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1 Stop Genealogy provides a wide range of genealogy services designed to meet the unique needs of every client. Sherry Chapman has over twenty-five years of experience in genealogy research and evidence analysis. She specializes in U.S. genealogy research, focusing on Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and greater New England. Repositories regularly visited include the Connecticut Historical Society, Connecticut State Library and Archives, Godfrey Memorial Library, New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, Boston Public Library, Massachusetts Archives, MA Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, and National Archives, Records Administration (Northeast Region). In addition, Sherry has access to several specialized digital collections offered through her professional affiliations. From 1999 to 2009, Sherry was the editor of the Connecticut Maple Leaf, a journal published by the French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut. Sherry's book, How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss, was published in 2019 and has since won multiple literary awards. Visit https://amzn.to/3xZ205y for more information.

Testimonials
We engaged Sherry Chapman at 1 Stop Genealogy for research in connection with a missing heir case. Sherry quickly procured information and documents we could not get over the internet. Providing precise reports and thorough documentation of her work, she is a highly professional and determined researcher. Her contribution made a crucial difference to our case. We highly recommend 1 Stop Genealogy and look forward to working with Sherry in the future." Franz Nowack, Gesellschaft zur internationalen Ermittlung von Erben mbH, Gera, Germany
"I am extremely pleased with the genealogical services provided by Sherry ... No resource is overlooked. No stone left unturned. She doesn't speculate, her research is document driven. It is a testament to the quality. The reports she provides are laid out like a legal brief. Everything is sequential, document supported and yet easy to understand." Charles Royce, La Habra Heights, CA
"An excellent experience. Sherry was professional, diligent, and extremely thorough. Her report reads like your very own history text." Anthony N., Rhode Island
"...You uncovered information that I never knew and didn't know how to find out about. It was really exciting to read about their origins and learn about their experiences once they came to this country... You truly are a professional in genealogy and I can't thank you enough for all that you have done for me." Ed Dezso, Manchester, Connecticut
"Thank you so much for all the work you did in uncovering my father's background. You really enlightened me on both his and his mothers history... I really didn't know anything about where he was born or even where his family came from. It was never discussed at home. I'm very pleased to know these facts and even get teary eyed when I read [the report]." Elaine Vinick, Manchester, Connecticut
"Words cannot express what you have done for my family, me, our history, and our tree. Thank you SO much." Coylene Oosterbeek, Sparks, Nevada

Publications/Media
Chapman, Sherry. How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss. Connecticut: Pedigree Publishing, 2019.
Chapman, Sherry. "Louis Jolliet: A Connecticut Connection." Connecticut Maple Leaf. Vol. 13(3) (Summer 2008): 33-34.
----. "Northeastern Connecticut Mill Workers: Wall of Honor." Connecticut Maple Leaf. Vol. 13(1) (Summer 2007): 62-72.
----. "The Guibord Debacle." Connecticut Maple Leaf. Vol. 12(3) Summer 2006): 32-38.
----. "On the Death of a Child." Connecticut Maple Leaf. Vol. 11(1) (Summer 2003): 61.
----. "On the Internet: Let's Play Favorites: Links for the French-Canadian Researcher." Connecticut Maple Leaf. Vol. 10(2) (Winter 2001-2002): 43-47.

Repositories
Key repositories in New England, USA.

Research Time Periods

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

Honorifics/Credentials
Literary Awards Include:

• Winner, Gold Medal, non-fiction, 2021 Kindle Book Awards
• Winner, Gold Medal, adult non-fiction, 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards
• Winner, Outstanding Memoir, 2020 IAN Book of the Year Awards
• Winner, Memoir, 2020 NABE$ Pinnacle Book Achievement Award
• Winner, Grief, 2020 National Indie Excellence Award

Other Distinctions:

• Safety Champion Award, presented by CT Children's Medical Center, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, CT DMV, CT DOT, American Academy of Pediatrics (Hezekiah Beardsley CT Chapter), Office of the Child Advocate, Safe Kids Connecticut, and AAA; 2017
• Highway Safety Hero Award; Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Washington DC; 2014
• Excellence in Community Service Award; National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution; 2014
• Liberty Bell Award; Tolland County (CT) Bar Association; 2013

Affiliations

• National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, National #897547
• Association of Professional Genealogists
• Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council, Inc.
• National Genealogical Society
• New England Historic Genealogical Society
• Association of Gravestone Studies
• Connecticut Gravestone Network