Certified Lineage Specialist (CLS)
Specializing in Brick Wall Cases

Qualifications

• Has been engaged in family history research for more than 25 years
• Specializes in locating Elusive Men and Women and strives to Kick Down Brick Walls
• Certified Lineage Specialist, 1986 to present
• Master of Science degrees, 1976 and 1998
• Has compiled lineage society papers for heraldic societies in the US and Canada
• Experienced with missing heir searches and biological family/adoption research
• Extensive experience with unusual resources
• Access to a variety of family history related databases
• Has had numerous articles on family history published in the Genealogical Helper and The Capital
• Author of numerous publications related to Ship Passenger Lists, Surname Origins, Church Records, Loyalists and Elusive Women
• Keynote speaker and guest lecturer at area educational institutions and numerous conferences throughout the United States and Canada
• Memberships include New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Connecticut Society of Genealogists, the Albany Institute of History and Art and other professional organizations.

Services

• Specializes in Kicking Down BRICK WALL cases from the colonial period to the present
• Works with you to determine your needs and will then develop a plan that focuses on those objectives
• Will collaborate as part of a team of researchers
• Will explore a variety of strategies to achieve your goals
• Strives to be successful
• Will provide a professional research report within approximately six to eight weeks of receipt of your complete packet. Relevant documentation will be included
• Some records frequently consulted include civil vital records, federal and state census, newspaper articles and obituaries, probate records, land-related resources, tax records, passenger lists, naturalization records, databases, religious records, court records (criminal, some divorce, probate, guardianship), military related records, town and county histories, family histories, etc.
• Lineage society lines researched and paper prepared
• Computer generated family group and lineage charts are available
• Consultations are available

Fees

Retainer required. Call or for additional details.