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• DNA
• Family History Research
• Other Speciality

Amy has had a lifelong passion for family history research and spent the bulk of her childhood walking through cemeteries pondering about the lives her ancestors led before her. This morphed into an adult obsession to locate and detail as much evidence and information as possible on her direct ancestral and cousin lines and to help others do the same. A combined boots on the ground approach in tandem with extensive online research skills has allowed Amy to follow her passion as a part-time side hustle assisting others in their quest to find out more about their family history.

Amy specializes in early Pennsylvania settlers, Irish immigrants, and genetic genealogy. She can also assist with helping to prove lineage to DAR as she is a current member in good standing who worked diligently to prove her own Revolutionary War lineage. While these are her primary research subjects, she also has extensive research in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. Additionally, Amy's focus on Irish immigration hones in on migration to the United States, England, New Zealand, and Australia with particular interest in coal region Irish (Schuylkill and Northumberland counties of Pennsyvlania, Butte Montana, and Cumbria (formerly Cumberland) England). 

Contact Amy if you have a family research question or project you would like to discuss.
 

Geographic Specialities
Pennsylvania

• Columbia
• Montour
• Sullivan
• Schuylkill
• Northumberland
• Luzerne
• Union
• Lycoming

Ireland

• Wicklow
• Wexford
• Down
• Antrim

England

• Cumbria (formerly Cumberland)

Montana

• Butte Irish

Additional specialities or search keywords
Pennsylvania, genetic genealogy, Irish famine immigration

Repositories
County based repositories include:

• Courthouses and libraries in Columbia, Montour, Sullivan, Schuylkill, Northumberland, Luzerne, Union, and Lycoming counties
• Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society
• Montour County Historical Society
• Northumberland County Historical Society
• Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum
• Schuylkill County Historical Society
• Thomas T Taber Museum in Lycoming County
• Luzerne County Historical Society
• Union County PA Historical Society

State based repositories include:

• Pennsylvania State Archives
• State Library of Pennsylvania
• Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Languages
English

Certificates
NGS Advanced Skills in Genealogy - in process

Affiliations
Daughters of the American Revolution - Fort McClure Chapter
National Genealogical Society
Association of Professional Genealogists

Degrees
Dual B.S. in Geology & Earth Science
M.S. in Environmental Policy & Management; Concentration in Energy & Sustainability
Minor in Math and Chemistry