Pennsylvania Genealogist

Are you considering hiring a Pennsylvania genealogist? Are you researching in Pennsylvania yourself? Or perhaps you are researching our mutual ancestors. Whatever your reason, I’m glad you’re here.

Many people feel they’ve hit a “brick wall” in their research. Or they feel overwhelmed trying to organize and digitize their family photos and documents. Many would like to write a family narrative so future generations may know their legacy.

DNA tests are hugely popular. However, many people take the test and have no idea what the results mean.

Someone may decide to hire a professional genealogist for many reasons, including helping you to:

• tear down your brick wall
• apply to a lineage society
• get published in a genealogy journal
• take the mystery out of your DNA matches and establish the “next steps” for DNA research
• implement a storage plan for documents and photos

And most importantly, I can help you establish a family tree with deep roots, not shaky leaves. In case you don’t get the reference, Ancestry “hints” used to appear as shaky leaves. Yes, my motto dates me. I am part of the “Oregon Trail” generation.¹ In high school, we used microfilm and the internet equally (if you call the limited information available after the squeal of dial-up the internet). I efficiently utilize the digitized resources online, but I also track down the necessary records housed in county courthouses, local repositories, and boxes in the attic.

I look forward to conntecting!

You can read more about me and the services MACY’s Genealogical Research offers.

Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists

1. Anna Garvey, “The Oregon Trail Generation,” blog post, Social Media Week (https://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2015/04/oregon-trail-generation/ : accessed 07 March 2022), 21 April 2015.