Independent Researchers for Hire
Researchers Specializing in Navy Records *
Aardvark Research
1075 Midland Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63130
Telephone: (314) 488-7923(cell) and (314) 863-0605
E-mail: aardvark411@sbcglobal.net
Contact Person: Jason Mavropoulos
Research Specialty: Military records at National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) St. Louis, including next day DD214, 201 Files, Service Records for all Branches, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Enlistment Photographs, Morning Reports, Rosters, ER.
Ab Initio Archives Research
6908 Fairfax Drive #302
Arlington, VA 22213
Telephone: (540) 207-7222
E-mail: morrow.kevin@gmail.com
Contact Person: Kevin Morrow
Research Specialty: Independent historian/researcher. Former National Archives employee. Areas of Expertise: TEXTUAL: Evironmental cleanup litigation with former federal contractors involving hazardous chemicals, asbestos, etc.; identifying potentially responsible parties, third party liabilities, land use history, etc. Academic research, concentrating on all branches of the military (particularly World War II, Korea, Vietnam), diplomatic and intelligence fields (OSS; State Dept.; Army and Navy Intelligence). Veterans benefits(medals, Agent Orange Exposure, action reports, deck logs, muster rolls), Navy (Bureaus of Ships, Ordnance, Aviation). PHOTOS: military (especially 20th century), civilian. CARTOGRAPHIC: military and civilian. Know German and French.
American International Solutions, LLC
1321 Wedgewood Manor Way
Reston, VA 20194
Telephone: (703) 437-3672 (H)
Telephone: (860) 961-7298 (cell)
E-mail: donaldbudrejko@verizon.net
E-mail: dbudrejko@verizon.net
Contact Person: Donald Budrejko
Research Specialty: American, International(European, Mediterranean, Asia Pacific, Middle East) and Military History; Aviation and Aerospace. Military Research - all Branches and Conflicts. Comopiled service, pension, and unit records from the Civil War. Technology, management and land uses. Environmenal cleanup litigation (included but not limited to - identifying "potentially responsible parties-PRP's" and 3rd party liabilities). Science, Technology & Manufacturing issues, historical operations and processes. Aerial photography, maps and still pictures. Background: CDR USN retired Naval Aviator, International Business Executive and experienced researcher. Education: B.A.(History) Syracuse University; M.B.A.(Operations Management) Western New England College. Publications: Co-author of three professional publications with NASA Astronaut Dr. Paul D. Scully-Power, DSc on Modeling & Simulation, and Operations Analysis.
American Mid-West Research
1422 W. Short Ave.
Independence, Missouri
Telephone: (816) 805-0077
E-mail: dcjeanes@gmail.com
Contact Person: Dan Jeanes
Research Specialty: Certified Paralegal, experienced in litigation research. Native American research for legal documentation experience. Bankruptcy and court records. Military medical and personnel records. Academic Historical Research, including WWII military history. Literally minutes from Truman Historical Library and Research Room, Truman Birthplaxe, and Truman Home; easy access to Kansas City National Archives. If you need specific topic researched and you don't see it listed, please ask.
Archival Expeditions
29598 Jennifer Drive
Mechanicsville, MD 20659-3073
Telephone: (240)434-5285
E-mail: archivalexpeditions@gmail.com
Contact Person: Julie French
Research Specialty: ships logs; immigration records; naturalization records; pension records; revolutionary war ; civil war; WWI; WWII; Korean war; Vietnam war; draft registrations; military service records.
Archivespro
103 Claybrook Drive
Silver Spring, MD
Telephone: (301) 681-7160
E-mail: archivespro@verizon.net
Contact Person: Rebecca Livingston
Research Specialty: Genealogy, family history, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Army, Civil War, pensions, military, census, passenger arrivals, intelligence
Archives Researchers
P.O. Box 320092
Alexandria, VA 22320
Telephone: (703) 585-3463
E-mail: archivesresearchers@gmail.com
Contact Person: Rose Esber
Research Specialty: Experienced researching military, diplomatic, still photographs, motion pictures, and cartographic records for dissertations, international legal briefs, documentaries and authors. Specialized in Middle East and colonial history.
Aviation Archives
12624 Orchard Brook Terrace
Potomac, MD 20854-2326
Telephone: (240) 432-0038
Contact Person: Jack R. Lopez
Martin Baldessari
1522 Monroe Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20010-3141
Telephone: (202) 328-1155
E-mail: madaba@verizon.net
Contact Person: Martin Baldessari
Research Specialty: Heavy experience in Still Pictures Branch. Also familiar with Motion Picture, Textual, and Cartographic. Generalist, with particular experience on Civil War and WWII.
