Victoria P. Young completed her B.A. in Political Science from Dickinson College and has been working as a full-time professional genealogist since 2004, specializing in Southern U.S., lineage applications and forensic research. In addition to her work in more than 600 client projects, Vickie has completed many cases for the U.S. Army’s Casualty and Memorial Affairs Division in its mission to repatriate WWII soldiers, has appeared as an expert witness in a N.C. Superior Court, performed research for PBS’s Finding Your Roots hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and completed numerous projects as a subcontractor to AncestryProgenealogists.™

She served on the board of the North Carolina Genealogical Society, including two terms as President, from 2007 – 2021, and currently volunteers on the board of the North Carolina Friends of the Archives. In addition to her involvement with these organizations, Vickie is a member of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogists, the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Virginia Genealogical Society, and the National Genealogical Society.

Geographic Specialities
North Carolina and southern U.S.

Additional specialities or search keywords
Society of the Cincinnati, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Jamestowne Society

Repositories
North Carolina State Archives; East Carolina Collection at Joyner Library, East Carolina University; David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Duke University; Southern Historical Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Research Time Periods

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

Affiliations
North Caroilna Genealogical Society
Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogists
Virginia Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society
Friends of the Archives/North Carolina

Degrees
B.A. in Political Science from Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA