Members Directory

The professional genealogists listed in the directory on this site are members of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Greater Philadelphia Area Chapter of APG. Those accepting clients charge fees for their services and adhere to the APG Code of Ethics.
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The professional genealogist will respond with information about his/her services and fees. Neither APG nor the Greater Philadelphia Area chapter of APG assumes responsibility for research work contracted through this listing.

CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
 
Denys Allen
PAancestors.com
Specialties: Pennsylvania, rural counties in 1700’s and 1800’s
Accepts Clients? Yes

Lee Arnold
larnold@hsp.org
215-982-2399

Beth Budzilowicz
lizbudz@verizon.net
610-608-9514
Background Education: Retired educator, BA Psychology, MEd.
Genealogy Education: Boston University Certificate, ProGen Study Group 45
Specialties: Local research in Southeastern Pennsylvania, The Irish in Philadelphia.
General research in Ireland, County Armagh Ireland.
Accepts Clients? Yes

James Beider
Legacy Tree Genealogists
800-818-1476
Background: James is the author of 4 commercially published books: The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide; Trace Your German Roots Online; The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide; and The Family Tree Historical Atlas of Germany. He is a research-reports editor for Legacy Tree Genealogists and writes a weekly blog/column "Roots & Branches."
Accepts Clients? No

Paul Campbell-Trimbur
paul@stonebarnresearch.com
610-241-6183
Background: Retired Federal Agent native of Pittsburgh, PA.
Specialties: House Historian, Genealogical Research in Pennsylvania, DNA.
Accepts Clients? Yes  
www.stonebarnresearch.com

Heather Croston
Ancestral Tree Genealogy
crostongenealogy@gmail.com
267-221-9668
Specialties: Massachusetts, Eastern Pennsylvania, West County Cork, Ireland, Lancashire, England
Accepts Clients? Yes 

Sydney Cruice Dixon
sdixongenealogy@gmail.com
610-993-0504
Specialties: Military Records
Accepts Clients? Yes

Michael R. Gallagher
UnravelThePast@gmail.com
(302) 409-0153
Education: BA in Political Science from University of Delaware
Specialties: Local research in Delaware & Southeastern Pennsylvania, remote/online research for other areas of USA, Western European immigrant research
Accepts Clients: Yes

Amanda Gonzalez, CG
302-388-4302
adgulf@cs.com
Specialties: Delaware
Accepts Clients? No

Dean Henry
dean@familypearl.com
http://www.familypearl.com
484-318-8756
Services: Family Pearl's mission is to strengthen families through the use of genealogical research; oral history and media recording; and family outreach. Specialties include African American Family Research, Photo and Audio digitization, and related Technology Assistance.
Accepts Clients? Yes

Deborah White Hershey
Generations Remembered
whitechoc@generationsremembered.net
www.generationsremembered.net
717-367-7610
Specialties: Central & Eastern PA, Lineage Societies
Accepting Clients: Yes
 
Sandra M. Hewlett, CG (Certified Genealogist since 2001)
shewlett@verizon.net 
610-933-4211
Specialties: Problem-solving; multi-generational genealogy studies; research consultations. Available for onsite research at: Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and Montgomery County records offices; Friends Library, Swarthmore; Philadelphia record centers including the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Hall and Philadelphia City Archives; Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg. Expertise with English research and county record offices in England.
Accepts Clients? Yes

​Dawn King Carson
Ancestral Tree Genealogy
ancestraltreegen@gmail.com
856-220-9269
Specialties: Southeastern PA and Southern NJ research
Accepts Clients? Yes

William Franklin Kershner, M.S. Ed ("Bill") 
Relative Routes
267-230-1452
bill@relativeroutes.com
Specialties: Early Pennsylvania German Settlers, French-Canadian, Irish, Mining and Railroad
Accepts Clients? No

Lisa Minerd, Professional Genealogist
Seedling Genealogy
856-313-0446
lminerd13@gmail.com
Specialties: DNA, Southern New Jersey
Accepts Clients? Yes

Kristine Parkes, MA
Skeleton Key Genealogy
Kristine@SkeletonKeyGenealogy.net
610-999-3553
Services: research, teaching, local record searches, tree building, writing and editing 
Accepts Clients? Yes

Joseph Roby
toomanyancestors@gmail.com
https://toomanyancestors.com 
Specialties: American Civil War, Virginia, Writing, Editing
Accepts Clients? No 

Michael S. Ramage, J.D., CG, is a full-time professional Certified Genealogist specializing in forensic genealogy including missing and unknown heir cases, probate, trust, real estate, and other law-related genealogy matters. Varied genealogical research experience in facilities from the east to west coasts of the United States since 1986. Professional genealogist since 1998. 
720 Argyle Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096; (484) 437-8827
mramage@forensicgenealogist.pro
https://www.forensicgenealogist.pro
 
Frances W. Waite
SEPAfran@aol.com
717-776-8432 
Education: BS in Education from Shippensburg University, with masters degree work at Kutztown University, plus 25 years as Library Assistant at Bucks County Historical Society. 
Services: Genealogical problem solving with over 30 years' experience as a professional genealogist for all time periods in Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, plus nearby areas of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and across the Delaware River. 
Accepts Clients? Yes

Scott Wilds, CG
215-206-9095
scottwilds@aol.com
Specialties: Southern U.S.; African American
Accepts Clients? No