Paul Barker
13817 Bauer Drive
Rockville, MD 20853-2702
Telephone: (301) 871-2156
Fax: (301) 871-2156
E-mail: pd.barker@verizon.net
Contact Person: Paul Barker
Mary Biby
8761 Denison Drive
Columbia, IL 62236-4365
Telephone: (314) 482-6459
Fax: (618) 939-4143
E-mail: valmpark2@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Mary Parker Biby
Research Specialty: Military personnel, medical, and organizational records for all time periods and all branches and civilian federal employment records.
Jeremy Bigwood
3200 16th Street, NW #806
Washington, D.C. 20010-3348
Telephone: (202) 361-5000
Fax: (202) 319-9150
E-mail: jeremybigwood@gmail.com
Contact Person: Jeremy Bigwood
Research Specialty: All media including textual records, still images, film, video and audio recordings of: Captured German Records, CIA CREST files, Cold War, Diplomatic Records, Intelligence, Military Records, President Nixon, Science, World War I and II. Fluent in English and Spanish, studied German, French and Russian. FOIA and MDR. Records can be photographed or videoed and emailed to client in real time via Smart Phone.
Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CD(SM), CG,
(Certified Genealogist is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations. The board name is registered USPTO)
2666 East 73rd Street, Apt. 11-W
Chicago, IL 60649-2732
Telephone: (773) 221-4545
Fax: (773) 768-8034
E-mail: jl-bloom@mindspring.com
Contact Person: Jeanne Larzalere Bloom
Research Specialty: Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG(SM)is a full-time professional researcher specializing in Chicago and Cook County research, problem solving, and compiling multi-generational family histories. As a case manager for the Repatriation and Family Affairs Division of the Army Casualty and Memorial Affairs Operation she works on identifying family members eligible to provide Family Reference Samples (mtDNA) to aid in the possible identification of unaccounted for soldiers from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and on the determination of Primary Next of Kin of the soldier. Her other clients include heir-search firms, authors, professional genealogists, and family researchers in the United States and internationally.
John D. Bowen
613 Chichester Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20504-3331
Telephone: (301) 384-6533
E-mail: johndbowen@earthlink.net
Contact Person: John D. Bowen
Michael G. Bracey
2708 Middle Neck Road
Odenton, MD 21113
Telephone: (301) 219-1918
E-mail: micher9@comcast.net
Contact Person: Michael G. Bracey
Research Specialty: Military and Civilian records, personnel records at St. Louis, Vietnam; For PTSD/Agent Orange research: http://librusarchivalresearch.blogspot.com; Navy deck logs and muster rolls, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam; For Asbestos litigation research: http://asbestosarchivalresearch.blogspot.com.
CTI, Capitol Toxics Investigations
5021 Strathmore Ave
Kensington, MD 20895-1210
Telephone: (301) 752-8069
E-mail: capitoltox@gmail
Contact Person: Jennifer Sass
Research Specialty: toxic chemicals, regulatory policy, asbestos, navy records, regulatory history, litigation support, EPA records, OSHA records
Chamberlin & Chamberlin, LLC, Independent Research and Information Services
909 New Jersey Avenue, SE Suite 1006
Washington, DC 20003
E-mail: tenaceus@gmail.com
Contact Person: John Chamberlin
Research Specialty: Chamberlin & Chamberlin, Independent Research and Information Services: Available for work on content; case and commerce material. Experienced professionals in military, science, technology, environmental issues, management and land uses. Also for business development, R & D, institutional, academic and public history.
Common Folk Ancestry
9 Whitetail Lane
Kittery, ME 03904-5429
Telephone: (207) 439-3755
Fax: (207) 439-4762
E-mail: CommonFolk@comcast.net
Contact Person: Margaret Dube
Research Specialty: Immigration and naturalization records; passenger lists; census schedules; military records.
Laura H. Congleton
35 Pierrepont St., Apt. 1-C
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201-3359
E-mail: gothamgal@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Laura H. Congleton
Research Specialty: Genealogy and Family History; Vital Records; Census Records; Military Records; Civil War Research;; preparation of lineage society application; research at NARA Northeast Region, NY State Archives, NYC Municipal Archives, NYPL, Family History Library & other local repositories.
