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Amy Urman is a private investigator, professional genealogist, speaker, and the owner of Nosy Wilma LLC. She specializes in heir, land, water, and mining right research, along with skip tracing and asset recoveries. Her interest in investigation and genealogy began with a deep-seated curiosity about history and lineage. As a co-founder and past president of the Pima County Genealogy Society, she helped nurture a small genealogy club into a larger nonprofit society.

During her twenty years of working for a law firm, she became familiar with locating, searching, retrieving, and reviewing court, agency, computer, and business documents. She is a graduate of ProGen, holds a certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University, and continues to advance her studies in historical studies, social history, and genealogy. She has received advanced training in Law, Land, Genetic Genealogy, Advanced Methods, Fundamentals, and Forensics.

She has taught classes at the Tucson Family History Fair and is a frequent guest speaker at genealogy societies and clubs throughout Arizona. She is the co-founder and past President of the Pima County Genealogy Society and serves on the National Genealogy Society Delegate Steering Committee. She holds memberships in the Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators, the Association of Professional Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Arizona Historical Society, and numerous state societies. Amy also serves on the State Lineage and DNA Committees and as Treasurer of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Tucson Chapter.

Amy volunteers her time on the Arizona DAR State Lineage Committee and is a proud member of several organizations, including NGS, APG, DAR, Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators, and the Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board. Beyond her professional pursuits, Amy is a taphophile, specializes in death records, an enthusiastic collector of mourning artifacts and is fascinated by the study of historical mourning practices.

Additional specialities or search keywords
Private Investigation

Lectures

The Lazy Genealogist: Work Smarter not Harder!

Developing Good Habits and Utilizing Free Tools to help you locate your ancestors. 

Death Customs: Mourning and Morbid Mementos

Tips and Tricks – Using Google for Genealogy 

The Paper Trail of Death:

Beginning Genealogy

Hidden Genealogy in the Laws of the Federal and State Governments

Hidden Gems: Finding Family In Manuscripts, Thesis Papers, Books and More

She was a con. of a CW Vet who was part of the GAR in AR! 

United States Immigration and Naturalization 1789 to 1941 New!

Vital and Substitute Records   

German Migration to the United States
 

Repositories
Arizona Historical Society, Arizona State Archives,Cochise County Archives, Cochise County Superior Court, Pima County Assessor, Pima County Recorder's Office, Pima County Superior Court, Pima County Justice Court, Tucson and Marana city courts, Santa Cruz County Courts and county offices, and the libraries at the University of Arizona.

Research Time Periods

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

Honorifics/Credentials
Certificate from Boston University, ProGen graduate, Arizona Private Investigator license. 

Certificates
Certificate in Genealogical Research (Boston University) National Genealogy Society American Genealogical the Basics

Affiliations
Pima County Genealogy Society, National Genealogy Society, Illinois State Genealogical Society, Utah Genealogical Association, Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board, Federation of Genealogy Societies, Arizona Council of Professional Genealogists, .