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• DNA
• Family History Research
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Nick Sheedy has more than 30 years of experience conducting genealogical and historical research. His sleuthing has taken him to innumerable libraries, archives, courthouses, and special collections across the United States and Canada. His personal interests include the early colonial era, western Americana, fur trade, frontier, and gold mining history, Quaker genealogy, African American genealogy, and the history of slavery in North America. As a professional genealogist, he has worked on a wide variety of genealogical and historical projects, including general family histories, slave research, unknown parentage, probate cases, and large population studies for genetic medical research. This experience has given Nick an unparalleled depth and breadth of genealogical research skills.

Starting in 2012, Nick served as the Associate Genealogist for the acclaimed PBS television show, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., working with his mentor and dear friend Johni Cerny for Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and the first half of 7. He became Lead Genealogist in early 2020, and served in this capacity for the last half of Season 7, and Seasons 8, 9, 10 and 11.

Since early 2020, Nick has owned and operated Finding Your Ancestry, LLC, a full-service genealogy firm.

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century
• 16th Century and Earlier