Deck Logs
Box 320488
Alexandria, VA 22320
Telephone: (202) 421-5151
Fax: (703) 768-6609
E-mail: info@usndecklogs.com
Contact Person: Mike Constandy, Senior Researcher
Research Specialty: A professional military and historical research firm with nearly twenty years of worldwide experience sourcing unique data for the legal, historical, governmental, and veteran communities. We specialize in naval and maritime research, deck logs, action reports, muster rolls, asbestos litigation support, NPRC 201 and 214 file research, and PTSD claims. We also provide full service photo, cartographic, and engineering imagery.
Martha Davidson
2520 41st Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Telephone: (202) 298-6937
Fax: (202) 298-6937
E-mail: mdwdc@sprintmail.com
Contact Person: Martha Davidson
Research Specialty: Still pictures, cartographic materials, and textual records.
Jonathan Webb Deiss
805 1/2 Maryland Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002-5305
Telephone: (202) 270-1882
E-mail: jondeiss@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Jonathan Webb Deiss
Research Specialty:Military, Genealogy, Land, Native American, Immigration.
Aristoteles Duron
7620 Old Georgetown Road, #322
Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone: (240) 449-6128
E-mail: aduron@umd.edu
Contact Person: Aristoteles Duron
Alice J. Gayley
700 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20024-2457
Telephone: (202) 484-6081
E-mail: agayley@verizon.net
Contact Person: Alice J. Gayley
Christine Gardner
PO Box 272296
Boca Raton, FL 33427-2296
Telephone: (561) 392-0797
E-mail: humifish@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Christine Gardner
Research Specialty: Military records - Vietnam War only, draft registration, military service records, textual records/material & still pictures.
Genealogy Family Research
29598 Jennifer Drive
Mechanicsville, MD 20659-3073
Telephone: (240)434-5285
E-mail: genealogyfamilyresearch@gmail.com
Contact Person: Julie French
Research Specialty: ships logs; immigration; naturalization; pension records; census records; revolutionary war ; civil war; WWI; WWII; Korean war; Vietnam war; draft registrations
Gina McNeely Picture Research
21470 Basil Court
Broadlands, VA 20148-3611
Telephone: (703) 723-6770
E-mail: gina.mcneely@comcast.net
Contact Person: Gina McNeely
Research Specialty: Military history, aviation, still photographs, motion pictures, arms and armament.
The Hannah Family Foundation
Box 27
Point Lookout, MO 65726
Telephone: (866) 523-2993 or (480) 778-0459
Fax: given upon request
E-mail: thehannahfamilyfoundation@safe-mail.net
E-mail: hannahfamilyfoundation@gmail.com
Contact Person: M. L. 'Mel' Gentry
Research Specialty: Little Shell Nation, genealogy; adoption; connecting with your parents; children, family. Silas Turnbo, Ozarks history, Ozark Mountain Country; Osage Indians, Native Americans, business; Military Records.
Helen Weiss Productions
Post Office Box 21264
Washington, DC 20009-0764
Telephone: (202) 255-0380
E-mail: hwprod2004@aol.com
Contact Person: Helen Weiss
History Associates Incorporated
300 North Stonestreet Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850-1655
Telephone: (301) 279-9697
Fax: (301) 279-9224
E-mail: hai@historyassociates.com
Contact Person: Mike Reis
Susan Hormuth, Visual Research Consultant
3356 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020-2407
Telephone: (202) 584-3994
Fax: (202) 584-3094
E-mail: susanhormuth@verizon.net
Contact Person: Susan Hormuth
Research Specialty: Motion Picture, Sound and Video recordings, and Still Picture Research. All subject areas, with particular experience in popular culture, African-American history, Civil Rights, World Wars, Korean and Vietnam wars. Full-time, on-site research. Twenty-five years experience in visual research in DC area.
Infopedia
266 Broadway #205
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Telephone: (718) 599-1600
Fax: (718) 879-5803
E-mail: info@infopediaplus.com
Contact Person: Joseph Landau
Research Specialty: WWII, Genealogy
Jon M. Joyce
409 St. Paul Street, Post Office Box 120
Lewes, DE 19958-1337
Telephone: (302) 644-3315
E-mail: jandjoyce@msn.com
Contact Person: Jon M. Joyce
Vicki Killian, Nicklason Research Associates
5 Cleveland Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912-4123
Telephone: (301) 588-0456
E-mail: vkillian@nicklason.com
Contact Person: Vicki Killian
Research Specialty: military, Navy, civilian, cartographic, photographic, Native American, environmental, judicial, Congressional, business history, court records.
