Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting
• Other Speciality

I became a part-time genealogist after retiring from my 30+ year career as an IT professional at IBM, Lotus Development and Harvard Business School. My clients are mostly relatively new to genealogy, and I enjoy educating them as well as solving their research questions. One specialty of mine is building family history websites for clients, similar to my own at https://shartwell.com/my-ancestral-stories.html. I have also solved DNA mysteries, located ancestral villages in Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Bohemia (now Czech Republic), assisted with book publication, and helped organize family reunions. I have experience presenting at local genealogy conferences as well as club meetings and family gatherings.

I prefer to work in blocks of 5 or 10 hours and meet with clients on Zoom. See my website at shartwell.com for rates and feel free to contact me via email with your interests and questions.

Lectures
The Maritime Records of Essex County, Massachusetts
Building a Website for Family History

Repositories
NEHGS (Boston), Phillips Library (Rowley, MA)

Research Time Periods

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

Languages
English

Honorifics/Credentials
Certificate in Genealogical Research - Boston University

Certificates
Certificate in Genealogical Research (Boston University)

Affiliations
Association of Professional Genealogists + their New England Chapter - Member
Essex Society of Genealogists - Treasurer, Webmaster, Board Member
Hartwells of America - President, Treasurer, Webmaster

Degrees
Master of Science (Education) - Bucknell University
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) - Bucknell University