"Providing all aspects of genealogy, family history & local history research services including: assistance for beginners, beginner's workshops, research consultations, LDS research, problem solving, document retrieval, cemetery research, cemetery & tombstone photography, local history photography, grave visitations, genealogy & family history booklets, family tree compilation, Jewish & non-Jewish research."

Qualifications

Trained in history and archival administration. Served as archivist for the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware in Wilmington for over 10 years. Also served as a project archivist for the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 5 years.

Have done genealogical research as a profession and hobby for over 17 years. Experience with overseas research and correspondence in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland. Experience with access to local and regional records & resources in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington DC.

Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the National Genealogical Society.

References are available upon request.

Services

Located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia (70 miles from Washington, DC) with access to resource materials, research institutions, and hundreds of cemeteries in WV, MD, PA, VA and DC. Please visit my website for further details on geographic areas of research.

Large and small projects accepted. Affordable and reliable research.

United States and USA regional research provided: West Virginia, Central & Western Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, DC and South Central Pennsylvania. Central & Eastern Europe Research.

Fees

Research fees are $22.00 per hour plus expenses. Expenses may include photocopying charges, document fees, library research fees, parking fees, phone charges, mileage, travel time, etc. Travel time is charged at the rate of $10.00 per hour. Expenses will vary by project. PayPal, personal checks and money orders are accepted.