Alec Ferretti
Reclaimer of Records and Director of the Association of Professional Genealogists
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- Non-Research Specialties
- Archivist
- Lecturer/Presenter - On-site
- Librarian
- Photographer
- Technologist
- Translator
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- Research Specialties
- DNA Specialist
- Dual Citizenship
- Emigration & Immigration
- Forensic
- Italian American
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- Research Counties
- Bronx County, New York, United States
- Kings County, New York, United States
- New York County, New York, United States
- Queens County, New York, United States
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- Research Countries
- Italy
- United States
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- Research Time Periods
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
New York, United States
Alec Ferretti is a New-York-City-based professional genealogist, who has worked for the Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center, researching family histories for high net worth clients. Alec specializes in the genealogy of 20th century immigrants to the United States. He is a regular lecturer at genealogical societies and conferences. He serves as the President of the New York Genealogy & Technology Group, serves actively on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and on the Board of Reclaim the Records, a nonprofit dedicated to wrangling public records from obstinate government agencies.
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- Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology & Italian)
Master of Arts (Archives)
Master of Library & Information Science
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- Languages
- English, Italian
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- Testimonials
- "Alec was wonderful. He is very knowledgeable and very communicative. He goes above and beyond. He stayed in touch while he was on vacation which I appreciated. He does not nickel and dime you. He is an absolute pleasure to work with."
"Alec is extremely thorough and communicates in a clear and precise manner. He is willing to make changes until I was satisfied. He truly knows his away around the investigative methodologies."
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- Lectures
- Strategies to Analyze Endogamous DNA
DNA Clustering: Automating Shared Matching
Alien Files Boot Camp
Novel NYC Records
Thinking Outside the (Search) Box: Ancestry.com Search Strategies
My Fellow Italians: Navigating the Process of Acquiring Dual U.S. Italian Citizenship
Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel Records
Reclaim the Records: Who We Are & What We're Doing
Intro to Italian Genealogy Part I: American Records
Intro to Italian Genealogy Part II: Italian Records
Finding Your Paisan: Italian Case Studies
Intro to Hispanic Genealogy
Crash Course in Italian History
Finding the Living
Life Lessons from the Deceased, An Ashkenazi Case Study
Navigating Digitized NARA Content
The Mess of New York Vital Records
The Five Families of the USCIS Genealogy Program
The USCIS Genealogy Program: An Inside Peak
Beyond the Genealogy Program: Lesser Used Immigration Records
We Just Got a Letter: INS Correspondence Files
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- Affiliations
- Association of Professional Genealogists: New York and New England Chapters
National Genealogical Society
New York Genealogical & Biographical Society
Jewish Genealogical Society of New York
Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island
Jewish Genealogical Society of Boston
Italian Genealogical Group
Irish Family History Forum
German Genealogy Group
Gesher Galicia
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