Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting

Claire Keenan began her professional genealogy career in 2000, specializing in mid-19th and 20th century research in the US and Ireland. Many of her clients seek out Claire to determine when their family emigrated from Ireland and where in Ireland the family originated. Others are interested in applying for dual citizenship and need specific documents from the US and Ireland. Claire's clients have also included an author seeking background information on an individual and on an area, in order to add color to his book.

Publications/Media
Research in New Jersey (as Claire Keenan Agthe), NGS Research in the States series, 2009. Intellectual Property Licensing (ghost writer, 1st ed.) (New York: Law Journal Press, 1999).

Lectures
Claire lectures on many topics, and can develop new presentations on request. Her current lectures include:
Copyright for Genealogists
Introduction to Irish Research
Beyond the Basics of Irish Research
Research in New Jersey
The Importance of Collateral Research

Repositories
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Swarthmore Quaker records, National Archives, Municipal Archives (NYC), New Jersey State Archives, New Jersey State Library, New York Public Library, Philadelphia City Archives, The Free Library of Philadelphia

Research Time Periods

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

Affiliations
Association of Professional Genealogists and Mid-Atlantic chapter thereof
Past Vice President, Genealogical Society of New Jersey (US)
Past President, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (US)
Ulster Historical Foundation (Ireland)
North of Ireland Family History Society (Ireland)
Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society (England)

Degrees
BA (English), JD (Law)