Joan Kusek
9640 Walmer
Overland Park, KS 66212-1554
Telephone: (913) 648-8725
E-mail: vntgprdcts@everestkc.net
Contact Person: Joan Kusek
Research Specialty: Census, Naturalizations, War Records, Native American, Land - All U.S. plus personal collection of Kansas City(Wyandotte Co., KS), Bates Co., MO records.
Landmark Legal Support
2550 Zachary Woods Drive
Marietta, GA 30064-1895
Telephone: (678) 521-1507
Fax: (888) 257-1899
E-mail: landmarksupport@bellsouth.net
Contact Person: David Leigh
Research Specialty: Document retrieval: For court/military records.
Lang Picture Research and Archival Photography
6732 N 31st Street
Arlington, VA 22213-1604
Telephone: (703) 532-4190
Fax: (703) 534-8133
E-mail: lang_picture_research@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Anne Lang
Rosanna Martinez
P.O.Box 347751
Coral Gables, FL
Telephone: (305) 389-9134
E-mail: rosannamartinez@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Rosanna Martinez
Research Specialty: General Research. All subjects. Research in Spanish, Russian and English.
McCaffery & Associates, Inc
107 S West Street Suite 709
Alexandria, VA 22314-2824
Telephone: (703) 548-6144
Fax: (703) 548-6146
E-mail: info@mccafferyassoc.com
Contact Person: Thomas F. McCaffery
Elizabeth McCall
3822 Bailey Avenue 3C
Bronx, NY 10463-2516
Telephone: (347) 427-2406
Fax: (347) 427-2406
E-mail: emccall@optonline.net
Contact Person: Elizabeth McCall
Research Specialty: Immigration/Naturalization, Irish in America, Military Records, Patent/Copyright/Trademark, Genealogy.
Military Gnome
Post Office Box 657
Kensington, MD 20895-0657
Telephone: (301) 942-4139
E-mail: inquiry@militarygnome.com
Contact Person: Kevin Mahoney
Military Research Associates LLC
4423 Lehigh Rd #115
College Park, MD 20740
Telephone: (703) 447-7243
E-mail: historian1975@gmail.com
Contact Person: Tim Frank
Research Specialties: Civil War Pension Records, Navy and Coast Guard Deck Logs from Vietnam, Army records from World War II through Vietnam, RG407, Army Award Records.
Shannon Bridget Murphy
2660 Petersborough Street
Herndon, VA 20171-2443
Telephone: (703) 864-3099
E-mail: Shannoninpapertrails.com
Contact Person: Shannon Bridget Murphy
The New York Public Library-NYPL EXPRESS
188 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016-4314
Telephone: (212) 592-7200
Fax: (212) 592-7215
E-mail: express@nypl.org
Contact Person: Richard Foster-Research Coordinator
Research Specialty: Court Records, Manuscript research, Genealogy, Census, Immigration, Military records
Paper Trails Historical Research, LLC
Office: 206 N. Washington St., #B-16
Mail: 2506 Terrett Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301-1151
Telephone: (703) 837-8663
Fax: (703) 837-8664
E-mail: papertrails.research@verizon.net
Contact Person: Orah Hurst
Research Specialty: Asbestos on ships: US Navy, Merchant Marine, Coast Guard, Naval Air. Providing service to veterans and their attorneys since 1994.
Pb Solutions
432 B Avenue
Coronado, CA 92118-1819
Telephone: (858) 414-5167
Fax: (619) 522-6961
E-mail: info@pbsolutions.us
Contact Person: Dr. Nicholas A. Trongale
Prove the Line Genealogy Services
9708 Kingsbridge Dr., Suite 104
Fairfax, VA 22031
Telephone: (703) 593-2820
E-mail: dawn@ProveTheLine.com
Contact Person: Dawn M. Brady
Research Specialty: NARA research includes Genealogy and Family History Records, Census Records, Land Records, Immigration/Naturalization Records, Military Service Records, Pension Records, Bounty Land Warrant Records. Whether your genealogy project is large or small, Prove the Line Genealogy Services is here to help you. We offer a variety of services, all at competitive rates, including Record Look-Up Service, Lineage Society Application Preparation Service, Tombstone/Cemetery Photo Service, and an Hourly Genealogical Research Service. Member Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, and National Institute for Genealogical Research Alumni.
