Name & Address	Other Services Offered	Accepts Clients
Lesa Barnes LB Genealogy Phone: 360.643.3215 Email: LesaBarnes@LBGenealogy.com Website: www.LBGenealogy.com	Record retrievals and "look-ups" including censuses and obituaries; land, court and vital records; cemetery and military records, etc. Searches of major 19th century newspapers. Digital photographs of grave sites, old home sites and other places of historic interest. Travel to Family History Library in Salt Lake City several times a year; available to do broad range of research while there.	Yes
Specialties: Jefferson and Clallam counties, and the Olympic Peninsula. Particular focus on the family histories and genealogies of people who settled in the area in the 19th and 20th centuries. In-depth historical research. Available to travel.
Michelle Giles Reed Boone Research Silverdale, Washington Phone: Email:
Specialties: Michele specializes in the Palatines, Scots-Irish, German American taking her to geographic areas such as Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Germany and Scotland. She also has expertise in technology and likes to teach. She is an author and writer as well.
Bio: Michele has a BSEE (Electrical Engineering). She is a retired engineer and technology specialist with a passion for writing, teaching and discovery the history of people, places and things. A descendant of Palatine immigrants, Michele's genealogical research interests include Palatines and other German-speaking peoples, as well as Scotland and Scots-Irish history. Michele teaches classes in computer, internet and historical research skills and is a member of several historical and genealogical socieities. She regularly researches at the Family History Library, the Allen County Public Library, and the National Archives. Michele is currently working toward her professional genealogical certification..
Lois Gumz-Calisal Phone: 604.228.1611 Email: lois_gumzcalisal@hotmail.com		Yes
Jessica Hacken Arbor Genealogy 15745 Wallingford Ave. N. Shoreline, WA 98133 Phone: 253.951.0287 Fax: 253.323.7315 Email: jessica@arborgenealogy.com Website: www.arborgenealogy.com	Other Services Offered: Lessons and classes French language translation	Yes
Specialties: Geographic: Canada (French and English), Scotland, England, Wales, France, and the U.S.
Bio: Jessica Hacken is the owner of Arbor Genealogy (www.arborgenealogy.com). She has received B.A.s in Family History - Genealogy, and French from Brigham Young University. Her education experience has also included the Alice Rice family history scholarship and an internship at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her library experience has given her a great understanding of the research process. She is a volunteer genealogy expert at AllExperts.com (www.allexperts.com). Jessica is a member of several family history societies. Her personal research experiences include Canada, the U.S., Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany and Jamaica. Her language skills include French and some Welsh.
Sarah Thorson Little P. O. Box 55541 Shoreline, WA 98155 Phone: 206.368.8393 Fax: 206.365.6302 Email: stlittle@mindspring.com		Yes
Specialties: Specialized research expertise in 19th & 20th Century U.S., Washington state (incl. King Co.), NW Native Americans, and Scandinavia; Special interest in probate research and locating heirs and long-lost relatives..
Bio:30+ years research experience. Lead Instructor, Certificate Program in Genealogy & Family History, University of Washington since 1989. Instructor, North & South Seattle Community Colleges; work as part-time locator specialist for federal government; available for research, consulting and lecturing.
Bonnie Jean MacDonald 15745 Wallingford Ave. N. Shoreline, WA 98133 Phone: 206.365.5422 Cell Phone: 206.250.7833 Email: bon_mac@msn.com	Will assist you in locating ancestors with particular emphasis on Washington State.  Offer digital photography services of family history sites (tombstones).  Located within 20 minutes of major Seattle genealogical repositories and willing to travel.  Available for lectures and teaching.	Yes
Specialties: All aspects of genealogical research.  Will look up obituaries, census, cemetery information, death, birth, marriage, divorce, probate, city directory searches.  Call or email for more information.
Bio: Born and raised in Seattle, Washington.  Owner of BJM Genealogy & Family History Research.  Graduate of the National Genealogical Society American Genealogical course.  Has travel extensively throughout the United States doing genealogical research visiting the D.A.R. Library in D.C., Mayflower Library in Plymouth, New England Historical Genealogical Library in Boston, and the Newberry Library in Chicago>> and many more archives.  Made a 2nd trip in July 2006 and spent 2 weeks at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  Has a B.A. degree in History from the University of Washington.  Is currently the Chapter President of the Puget Sound Chapter of the APG.   Member: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Seattle Genealogical Society, Fiske Genealogical Library, Delano Kindred.
