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.
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.
Dawn Carson
rmc82_2000@yahoo.com
856-663-8371
Specialties: NJ, PA, Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia
Accepts Clients? Yes
Susan Gray Detweiler
sdetweiler@aol.com
215-621-7064
Specialties: Pennsylvania German, Mid-Atlantic Lutheran archives
Accepts Clients? Yes
Donna Diaz
cranesfootchart@aol.com
215-620-4170
Specialties: Philadelphia, PA; Indiana State
Accepts Clients? No
Sydney Cruice Dixon
sdixongenealogy@gmail.com
610-993-0504
Specialties: Military Records
Accepts Clients? Yes
Debbie Hadley
debbie@bringoutyerdead.com
www.bringoutyerdead.com
Services: Family history research (kinship determination, brick walls, immigration), on-site research and record retrievals from NJ and Philadelphia area repositories.
Specialties: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, New England. Documenting family businesses.
Accepts clients? Yes
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
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 and Montgomery County records offices; Friends Library, Swarthmore; Philadelphia record centers including the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia City Archives; and the Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg. Expertise with English records and online records. In Greater London on annual research trips.
Accepts Clients? Yes
Karen S. Higgins
Karen808@comcast.net
610-719-9880
Accepts Clients? No
Kathleen P. McVeigh
kpmcveigh@comcast.net
Specialties: Timelines & putting ancestors in historical context. Founding member of APG Philadelphia Area Chapter; member of HSP, GSP, APG, and NGS. A graduate of AMERICAN GENEALOGY: A Basic Course (NGS) and of NIGR.
Accepts Clients? No
Lora Kline
lorak@comcast.net
609-206-1842
Services: Research, teach and coach.
Specialties: New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Boston University Genealogy Research course graduate
Accepts Clients? Yes
Amanda Leslie
arleslie7@gmail.com
amandaroseleslie.weebly.com
Education: BA in History from George Washington University, MBA from Drexel University
Services: Local records searches in SE Pennsylvania, Oral Histories and Interviews, Reports and Tree Building, Church, Home, & Tombstone Photography
Accepts Clients? Yes
Dennis R. Levine
dlevine@comcast.net
484-722-8049 or 484-798-8864
Services: Conduct research in Pennsylvania repositories
Specialties: Sweden, Pennsylvania, New England, and migration westward to Midwestern states
Accepts Clients? Yes
Kristine Parkes, MA
Kristine@SkeletonKeyGenealogy.net
610-999-3553
Services: research, teaching, local record searches, tree building
Accepts Clients? Yes
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
Frank Southcott
ancestralpursuits@gmail.com
610-220-7926
Education: BS, MBA, Certificate in Genealogical Research, Boston University
Specialties: Specializing in, but not limited to, the colonial boundaries of Chester County, Pennsylvania genealogical research to include modern day Delaware County.
Services: Family histories, kinship determinations, tax and deed research. British Isle research experienced.
Accepts Clients? Yes
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
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.
Dawn Carson
rmc82_2000@yahoo.com
856-663-8371
Specialties: NJ, PA, Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia
Accepts Clients? Yes
Susan Gray Detweiler
sdetweiler@aol.com
215-621-7064
Specialties: Pennsylvania German, Mid-Atlantic Lutheran archives
Accepts Clients? Yes
Donna Diaz
cranesfootchart@aol.com
215-620-4170
Specialties: Philadelphia, PA; Indiana State
Accepts Clients? No
Sydney Cruice Dixon
sdixongenealogy@gmail.com
610-993-0504
Specialties: Military Records
Accepts Clients? Yes
Debbie Hadley
debbie@bringoutyerdead.com
www.bringoutyerdead.com
Services: Family history research (kinship determination, brick walls, immigration), on-site research and record retrievals from NJ and Philadelphia area repositories.
Specialties: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, New England. Documenting family businesses.
Accepts clients? Yes
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
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 and Montgomery County records offices; Friends Library, Swarthmore; Philadelphia record centers including the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia City Archives; and the Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg. Expertise with English records and online records. In Greater London on annual research trips.
Accepts Clients? Yes
Karen S. Higgins
Karen808@comcast.net
610-719-9880
Accepts Clients? No
Kathleen P. McVeigh
kpmcveigh@comcast.net
Specialties: Timelines & putting ancestors in historical context. Founding member of APG Philadelphia Area Chapter; member of HSP, GSP, APG, and NGS. A graduate of AMERICAN GENEALOGY: A Basic Course (NGS) and of NIGR.
Accepts Clients? No
Lora Kline
lorak@comcast.net
609-206-1842
Services: Research, teach and coach.
Specialties: New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Boston University Genealogy Research course graduate
Accepts Clients? Yes
Amanda Leslie
arleslie7@gmail.com
amandaroseleslie.weebly.com
Education: BA in History from George Washington University, MBA from Drexel University
Services: Local records searches in SE Pennsylvania, Oral Histories and Interviews, Reports and Tree Building, Church, Home, & Tombstone Photography
Accepts Clients? Yes
Dennis R. Levine
dlevine@comcast.net
484-722-8049 or 484-798-8864
Services: Conduct research in Pennsylvania repositories
Specialties: Sweden, Pennsylvania, New England, and migration westward to Midwestern states
Accepts Clients? Yes
Kristine Parkes, MA
Kristine@SkeletonKeyGenealogy.net
610-999-3553
Services: research, teaching, local record searches, tree building
Accepts Clients? Yes
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
Frank Southcott
ancestralpursuits@gmail.com
610-220-7926
Education: BS, MBA, Certificate in Genealogical Research, Boston University
Specialties: Specializing in, but not limited to, the colonial boundaries of Chester County, Pennsylvania genealogical research to include modern day Delaware County.
Services: Family histories, kinship determinations, tax and deed research. British Isle research experienced.
Accepts Clients? Yes
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