Redbird Research
3 Sandbar Ct
St. Louis, MO 63303-6065
Telephone: (636) 448-3275
Fax: (636) 447-5154
E-mail: redbirdresearch@att.net
Contact Person: Lori Berdak Miller
Research Specialty: Persons of prominence files, archival military records, current military records located at NPRC - 201 Files, morning reports and rosters, cemeteries.
ResearchPlus
Post Office Box 638
Severna Park, MD 21146-0638
Telephone: (410) 729-4050
E-mail: researchplus@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Cathy Sippel or Jack Schworm
Research Pro, LLC
P.O Box 270746
Louisville, Colorado 80027
Telephone: (303) 665-1047
E-mail: infopro2@gmail.com
Contact Person: Pat Wolff
Research Specialty: U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals records, military records, and federal agency records for the Rocky Mountain Region.
Robert Price,Maritime Research Associates
132 Fog Plain Road
Waterford, CT 06385
Telephone: (860) 961-0472
E-mail: rgprice@maritimeresearch.biz
Contact Person: Bob Price
Research Specialty: Naval Records, Submarine History, WWII, Military Records, Diplomatic Records, Intelligence Records
David S. Rotenstein, Ph.D.
10308 Edgewood Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Telephone: (240) 461-7835
E-mail: rotenstein@earthlink.net
Contact Person: David Rotenstein
Research Specialty: Topics: Industrial history, business history, cultural landscapes, land use, environmental, etc. Record Groups: Federal Communications Commission (RG 173); Federal Trade Commission (RG 122), Agriculture (RG 16); Interior (RG 48); Commerce (RG 40); and various military.
Sunshine Historical Research
613 Blick Drive
Colesville, MD 20904-2904
Telephone: (301) 625-8937
E-mail: GSCMurphy@aol.com
Contact Person: Sonia Murphy
Yolanda Y. Tate
1104 Highmont Dr.
Ferguson, MO 63135
Telephone: (314) 335-0319
Contact Person: Yolanda Y. Tate
Research Specialty: Army Records, Navy Records, Marine Records
Taylor & Hammel LLC - A Litigation and Environmental Research Firm
1224 N. Meade Street #22
Arlington, VA 22209-3712
Telephone: (703) 822-4658
Fax: (703) 842-8656
E-mail: info@taylorhammel.com
E-mail: johntaylor@taylorhammel.com
Contact Person: John Taylor - Senior Researcher
Research Specialty: Environmental and Legal Research; Asbestos; Captured German Records; Cold War; Congressional Records; Court Records; Diplomatic Records; Immigration, Emigration and Naturalization; Labor & Business History; Military Records; Native American Relations Records; Navy Records; President Nixon Records; Science, Technology, Natural Resources and the Environment Records; Audio/Sound Recordings; Cartographic/Architectural/Ships Plans Records;
Film & Video Recordings; Photographs and Pictures.
Touchstone Research Group, LLC
244 5th Avenue, Suite 2571,
New York, NY 10001-7604
Telephone: 800-AT-DD214 (800-283-3214)
Fax: (646) 530-8701
E-mail: info@touchstoneresearchgroup.com
Contact Person: William Hammond, Director
Research Specialty: Touchstone is one of the largest research firms for military records at NPRC. Our on-site researchers have successfully retrieved thousands of veterans' records from that facility and retrieves more records for veterans per week than any other firm. DD214s, OMPF, 201 Files, Military Medical Records. Bonded and insured services to acquire your military service records with offices in St. Louis MO, Denver CO, Millington TN, Quantico VA, Kansas City MO, and researchers at other military records repositories nationwide.
Vintage Products
9640 Walmer
Overland Park, Kansas 66212-1554
Telephone: (913) 648-8725
E-mail: jk@everestkc.net
Contact Person: Joan Kusek
Research Specialty: census, war records, land records, Native American, naturalization
Westmoreland Research
Post Office Box 20069
Alexandria, VA 22320-9804
Telephone: (202) 421-5151
Fax: (703) 317-1709
E-mail: mjc@westmorelandresearch.org
Contact Person: Michael Constandy
Wreckovery Salvage
1120 Spring Lite Way
Orlando, FL 32825-5340
Telephone: (301) 695-2568
E-mail: TomGidus@lycos.com
Contact Person: Thomas Gidus
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