Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Writing /Publishing
• Other Speciality

Twenty plus years as a paralegal combined with over thirty years of genealogy research provides the perfect array of skills for professional research services.

In pivoting from a paralegal career to genealogy, it only made sense to offer forensic genealogy services.  Forensic genealogy allows me to utilize my legal knowledge along with genealogy skills.  Having done estate administration and real estate title work during my paralegal career, I understand both what is needed and why it is needed. In addition, I know where to locate documents that are not available on genealogy subscription sites.

Family research is equally appealing because it allows for more in depth research into individuals, their families, and their unique stories. Proving or disproving family stories, finding new relatives, and building those ancestral communities, is as exciting for me as when I do my own genealogy research.

I subscribe to a variety of genealogy publications, and frequently watch webinars and take courses to enrich my genealogy research.

I recently completed ProGen65 and am now working toward certification.  I have a post-graduate certificate in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde.

In order to learn more about my own local history, I volunteer one afternoon a week in the reference room of my local historical society. I am also a volunteer researcher for NOKfinders, an organization devoted to finding next of kin for missing and unclaimed persons.
 

My personal research is focused in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I am able to research in a variety of archives and libraries in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Additional specialities or search keywords
forensic, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia

Repositories
Pennsylvania State Archives
LancasterHistory
Chester County Archives
Chester County Historical Society
Other local PA repositories - inquiries encouraged

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Languages
English

Affiliations

I am a member of:

• National Genealogical Society
• Tennessee Genealogical Society
• North Carolina Genealogical Society
• Virginia Genealogical Society
• LancasterHistory
• Association of Professional Genealogists (including the Forensic SIG and Writers SIG); I am secretary of the Mid-Atlantic Area Chapter of APG.

Degrees
Old Dominion University (Virginia), B.S. - Interdisciplinary Studies: Professional Writing with a minor in Psychology
University of Strathclyde - postgraduate certificate - Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies