773) 793-8424
Fax: (773) 334-5891
E-mail: bob@ratkinson.com
Contact Person: Robert Atkinson
Research Specialty: Government and Military records

Donna Bergstrom
9615 Sutherland Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Telephone: (202) 236-2692 or (301) 589-0260
E-mail: dbergstrom1@mac.com
Contact Person:Donna Bergstrom
Research Specialty: Military Records, CIA Records, Native American Records, Record Group 75, Treaties

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

Christine Gardner
PO Box 272296
Boca Raton, FL 33427-2296
Telephone: (561) 392-0797
E-mail: humifish@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Christine Gardner
Research Specialty: Military records - Vietnam War only, draft registration, military service records, textual records/material & still pictures.

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.

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

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

Draco International Investigations
999 Brookcliff Avenue, Apartment N 5
Grand Junction, CO 81501-8156
Telephone: (970) 242-4240
E-mail: kcOnmo@gvii.net
Contact Person: Vernon L. Estes, Chief Investigator/CEO
Research Specialty: Church, land, and military records; Indian rolls and records; lineage society research; pension application research

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: General

Carol Emmett
1501 East Park Avenue
Gilbert, AZ 85234-1004
E-mail: emmettcml@cox.net
Contact Person: Carol Emmett
Research Specialty: Military and genealogy

Daniel F. Giallombardo
6302 Londonberry Drive
Cary, IL 60013-1251
E-mail: ParrotheadDan@lightfirst.com
Contact Person: Daniel F. Giallombardo
Research Specialty: American Civil War, World War I

Jaime C. Gomez
19031 SE Outrigger Lane
Jupiter, FL 33458-1087
E-mail: gome8457@bellsouth.net
Contact Person: Jaime Gomez, M.D.
Research Specialty: Biographies; Hispanic physicians

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: mreis@historyassociates.com
Contact Person: Mike Reis
Research Specialty: Litigation-related research into a wide range of textual and non-textual records. Environmental site history, legislative histories, and Holocaust related records research are only a few of the areas where we have focused

History In the Making/Gregory T. Smith, Principal Investigator
2399 White Oak Trail
Oregon, WI 53575
E-mail: bad_tolz@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Mr. Gregory T. Smith

Research Specialty: County History (USA), General Research, Military Research, Communications Research, Corporate Archival Research, Media Archival Research (NBC, ABC, CBS), Film Archival Research. Research mainly performed at State Historical Societyof Wisconsin located in Madison, WI.

Raymond W. Johnson
4237 Sunnyside Ave
Brookfield, IL 60513
Telephone: (708) 387-1884
strong>E-mail: rayjohnson@historycop.com
Contact Person: Ray Johnson
Research Specialty: Census/Naturalization/Military

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.

Morgan, Angel, and Associates
1601 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20009-1049
Telephone: (202) 265-1833
Fax: (202) 265-8022
strong>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

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

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

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

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.

VTS Investigations, LLC
79 W Monroe Suite 1122
Chicago, IL 60603-4947
Telephone: (800) 203-4160
Fax: (312) 782-2838
E-mail: lisah@p.chicago.com
Contact Person: Frank Evans and Lisa Hansen
Research Specialty: Investigative


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