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Megan Clark Young

Forensic Genealogist, Lecturer
MACY's Genealogical Research, LLC
412-376-5406
United States
    


  • Family History Research
  • Speaking / Presenting
  • Writing /Publishing

  • Ethnicity / Religion
  • Family History Research
  • Heraldry / Lineage Societies

  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Technology
  • Writing & Publishing
  • Available for in-person events
  • Available for virtual events

  • Author/Writer
  • Editor

  • Forensic Research
  • Heir & Probate Search
  • Mineral & Property Rights

Megan Ann Clark Young (MACY) is the owner of MACY's Genealogical Research, LLC, where she specializes in Pennsylvania research, particularly for Scots-Irish and Presbyterian records. She is also employed as a forensic genealogist for a land development company, conducting heirship research all over the country. She has spoken to national, regional, and local audiences, including the National Genealogical Society Family History Conference, The Allen County Public Library, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and The Virginia Genealogical Society.  

She earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University in May of 2019, completed ProGen (48), and has attended numerous institues and courses, including GRIP and IGHR.

Megan is the current president of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, where she chairs the First Families of Western Pennsylvania lineage society. 


Pennsylvania
New England

Jots, Western Pennsylvania Genealogy Society Newsletter

  • He Wasn't a Captain! Tips and Tools to Identify and Correct Myths and Mistakes
  • Researching your Scots-Irish Ancestors in Pennsylvania
  • Squatters on George Washington's Land: Colonial Virginia and Pennsylvania's Overlapping Land Claims
  • Finding and Using Pennsylvania Land Records to Solve Difficult Problems
  • Documenting Your Sources: The Key to Credible Genealogy
  • So You Took a DNA Test. Now What? 

  • Pennsylvania County Courthouses
  • Pennsylvania State Archives
  • Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society
  • Local Genealogical and Historical Societies

  • 21st Century
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 18th Century
  • 17th Century

Boston University, Genealogical Research Certificate 

  • Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, President
  • Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Chair, First Families of Western Pennsylvania Lineage Society 
  • Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania 
  • Lawrence County Historical Society 
  • Beaver County Genealogy and History Center 
  • General Society of Mayflower Descendants 
  • Daughters of the American Revolution

Bachelor of Arts, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA