Independent Researchers for Hire
Researchers Specializing in Records held at NARA's New York City facility *
Advanced Research Solutions!
821 1/2 W Market Street
Orrville, OH 44667-1830
Telephone: (330) 682-0312
E-mail: jchakey@hotmail.com
Contact Person: : Jason or Jessica Chakey
Research Specialty: History, marketing, landmarks, presidential elections, military records, politics, law, business, disasters, government entities, people, places
Asbestos Research Associates
12624 Orchard Brook Terrace
Potomac, MD 20854-2326
Telephone: (240) 432-0038
E-mail: jrl@asbestosresearchassoc.com
Contact Person: Jack R. Lopez
Research Specialty: Asbestos research in US Naval Ships, Merchant Marine and aviation manufacturing and all related fields.
Robert Wayne Brewer
5876 Christmas Tree Road
Campbellsburg, IN 47108-6371
Telephone: (812) 883-4724
E-mail: admjag753@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Robert W. Brewer
Research Specialty: Veterans and military archives; military records of described units, branches, locations of such records at time of enlistment of service
Brophy Professional Genealogy and Heir Tracing
198 Patricia Drive
Abington, MA 02351-1047
Telephone: (781) 738-2671
Fax: (781) 878-0720
E-mail: mbrophy@brophygen.com
Contact Person: Michael Brophy
Research Specialty: Immigration & Naturalization, Census Records, Genealogy & Family History, Irish-American, New England
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.
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.
Cornelia Wendell Bush, CG, FSA Scot dba AMERICAN PEERAGE
473 Melanie Court
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1837
Telephone: (919) 374-2428
E-mail: cornelia@corneliabush.com
Contact Person: Cornelia Bush
Research Specialty: Colonial America, England & Scotland (British Isles), Heraldry & Coats of Arms, Royal & Noble, Lineage Societies, Graduate, NIGR. Verifying Genealogist. Courthouses, Parish Registers, Visitations, Peerage.
Frank J. Consler
86 E 7th Street 7
New York, NY 10003-8468
Telephone: (212) 260-7684
Fax: (212) 260-7684
E-mail: fconsler@att.net
Contact Person: Frank J. Consler
Research Specialty: Converting paper documents to digital media; NYC research specialty
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.
David L. Cox
2105 Twin Peaks Court
Frederick, MD 21702-5916
Telephone: (301) 668-8229
Fax: (240) 575-1750
E-mail: dlcox25@comcast.net
Contact Person: Carole M. Cox
Research Specialty: OSS/CIA/other Intelligence Records
Date Screen
352 Gracie Road
Nevada City, CA 95959-3601
Telephone: (530) 478-0374
E-mail: datescreen@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Shari L. Dean
Research Specialty: Background searches
Robert Duckham
9401 Owings Heights Circle 102
Owings Mills, MD 21117-6108
Telephone: (410) 356-6076
E-mail: duckham@comcast.net
Contact Person: Robert Duckham
Research Specialty: 20th century documents
Carol Emmett
1501 East Park Avenue
Gilbert, AZ 85234-1004
E-mail: emmettcml@cox.net
Contact Person: Carol Emmett
Research Specialty: Military and genealogy
Robert Friedman
60 Plaza Street East Apt 6N
Brooklyn, NY 11238-5034
Telephone: (718) 622-2692
E-mail: inwood@pipeline.com
Contact Person: Robert Friedman
Research Specialty: Genealogy/Family History
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.
Sharon Hazard
269 Park Ave.
Long Branch
New Jersey 07740
E-mail: sharonhaz@aol.com
Contact Person: Sharon Hazard
Research Specialty: NJ State Archives: Census records. Civil War-pension & pay records; Supreme Court Cases; Revolutionary War slips and rosters; maariage records & indexes - 1666-1799, 1848-1867; vital records-birth & death; wills, deeds, manumission papers
Family Links
5506 Limeric Circle 41
Wilmington, DE 19808-3409
Telephone: (302) 737-7077
E-mail: fmlylnk@aol.com
Contact Person: Andrea C. Osinchak
Research Specialty: Genealogy
Daniel F. Giallombardo
6302 Londonberry Drive
Cary, IL 60013-1251
E-mail: ParrotheadDan@lightfirst.com
Contact Person: Daniel F. Giallombardo
Research Specialty: American Civil War, World War I
Jaime C. Gomez
19031 SE Outrigger Lane
Jupiter, FL 33458-1087
E-mail: gome8457@bellsouth.net
Contact Person: Jaime Gomez, M.D.
Research Specialty: Biographies; Hispanic physicians
Andre R. Grimard, M.Ed.
20-B Fountain Street
Bangor, ME 04401-4804
Telephone: (207) 947-0826
Fax: (413) 581-3621
E-mail: andre_grimard@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Andre R. Grimard
Research Specialty: Freelance Researcher
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, Family genealogy, Silas Turnbo, Historical data, maps, Native Indigenous American Indians, Military Records.
Norman Herman, M.D., Ph.D.
101 Carpenter Avenue Apartment A4
Mount Kisco, NY 10549-2429
E-mail: nlherman@mzd.cornell.edu
Contact Person: Norman Herman
Research Specialty: RG 112 Surgeon General Office
History Associates Incorporated
300 North Stonestreet Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850-1655
Telephone: (301) 279-9697
Fax: (301) 279-9224
E-mail: mreis@historyassociates.com
Contact Person: Mike Reis
Research Specialty: Litigation-related research into a wide range of textual and non-textual records. Environmental site history, legislative histories, and Holocaust related records research are only a few of the areas where we have focused
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
International Mortgage Global Systems, Inc.
