Genealogical records research and retrieval, in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and all New York boroughs

Trace your family presence in city directories and newspapers, and in many cases back to census and other records in “the old country,” including Poland, Russia, Austria, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Belarus

Family history research & stories

Family history websites & DVDs

Professionally written & published family histories

I work at libraries, archives, and courthouses in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and all New York boroughs, but can find records for you nationwide, in Canada and the UK. Kinds of records I can search for you include:

  • US census
  • UK census
  • Canadian census
  • Passenger lists & immigration records: all ports of entry
  • Naturalization records (First Papers, Declarations)
  • Birth, marriage, death certificates
  • Local newspaper births, marriages, and obituaries
  • City directory searches
  • Deeds and wills

Professional high-resolution scanning of family photographs; digital photo restoration of scanned photos

Photo slideshows on DVD & online and digital scrapbooks

Research Specialities: Emigration & Immigration ; Federal Records ; Holocaust ; Jewish ; Migration ; Naturalization ; Court Records

Time Period Specialty: 19th Century ; 20th Century

Geographic Specialties: CT ; MA ; RI ; Boston ; New York City ; Quebec ; Belarus ; Lithuania ; Eastern Europe

Related Services: Editor ; Lecturer/Seminars ; Publisher ; Web Designer ; Author/Writer