Hire a Researcher

Francine Crowley Griffis
Pursuit of Our Heritage
51 Nashua Rd, Pepperell, MA 01463
Website: www.pursuitofourheritage.com
Email: francine@pursuitofourheritage.com
Phone: 978-201-6406

Professional genealogist, specializing in New England & French Canadian research with a particular interest in lineage society applications and forensic genealogy (missing and unknown heir, DNA, estate, and trust matters). Lead in the Boston University Genealogy Research Certificate Course. Board Director on the Massachusetts Genealogical Council, and the Historical Commission of Pepperell, MA. Former vice-president of both the New England Association of Professional Genealogists and the Association of Professional Genealogists Virtual Chapter.

Alice Kane
Kane Family and General Research Services
Email:  kane.gfrs@gmail.com
Phone:  617-256-7522

Professional genealogist specializing in New England research with particular interest in Boston records and repositories, as well as Chinese American research. A former genealogist with New England Historic Genealogical Society, I am also versed in researching areas settled by New Englanders in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states such as New York and Ohio, with experience in brick walls and lineage society applications. Board Director of Chinese Historical Society of New England, and member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Available as a researcher or as a consultant to review your project to point you in the right or new direction.

M. Kathryn Kelly, Genealogist
Beach Swans Genealogy
1233 Main Street, Hartford, ME 04220
Website: www.MKathrynKelly.com
Email: Genealogy@MKathrynKelly.com
Phone: (207) 388-2398

A genealogist living in western Maine since 1982, I passionately specialize in early Maine families, their settlements and migration patterns from Europe to Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Tackling New England Brick Walls, probate work, deed searches and society applications such as Mayflower, DAR-SAR has made up most of my case load, along with historical research for a few authors. Service as a VP and Trustee of the Increase Robinson Library and Neighborhood House in Sumner, Maine is its own reward. As a certificate-holder Boston University CPE Genealogical Research Program and Advanced Forensic Genealogy Course; a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and the New England Chapter of the APG, Maine Genealogy Society (MGS) Maine Historical Society (MHS) New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) and the National Genealogical Society (NGS), I support and adhere to the APG's Code of Ethics and the Board for the Certification of Genealogists (BCG) Genealogical Proof Standard.

Bryna O’Sullivan
Charter Oak Genealogy
Website: www.charteroakgenealogy.com
Email: Bryna.O_Sullivan@alumni.tufts.edu
Phone: 860-316-8200. 

Professional genealogist with significant New England research and lineage society experience. Holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University’s Center for Professional Education and a PLCGS from the National Institute of Genealogical Studies. Regularly lectures on lineage society related topics.

Diane Rapaport, JD
Website: www.DianeRapaport.com
Email: Diane@DianeRapaport.com
Phone: 781-698-7884 (Toll-free 866-784-5573)

Professional genealogist, specializing in New England ancestry, lineage society applications, and forensic genealogy. Award-winning author (New England Court Records: A Research Guide for Genealogists and Historians; The Naked Quaker: True Crimes and Controversies from the Courts of Colonial New England; articles for New England Historic Genealogical Society journals and Mayflower Descendant).