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Professional genealogist specializing in genealogical problem solving in the United States. Paul works as a research manager at AncestryProGenealogists, the research division of Ancestry.com. His work has been recognized with multiple awards, including first place in the National Genealogical Society’s Family History Writing Contest in 2013, the ASG Scholar Award for 2012, and the NGS Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources, also in 2012.

Author of multiple books related to Georgia genealogical research, most notably Georgia Land Lottery Research and Research in Georgia (part of the National Genealogical Society’s “Research in the States” series). Paul's articles have appeared in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, The Genealogist, the Georgia Historical Quarterly, the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly, and the APG Quarterly. In December 2005, the Georgia Genealogical Society presenting Paul an award for “Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Genealogy” for his 1805 land lottery publications.

Television credits include research for NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? from 2012 to 2022 and the PBS television series African American Lives in 2006. In 2007 he researched the childhood history and family secrets of Marine Corps Lieutenant General Victor Krulak (dec.) for the biography Brute: The Life of Victor Krulak, U.S. Marine, by author Robert Coram.

Personal research interests include historic surveys and land use, and the post-Civil War history of southern cities and their people.

Publications/Media
See website for list of books and articles.

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century

Honorifics/Credentials
Certified Genealogist®
Certified Genetic Genealogist(sm)
Accredited Genealogist®

Certificates
Geographic Information Systems

Degrees
Master of Heritage Preservation (Public History), Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)