Patricia Moss MA3 Family History Services Phone: 425.277.2130 or 253.709.0211 Email: MA3Research@gmail.com	Other Services Offered: archival preservation art historical research for books and film assistance with art appraisal and conservation cemetery records city directories court records historical contextualization historical research for books and film land records military records obituaries organization and preservation of materials passenger lists photography photographic enhancement transcription vital records willing to travel	Yes
Bio:Patricia Moss holds two master’s degrees, one in American history and another in American art history.  She has written for articles for scholarly journals and books for private publication. Her specialty is writing family histories within historical context based on accurate genealogical information.  She illustrates her carefully footnoted books with family photographs, maps, and historical images.  She is able to bring old photographs to life through skillful use of digital imagery.  Readers find her books “fascinating” and “beautiful.” Moss trained interned in the care and the preservation of documents and artifacts with the Western Historical Manuscript Collection – Kansas City.  Through an internship with the Hallmark Fine Arts Program, she learned the care and preservation of works of art.  She is an experienced transcriber, excellent researcher, and expert computer user.Her work includes: The Family of Cora Utley Tomlinson: from North Carolina to Oklahoma;  The History of the Angle and Luckett Families, an illustrated family history of German ancestry and Virginian roots; A Good Family: A History of the Booth Family, 1832 – 1922 (includes edited chronological mergers of two transcribed journals and numerous family letters); A Good Man: A Biography of John Northrup Booth, Sr., 1879 – 1954; Henry Bridges Jefferson, “My Colorado Experience: 1869” in Colorado Heritage, Summer 2003 (transcription and editing); History of the Guinotte & Harris Families; “George Caleb Bingham & Dr. John Sappington,” The Westporter, Kansas City, Missouri: Westport Historical Society, September 2002;  “The Portraits of George Caleb Bingham Reveal a Different History of Greater Kansas City,” Kawsmouth: A Journal Of Regional History, Kansas City Regional History Institute, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter- Spring 2001; Uniquely Kansas City: A History Of The Arts, produced by Carol Mickett and Dan Diefenderfer, Kansas City Public Television - KCPT-TV, 2001 (advisor); “Prelude to the Shawnee Indian Mission: Family Connections of Sarah Johnson to the Shawnee Prophet,” Kawsmouth, Autumn 1999.
Patricia "Trish" Hackett Nicola, CGSM Family Traces 2908 27th Avenue W. Seattle, WA 98199-2853 Phone & Fax: 206.284.5232 Email: btnicola@earthlink.net Website: www.familytraces.com	Other Services Offered: Historical research for authors	Yes
Specialties: Seattle, King County, Washington State and the Pacific Northwest; Seattle pioneers, Pacific Northwest Native Americans, 19th and 20th century research; missing heirs; historical research for authors; Irish immigrant families, Chinese Exclusion Act records, oral history, research trips to Salt Lake City or place or origin, and cemetery and location photographing services.
Bio: Masters in Library Science. Professional researcher since 1991; (CGRS 2000-2005) Certified Genealogist 2005. Research focused on Washington pioneers and territorial settlers; missing heirs and probate research; and historical research. APG Board Member, 2005-8. Memberships include National Genealogical Society, Seattle Genealogical Society, Western New York Genealogical Society (Queries Editor since 1997), South King County Genealogical Society (Webmaster, 2005-2006), the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Favorite volunteer jobs - Chinese Exclusion Act records at the National Archives and oral interviews with “Rosie the Riveter” women. Regular national conference attendee.
Evelyn M. Roehl Kin Hunters Historic Research Service 4509 Interlake Avenue N., #321 Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206.634.1709	Lectures on: Immigration, naturalization, and ship passenger lists Civil War records German names and place-finding techniques Common and quirky errors in genealogical sources Tours of UW Suzzallo-Allen Library Transcription of oral history cassette recordings Genealogical data entry and charts	Yes
Specialties: Publish local research guides: Civil War Military Records: Tracing your Ancestor in Puget Sound Area Libraries and Archives; Finding your Ancestors on Ship Passenger Lists--Books and Microfilms in the Puget Sound Region; Quick Guide to Vital Records in the Puget Sound Area; and State and Territorial Censuses in Books and Microfilms in the Puget Sound Region.
Bio: Research for clients since 1995, primarily United States and Canadian records, as well as German, Scandinavian, English/Irish, Italian, and Alsatian records.