23679 Calabasas Road 371
Calabasas, CA 91302-1502
Telephone: (818) 591-8367
Fax: (818) 591-7509
E-mail:
rs@mortgageandfinancial.com
Contact Person: Robert Sherman
Research Specialty: Macro-economics
David Lane
5 Devine Drive
Mahwah, NJ 07430-1230
Telephone: (201) 529-9332
E-mail:
DVDMLANE@aol.com
Contact Person: David Lane
Research Specialty: Irish genealogical research
Richard J. Macon
PO Box 996
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Telephone: (201) 320-1927
E-mail: bayway1@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Richard J. Macon
Research Specialty: military, Immigration & Naturalization, censuses, Catholic records
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.
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.
Meaning in Forms
120 Kenilworth Place, 5D
Brooklyn, NY 11210-2447
Telephone: (718) 398-9656
E-mail: minda@meaninginforms.com
E-mail: mnovek@optimum.net
Contact Person: Minda Novek
Research Specialty: American history (all periods, especially 19th and 20th century), World history, people, cultural events and figures, scientific discovery; NARA photographs and pictures, film and video recordings, sound recordings
Tangela L. Mingo
10930 NW 14th Ave #A10
Miami, Florida 33167
Telephone: (786) 350-0381 or (305) 696-2255
E-mail: tangemin@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Tangela L. Mingo
Research Specialty: Economic Finance, International Finance/Comparative
MJM Picture and Film Research
2801 Quebec Street NW 222
Washington, DC 20008-1242
Telephone: (202) 537-3256
Fax: (202) 966-5816
E-mail: joanmathys@msn.com
Contact Person: Joan M. Mathys
Research Specialty: Motion Picture (moving images) and sound (audio recordings); Still Picture and Graphics; Textual materials; Cartographic materials
Morgan, Angel, and Associates
1601 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20009-1049
Telephone: (202) 265-1833
Fax: (202) 265-8022
E-mail: mike@morganangel.com
Contact Person: Michael Lawson
Research Specialty: Native American issues and claims, federal Indian policy, tribal history and genealogy; primarily Record Groups 48 and 75
Selma Neubauer
1250 Greenwood Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046-2900
E-mail: selman@aol.com
Contact Person: Selma Neubauer
Research Specialty: Jewish genealogy
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
Deborah Nicholls
318 Moraine Street
Brockton, MA 02301-4112
E-mail: dnicholls@comcast.net
Contact Person: Deborah Nicholls
Research Specialty: Photography and still image research; film and video footage
Nicklason Research Associates (ML)
2217 N Harrison Street
Arlington, VA 22205-3147
Telephone: (703) 536-5180
Fax: (703) 536-5180
E-mail: nicklasonres1@msn.com
Contact Person: Mark Leutbecker
Research Specialty: Civil Depts & Agencies; Old & Modern Military; Cartographics; Still Pictures; Native Americans; Environmental; Judicial; Congressional
Pearl Information Services
110 Park Street
Portland, ME 04101-3825
Telephone: (207) 775-5889
E-mail: pearl@maine.rr.com
Contact Person: JoAn Street
Research Speciality: Court, Congressional, intelligence, diplomatic, and Native American relations records
Phoenix Aviation Research
4141 41st Street 1M
Sunnyside, NY 11104-3243
Telephone: (718) 937-7436
Fax: (718) 784-4682
E-mail: VALKYR1097@aol.com
Contact Person: Jeanette Remak, Joseph Ventolo
Research Specialty: Records, media, subjects, record group topics
The Photo Editor
4731 Williamsburg Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22207-2835
Telephone: (703) 765-1626
Fax: (703) 241-2939
E-mail: fotoeditor@comcast.net
Contact Person: Jane A. Martin
Research Specialty: All archival imagery, maps, text, moving pictures, recorded sound, copyright verification
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 Specialty: Will research anything to fit your needs
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
Stuart Stahl
530 5th Avenue Floor 20
New York, NY 10036-5101
Fax: (212) 986-5040
Contact Person: Stuart Stahl
Research Specialty: Heir search; due diligence
Sunshine Historical Research
613 Blick Drive
Colesville, MD 20904-2904
Telephone: (301) 625-8937
E-mail: GSCMurphy@aol.com
Contact Person: Sonia Murphy
Research Specialty: Bureau of Ships (RG 19); State Department (RGs 59, 84); FBI (RG 65); Alien Property (RG 131); Maritime (RG 178); War Production Board (RG 179); Naval Installations (RG 181); War Manpower (RG 188); OSS (RG 226); RFC (RG 234); CIA (RG 263)
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) 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.
Up, Roots! Genealogy Research Services
27 West Penn Street
Long Beach, NY 11561-4032
Telephone: (516) 889-7163
E-mail: Judith27@aol.com
Contact Person: Judith Langer-Surnamer Caplan
Research Specialty: U.S. Census; New York naturalizations; World War II Old Men's draft registration; New York and Philadelphia passenger arrivals
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
Research Specialty: Captured German Records; Cold War; Congressional Records; Coast Guard; Diplomatic; Intelligence; Military Records; Navy; Film and Video; Photos and Pictures
"Wits End" Properties, LLC (Forrest L. Burgener)
P.O. Box 121
Schooleys Mountain, New Jersey
Telephone: (908) 304-2018
E-mail: burgener46@comcast.net
Contact Person: Forrest L. Burgener
Research Specialty: Rockland City (NY)Archives; my current specialty is family military records and re-building records destroyed in the Archive files in 1973
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