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Why hire a professional genealogist? (APG)
How to hire a professional genealogist (APG)
Hiring a professional researcher (FamilySearch)
Our professional genealogists are members of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Greater Philadelphia Area Chapter of APG, and adhere to the APG Code of Ethics. Those who accept clients charge fees for their services. When you  contact one of our members, they 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.
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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
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Paul Campbell-Trimbur
Stone Barn Research
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
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​Sydney F. Cruice
sdixongenealogy@gmail.com
610-993-0504
Specialties: Mid-Atlantic States, Military, Land​
Accepts Clients? Yes
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Laura ​Cubbage-Draper
​LCD Genealogy Services
lcdgenealogy@gmail.com
Specialties: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York genealogy research; genealogical lecturing
Accepts Clients? Yes
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Donna L. Diaz
​Cranes Foot Chart
donnadiaz@aol.com​
Specialties: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accepts  Clients? Yes
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Susan E. Evans
​Family Tales & Trails
susanevanspacp@gmail.com
Specialties: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Quaker, Heir searches
Accepts Clients: Yes
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Lori Flynn
​Genealogy With Lori
lori4genealogy@gmail.com​
610-327-4361​
​Specialties: Genealogy and genetic genealogy 
Accepts Clients:  Yes
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Sarah Dobson Fullem
sdobson710@gmail.com
502-592-9979
Specialties: Genetic genealogy, DNA

Services: Consultation on or completion of genetic genealogy problems
Accepts Clients? Yes
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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
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Amanda Gonzalez, CG
adgulf@cs.com
Specialties: Delaware
Accepts Clients? No

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Debbie Hadley
Bring Out Yer Dead
debbie@bringoutyerdead.com
Specialties: NJ, NY, and PA; Family history, immigration, and family business research; record retrievals from NJ State Archives and other central NJ repositories
Accepts Clients: Yes
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Dean Henry
Family Pearl LLC
dean@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
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Deborah White Hershey
Generations Remembered
whitechoc@generationsremembered.net
717-367-7610
Specialties: Central & Eastern PA, Lineage Societies
Accepting Clients: No
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Sandra M. Hewlett, CG
shewlett@verizon.net 
610-933-4211
Specialties: Problem-solving; multi-generational genealogy studies; research consultations. ​Expertise with English research and county record offices in England.
Accepts Clients? No
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Joe Hunter
researchunlimited2021@gmail.com
Specialties: Irish Ancestral Research
Accepts Clients? No
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Alaine Keisling
Keisling Research

keisling@gmail.com
225-284-7952

Specialties:  Mid-Atlantic research, especially Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) and the NEPA diaspora
Repositories: Pa. State Archives and Library; courthouses in Dauphin, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Schuylkill and other Pennsylvania counties

Accepts Clients?  Yes
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William F. Kershner ("Bill") 
Relative Routes
bill@relativeroutes.com
267-935-9379
8 Atkinson Drive #540 Doylestown, PA 18901
Specialties: Early Pennsylvania German Settlers, French-Canadian, Irish, Mining and Railroad
Accepts Clients? No

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Valerie A. Metzler
Valerie Metzler Archivist/Historian
814-932-1740
VMAH@keyconn.net
Specialties: Mennonite & Brethren, Allegheny mountain region, military, African, German, French, Scots-irish
Accepts Clients? Yes
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Christine Murphy
Murphy Genealogy Research
​murphygenresearch@gmail.com
973-768-2815
Specialties: pre-1850 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, lineage research, Irish immigrants
Accepts Clients? No
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Suzanne Nurnberg
slynnnur@aol.com
Specialties:  research for legal purposes such as settling estates and clearing title to real estates, general southern New Jersey research, research on families moving back and forth between New Jersey and Philadelphia
Accepts Clients: Y
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​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
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Michael S. Ramage, JD, CG 
EarlyPennGen.com
MichaelRamageJD@gmail.com
484-437-8827
720 Argyle Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Full-time professional Certified Genealogist specializing in early (1614 – 1914) Eastern Pennsylvania-based family history. Professional genealogist since 1998.​
Accepts Clients? Yes 
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Joseph Roby
Too Many  Ancestors, Too Little Time
toomanyancestors@gmail.com
Specialties: American Civil War, Virginia, Writing, Editing
Accepts Clients? No
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Rich Venezia
Rich Roots Genealogy

rich@richroots.net
412-339-0602
Services: 
20th-century immigrant ancestors, especially in underutilized record sources and federal records; dual citizenship applications for Italy and Ireland. Other main areas of focus include Italian, Irish, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New Jersey research.
Accepts Clients? Yes
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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
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Valerie N. Williams
Family Links You Genealogy 
familylinksyou@gmail.com
215-987-1701
Education: Bachelor Degree in History

Specialties:  Lineage Societies, Civil War, Revolutionary War, Tracing Family Lineage
​Accepts Clients? Yes
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