Patricia Summers-Smith 2904 SW 119th Street Seattle, Washington  98146 Rootstracker Research Services Day Phone: 206.246.4287 Evening Phone: 206.246.4287 Cell Phone: 206.478.5747 Email: research@rootstracker.com Website: http://rootstracker.com	Lectures on: Digital photography of: Cemeteries and tombstones Locations and family history sites Heirlooms and artifacts Scan family records and photographs for archival preservation Prepare charts and multimedia for family reunions Enter family information in client genealogy program Compilations Record transcription Brochure design Project management	Yes
Specialties: All aspects of genealogy; lineage research, records retrieval, heir research, cemeteries and gravestones; 18th, 19th, 20th centuries; Seattle, King County, Washington, Pacific Northwest, (primary focus within Washington State). Have also done extensive research in Missouri and Kentucky.
Bio: Patricia is a professional genealogist with 20+ years' experience in genealogy and family history research and 35 years' experience in the field of graphics and publication production.  She completed the University of Washington Genealogy and Family History Certificate program in 1995 and the Washington State PI Certification Course in 2006.  She travels periodically to Salt Lake City to research in the Family History Library, and has also traveled to, and researched in major repositories in Kentucky and Missouri.  Her personal research experience has also included England and Wales.  Patricia is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society; Seattle Genealogical Society and various computer and special interest groups, and is past USGenWeb Lincoln Co., Missouri coordinator from 1998-2001.  Patricia offers a wide range of services.  She will research and compile for the client or is also available for consultation and will prepare a plan for the client to do their own research.  Cemetery research and gravestone photography is a specialty.  She is willing and available to research all aspects of genealogy, including obtaining obituaries from Washington State newspapers, vital records, cemeteries, photographs, census and other available records.  Patricia will organize, input and compile family information, scan photographs and documents for the client, as well as plan, prepare and produce assorted CD/DVD media with those special photographs and documents to share with extended family members.
Melonie Soper 227 Bellevue Way NE PMB#489 Bellevue, WA 98004 Phone: 425.452.9223 E-mail: soperconsult@msn.com		Yes
Specialties: Federal Records, Historic newspapers. Geographic specialties: Washington, Midwest, Rocky Mountains, West, Northwest and Ontario Canada..
Bio: Member: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Perform look-ups of censuses and obituaries; land, court and vital records; cemetery and military records, etc. Conduct searches of U.S. newspaper archives. Obtain digital photographs of grave sites, old home sites and other places of historic interest within Western Washington and in Eastern Washington on a limited basis. Connections with many researchers across the country permits obtaining information outside of my geographic region.
Karen Wallace Steely, PMP® The Past Matters® 11500 NE 76th St #A3 PMB 144 Vancouver, WA 98662 Phone: 360-604-0203 Toll Free: 1-888-33-THE-PAST (1-888-338-4372) Cell Phone: 425.269.3418 Fax: 360-230-2399 (24 hrs standalone) Email: karen@thepastmatters.com Website: www.thepastmatters.com	Photo identification services, project management services. Lectures offered on a variety of topics, including: Planning a Successful Research Trip Finding and Using Divorce Records Applying the Genealogical Proof Standard to Researching Old Photographs The Genealogist as Project Manager How to Organize All Your Genealogy Stuff How to Build and Organize a Personal Genealogical Library	Yes
Specialties: Karen specializes in Pacific Northwest, Ozark Region (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri), house histories, artifact research and historic photograph research.
Bio: Karen has thirty years experience as a costume historian and genealogist. She has a B.A. in History and is a certified Project Management Institute Project Management Professional (PMP®) with five years experience in public and university libraries and twenty years in information technology. As a genealogical speaker, Karen specializes in technology for genealogists, genealogy project management, and historic photograph research. She is a member of National Genealogical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society, GSG, ISFHWE and a Charter Member of the Mercer Girls Chapter of the DAR as well as a number of local historical and genealogical societies.
Cathryn E. “Cathi” Vannice, G&FHC* 4223 South 144th Street Tukwila, WA 98168-4129 Phone: 206.243.6217 Cell Phone: 206.351.3269 Email: VanNuys@comcast.net		Yes
Specialties: All aspects of genealogical research, primary focus on the Pacific Northwest and Washington State.
Bio: Cathi is a graduate of the University of Washington Genealogy and Family History Certificate program. She is the owner of Van Nuys Research Associates, a company specializing in genealogical and historical research and consultation in the Pacific Northwest. Her experience includes documenting artifacts, transcribing original records for publication, historical research for authors, probate and heir search, and compiling family genealogies. Cathi is currently the President of the South King County Genealogical Society. She is a member of NEHGS, Washington State Genealogical Society, Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society and South King County Genealogical Society.

*G&FHC - indicates completion of the University of Washington Genealogy & Family History Certificate Program